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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. 352pp.
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. Civano’s DNA-The SES, MOU, and the IMPACT Monitoring System
Ch 10. The Future-Phases III, IV, and the Commercial Center and Beyond
Inside the Civano Project (GreenSource Books)
