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Case Studies :
Green Developments
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EPA Administrator Johnson Calls Atlantic Station "Model for Rest of the Nation"
Made possible by strong public-private partnership involving the U.S. EPA and several Georgia, Atlanta and local agencies, the $2 billion transformation of the 138-acre former steel-mill site in Midtown Atlanta into one of the region's hottest, pedestrian-friendly and transit-oriented "live-work-play" addresses has became a prime example of Smart Growth and brownfield redevelopment strategies, with EPA Administrator Stephen L. Johnson saying at its grand opening preview on October 18, "The Atlantic Station collaboration is a model for the rest of the nation in providing cleaner air, purer water, better protected land, and a sustainable, competitive economy."
http://www.smartgrowth.org/news/article.asp?art=5043&state=11
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Heron’s Forest
Heron’s Forest is a residential development on the west side of Escambia County in Pensacola, Florida, which was established in June 1998. Because of the natural beauty of the site, the developer decided to preserve as much of the natural environment as possible. The site includes an ancient burial ground for an Indian Chief, now part of a designated wetlands conservation area. It is isolated, protected, and contains healthy forest, including live oaks, sand pines, hickory, and magnolia. The development’s topography varies from 6 to 31 feet above sea level and includes some rolling hills on each side of a small creek, which is unusual for this area. The property is surrounded on three sides by the US Navy Trout Point Watchable Wildlife Area that includes 6,000 feet of white sandy beach, to which residents have access. The residents of the community formed an active Property Owners Association that participates in the protection, restoration,management of their surrounding natural environment.
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Lenox Village
Lenox Village is a 208-acre New Urbanist community situated in south Nashville, Tennessee. The traditional neighborhood development includes a village common area, a preserved hillside, a variety of housing types, a mixed-use commercial area, and planned open space. A tributary of Mill Creek dissects the entire area. With assistance from city planners, the developer created a form-based code called the Lenox Village Urban Design Overlay (UDO), which outlines all aspects of the plan. The UDO includes opportunities and constraints to village concepts, the physical design plan and design review, and the codification of the specific regulating plan. It was adopted by ordinance in May 2001 and amended in July 2003. Project construction began in fall 2001 and model homes opened in October 2002.
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Montgomery County, MD Green Infrastructure Plan
This website displays the Green Infrastructure Functional Master Plan with the following goals: Provide a policy guide for development and zoning decisions; help guide master plans; provide a planning tool to help improve water quality; realize forest protection goals; increase the potential for state funding of open space preservation; and support the desired development pattern identified in the county's General Plan and facilitate smart growth.
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Nashville, TN - "Homebuilders have earth in mind"
While some homebuilders concentrate on creating domiciles with the latest materials for countertops and the newest lighting fixtures, others look to develop a market for environmentally sensitive homes that appeal to mainstream buyers.
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The Noisette Company - Charleston, SC
Noisette is a 3,000-acre, sustainable urban redevelopment effort in North Charleston, South Carolina, one of the state’s largest and fastest growing cities. It includes about 380 acres that were part of the Charleston Naval Complex, a mainstay of national defense until its closure in 1996. Noisette is the product of a unique public-private partnership between the Noisette Company, the City of North Charleston, and the 13,000 residents who live inside the Noisette footprint.
Working with community groups, city representatives, and leading architecture and land-planning firms, the company created a redevelopment master plan detailing environmental restoration, infrastructure improvements, expansion of parks and recreation areas, improvements to retail and mixed use areas, school improvements, integration of arts and culture, and other facets of a truly sustainable community.
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Westview Condominiums Greenroof - Nashville, TN
 Westview Condominiums in downtown Nashville is a hallmark of urban renewal. Before offering the units for sale, Developer Ron McClaron of McClaron and Associates replaced the old roof with a greenroof because he considered Westview a prime location for launching an environmental demonstration project: the city’s first residential greenroof.
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