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Buying green
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)
Green development has received much attention over the past decade, with the greatest interest coming from designers. However, the development and investment communities have been slower to adopt green principles, and the ...
New York City local law 97 : an analysis of institutional response & decision making towards groundbreaking carbon emissions legislation
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)
In May 2019, New York City (under Mayor Bill De Blasio) enacted its own version of the Green New Deal called the Climate Mobilization Act, a local law to amend its charter and administrative code to achieve certain reductions ...
A venture for art + development : examining the symbiosis relationship between China's art market and real estate industries
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2021)
In the past two decades, in China, integrating art components, cultural institutions, and various artistic scenes in commercial real estate has become popular development and management practices in first-nd second-tier ...
How developers negotiate zoning and public benefits with the city : two cases in downtown Boston
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2019)
Large-scale real estate developments present unique challenges for planners to determine the optimal provision of public benefits. Because of the scale and scope of these projects, substantial negotiation is involved between ...
Measuring built environment technology awareness using time-series analysis
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2021)
This study responds to the accelerating application of technologies in the building environment and lack of academic research exploring how these technologies are developed over time. "Built environment technologies" refers ...
The ambivalence of gentrifiers
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)
This thesis explores the paradox faced by 25-34 year-old, White, well-educated persons who choose to live in predominantly low-income neighborhoods. In particular, this thesis asks if gentrifiers are aware of gentrification ...
Patterns for working and living in the 21st century : real estate development for the new workplace
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
Emerging mobile and digital technologies are providing individuals with greater flexibility in the way they structure their working environment. At the same time, the knowledge-based economy is growing based on ideas ...
Residential development in Massachusetts : chapter 40B and the Trojan Horse
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)
Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 40B, also known as the "anti-snob zoning law", has become one of the state's most prolific affordable housing development tools: in the years since its passage in 1969 its provisions have ...
Code enforcement, tax delinquency, and strategic management of problematic properties
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)
This thesis considers two interrelated sources of blight in cities: so-called "problem properties" (PP), or properties in poor physical condition where owners have stopped performing basic maintenance, and tax-delinquent ...
The economic and financial feasibility of food innovation centers
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)
A Food Innovation Center (FIC) is an enclosed commercial space comprising a mix of complementary uses pertaining to locally-operated food growing, production, processing, testing, distribution, and sale. These uses include ...