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How WELL Certification Enhances Office Environments
Read more: How WELL Certification Enhances Office EnvironmentsMost people have worked in an office with poorly regulated temperature, where it seems that whatever the weather is outside, its the same inside. The office also probably had terrible fluorescent lighting, a severe lack…
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Discovering Minnesota’s Orbacle: Art and Climate Change Awareness
Read more: Discovering Minnesota’s Orbacle: Art and Climate Change AwarenessA few months back I was in the Commons (a new downtown Minneapolis park) having coffee with some friends when I noticed an interesting sculpture. I glanced at it briefly, long enough to find it unique,…
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Passive House: an economic and environmental solution to building
Read more: Passive House: an economic and environmental solution to buildingAnyone that owns an old house knows that while they are charming and full of character, they are notoriously inefficient. I love my old bungalow, but it is nearly impossible to keep at a consistent…
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Eating on the Wild Side
Read more: Eating on the Wild SideBook Review A friend of mine recently suggested I read Eating on the Wild Side: The Missing Link to Optimum Health by Jo Robinson. I found the book fascinating and overwhelmed my husband with the facts and…
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Exploring Jim Fiorentino’s Clock Collection Museum
Read more: Exploring Jim Fiorentino’s Clock Collection MuseumGrowing up, we had a grandfather clock that sat in our dining room. I was so fascinated with it, making up stories in my head that it was a magical portal to another world. I…
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Understanding Daylight Saving Time: History and Impacts
Read more: Understanding Daylight Saving Time: History and ImpactsAs tomorrow approaches, we anticipate the end to daylight saving time (yes that is correct, it is not savings) where we gain an extra hour of sleep and can stop going to work every morning…
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10 Insights for Creating Livable Cities from Santa Fe Conference
Read more: 10 Insights for Creating Livable Cities from Santa Fe ConferenceThe International Making Cities Livable Conference held their annual conference the first week in October in Santa Fe, New Mexico this year. Each year a new city is selected based on the innovate approaches that…
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Airports as Mini Cities: Lessons for Urban Design
Read more: Airports as Mini Cities: Lessons for Urban DesignI recently flew from Minneapolis to Santa Fe, stopping over in the Denver airport. While waiting for my connecting flight I noticed something about the the airport that I had not seen before. Airports, those…
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Transforming Modern Town Squares: Insights from Gilmore Girls
Read more: Transforming Modern Town Squares: Insights from Gilmore GirlsIn the TV show Girlmore Girls, the town square is the heart of the fictional city of Stars Hollow. I watched the whole series again in preparation for the release of the reunion season. What…
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How to Kill a City
Read more: How to Kill a CityBook Review In cities across America we are seeing the negative effects of gentrification and how it has the potential to destroy culture, heritage, and displace long time residents. People are being priced out of…
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