Inside the Civano Project (GreenSource Books): A Case Study of Large-Scale Sustainable Neighborhood
This new GreenSource book offers a complete look at Civano, the nation's largest sustainable mixed-use community located in the southeast part of Tucson, Arizona. Civano comprises four neighborhoods with the capacity to house over 2,600 families.
Inside the Civano Project covers the planning, funding, building, and management of this development which integrates residential communities with shopping, workplace, school, and civic facilities, as well as parks and natural open spaces. The book discusses the zoning and building code guidelines, sustainable building materials, energy standards, and water conservation technologies that make Civano ahead of its time.
Table of contents
- Ch 1. A Seed is Planted: The Early Stages of Land Planning
- Ch 2. Water and Fertilizer: Funding the Public & Private Project
- Ch 3. Guiding Growth: Master Planning and Technical Analysis
- Ch 4. Impacts and Adjustments: The Civano IMPACT (Integrated Method of Performance and Cost Tracking)
- Ch 5. Germination: How the Land was Purchased
- Ch 6. Tug of War: New Ideas and a Hot Potato
- Ch 7. Ground Breaking: Phase I
- Ch 8. A Middle Ground Phase II: The Costs and Benefits of Production Housing
- Ch 9. Civanos DNA: The SES, MOU, and the IMPACT Monitoring System
- Ch 10. The Future: Phases III, IV, and the Commercial Center and Beyond
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| Description | A first-hand account of all aspects involved in creating a sustainable neighborhood development This new GreenSource book offers a complete look at Civano, the nation's largest sustainable mixed-use community located in the southeast part of Tucson, Arizona. Civano comprises four neighborhoods with the capacity to house over 2,600 families. Inside the Civano Project covers the planning, funding, building, and management of this development which integrates residential communities with shopping, workplace, school, and civic facilities, as well as parks and natural open spaces. The book discusses the zoning and building code guidelines, sustainable building materials, energy standards, and water conservation technologies that make Civano ahead of its time. Table of contents
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