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Kaid Benfield, NRDC

Kaid Benfield is director of Sustainable Communities & Smart Growth at the NRDC in Washington, D.C.

Kaid Benfield is director of Sustainable Communities & Smart Growth at the NRDC in Washington, D.C.

Kaid also is a cofounder of the LEED for Neighborhood Development rating system; a cofounder of the Smart Growth America coalition and the author of "Once There Were Greenfields" (NRDC 1999), "Solving Sprawl" (Island Press 2001), "Smart Growth In a Changing World" (APA Planners Press 2007), "Green Community" (APA Planners Press 2009).

He was voted one of the "top urban thinkers" in 2009 poll on Planetizen.com and named one of "the most influential people in sustainable planning and development" in 2010 by the Partnership for Sustainable Communities.

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How to turn shuttered suburban stores into sustainability showcases

March 23, 2012

By Kaid Benfield, NRDC

With all the talk about sustainable cities, it's important to remember that the concept can apply to suburbs as well as metro centers. Kaid Benfield explores a vision of green suburbia from two designers.
 

  • Buildings
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What Apple could learn from Amazon

March 22, 2012

By Kaid Benfield, NRDC

While Apple's planned headquarters in Cupertino, Calif., choked off streets and reduced walkability, Amazon's new headquarters keep streets connected and uses public transportation.

  • Buildings
  • Built Environment
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The greening of Guinness

March 17, 2012

By Kaid Benfield, NRDC

Guinness Stout, a favorite for St. Patrick's Day, may look black, but it's also green. The company, which received recognition for its environmental commitment last year, now has technology in the works that could make it even greener.

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What's wrong with Apple's new headquarters

March 13, 2012

By Kaid Benfield, NRDC

The plans for Apple's new headquarters will choke off street connections and potential walking routes in Cupetino, making bicycling and walking more difficult -- and likely encouraging people to keep driving, writes NRDC's Kaid Benfield.

  • Buildings
  • Consumer Products
  • Built Environment
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Helping towns and cities get greener from the grassroots up

March 8, 2012

By Kaid Benfield, NRDC

From the smallest municipalities to booming cityscapes, locally focused policymakers are helping to usher in an era of green neighborhoods and green expansion.

  • Built Environment
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A Closer Look at the Green City Index

July 7, 2011

By Kaid Benfield, NRDC

Why did some cities nail top ratings in Siemens' new Green City Index for North America, while others tanked and still others weren't counted at all? NRDC's Kaid Benfield takes a deep dive into the scores.

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How to Tell If Development is Smart and Green

June 2, 2011

By Kaid Benfield, NRDC

The U.S. Green Building Council officially launched its LEED-ND standard for sustainable neighborhood development last year. And as a new guide from the NRDC shows, the principles of LEED-ND can have broad application beyond building certification.

  • Built Environment
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The EPA's Odd Choice for a New Regional HQ

April 20, 2011

By Kaid Benfield, NRDC

What was the EPA thinking when it decided to relocate its regional headquarters from a transit-rich location in downtown Kansas to a suburban site that could almost triple the carbon emissions associated with the facility?

  • Buildings
  • Transportation & Mobility
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The Greening of Professional Sports

November 19, 2010

By Kaid Benfield, NRDC

From coast to coast, and in every professional sport, teams and their owners are making significant progress on reducing their environmental impacts, from solar-powered scoreboards to stadiums located in the heart of neighborhoods, rather than beyond city limits.

  • Buildings
  • Facility Management
  • Consumer Trends
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City Shaped Like a Rhino Planned in Southern Sudan

September 27, 2010

By Kaid Benfield, NRDC

While U.S. planners and local governments are striving to create sustainable communities and neighborhoods, Southern Sudan's government is taking a cue from nature to remake 10 state capitals: The cities are being planned in the shape of animals and fruit that appear on regional flags.

  • Built Environment

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