I report this week in the New York Times about two retrofit projects of distinct purpose: a tricked-out luxury rehab of an old factory and a billion-dollar fund to make low-income apartment buildings use their energy and water more intelligently.
Since I last posted here, I've done near-daily commentary on building a green economy at the Faster Times, reported on a design-driven response to drug-fueled misery in urban New Jersey for the New York Times, and guided Architect's Newspaper readers to the most space-efficient theater on Broadway. I'll be writing more about big initiatives in compact space, and about the systems connecting cities.
