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Sustainability articles

  • President's Message
  • May 2012
  • Washington Insight
  • May 2012
  • Launching a Sustainability Committee: the APWA North Carolina Chapter experience
  • May 2012
  • APWA Guiding Principles of Sustainability
  • May 2012
  • School District Planning + PW Planning = Sustainable Communities
  • May 2012
  • The Envision Infrastructure Rating System
  • May 2012
  • Integrated sustainable planning for infrastructure and public works
  • May 2012
  • Tempe Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant one year later
  • May 2012
  • LED Lighting: Coming soon to a street near you?
  • May 2012
  • Planners in public works?
  • May 2012
  • White House visit: the Road to Sustainability
  • May 2012
  • FHWA's INVEST Tool: Assessing sustainable highways from the ground up
  • May 2012
  • Transportation planning to promote a sustainable community
  • May 2012
  • Green Building Initiatives: Keys to success for your LEED project
  • May 2012
  • To seal or not to seal: the road to sustainability is oftentimes under construction
  • May 2012
  • Permitting process for wetland and stream impacts
  • May 2012
  • Sustainability on Campus: Teaching sustainable (and humanitarian) engineering
  • May 2012
  • Retro-Greening: Bringing sustainability to your existing facility
  • May 2012
  • Innovating Sustainability: Finding success with your partners
  • May 2012
  • Green Initiatives
  • May 2012
  • Pittsburgh's environmental renaissance
  • Apr 2012
  • Green Roofs in the Semi-Arid and Arid West
  • Sep 2011
  • APWA announces the 2011 Public Works Projects of the Year
  • Jul 2011
  • President's Message
  • May 2011
  • Washington Insight
  • May 2011
  • Update on the activity of APWA's Center for Sustainability
  • May 2011
  • Tempe reduces energy use and promotes sustainability
  • May 2011
  • Greenhouse gas reduction planning benefits communities
  • May 2011
  • City to upgrade water treatment plant using newer technology and green practices
  • May 2011
  • Integrated Community Planning: A Framework for Sustainability
  • May 2011
  • Sustainability: Moving at the speed of business
  • May 2011
  • Introducing the Sustainable Return on Investment
  • May 2011
  • Making rain work -- don't let opportunities drain away
  • May 2011
  • Public Works and Sustainability: Historic Synonyms?
  • May 2011
  • Lake Pontchartrain Causeway Bridge: Wind power pilot project
  • May 2011
  • APWA, ASCE, ACEC hold inaugural Board meeting for new Sustainability Institute
  • Apr 2011
  • Sustainability as catalyst: Uptown Normal Circle
  • Apr 2011
  • Catalyzing sustainability in public works: the 2010 Sustainability in Public Works Conference
  • Oct 2010
  • Green jobs creation for budgets in the red
  • Aug 2010
  • Innovative approaches for sustainable energy management
  • Aug 2010
  • Reliability Re-Found: Nesting resilient and adaptive solutions into urban infrastructure
  • Aug 2010
  • Security's sustainable role
  • Aug 2010
  • Sustainability 2010: Focus on Minneapolis
  • May 2010
  • Making sustainable decisions easy
  • May 2010
  • Starting from scratch: how to build sustainability into your programs from the ground up
  • May 2010
  • Sustainability in public works: the airplane view
  • May 2010
  • Early action the key to the Saanich Municipal Emissions Mitigation Plan
  • May 2010
  • Partnership with ICLEI
  • May 2010
  • The "green" revolution has reached the parking industry
  • May 2010
  • Implementing a Sustainability Plan in your community: turning talk into action
  • May 2010
  • New Public Works: Designers address the federal sustainability agenda
  • May 2010
  • Diversity adds strength
  • Feb 2010
  • Leadership in sustainability
  • Oct 2009
  • For infrastructure...we need to commit to a more sustainable approach
  • Sep 2009
  • An innovative green solution for urban street renewal
  • Sep 2009
  • Streets that breathe
  • Sep 2009
  • Rebuilding our nation's infrastructure: a golden opportunity for civil engineering
  • Sep 2009
  • The Pineywoods Mitigation Bank
  • Sep 2009
  • Parks and sustainable cities from thin air
  • Sep 2009
  • APWA's new Director of Sustainability
  • Aug 2009
  • Greening Denver's fleet
  • Aug 2009
  • Are your streets complete? Is your pavement "green"?
  • Jul 2009
  • 21st Century Infrastructure: This could be our shining moment
  • Jul 2009
  • California adopts a blueprint for greener transportation: What does it mean for public works nationwide?
  • Jul 2009
  • APWA takes the lead on sustainability in public works
  • Jun 2009
  • Sustainability a major issue for 2008 Australian Tour to USA and Europe
  • Jun 2009
  • Dominguez Gap Wetlands
  • Jun 2009
  • Going green saves green: how improving driving behavior helps the environment and the bottom line
  • Jun 2009
  • An exciting time for our organization and profession
  • May 2009
  • Washington takes first steps to address greenhouse gas emissions
  • May 2009
  • Sustainable Practices for the Facilities Manager
  • May 2009
  • Sustainable Management of Community Infrastructure
  • May 2009
  • Finding balance in everything
  • May 2009
  • Sustainability in Historical Perspective
  • May 2009
  • Sustainability and the City
  • May 2009
  • Can sustainability and affordability coexist?
  • May 2009
  • Mayor rallies intergovernmental partnership to "go green" in Highland Park, Illinois
  • May 2009
  • Holistic Environmental Sustainability: The Next Frontier
  • May 2009
  • Why not green infrastructure?
  • May 2009
  • Sustainability practices: We need to set the standard
  • Apr 2009
  • Green Building through Integrated Design
  • Apr 2009
  • Sustainability in Mexico
  • Apr 2009
  • Sustainable Boulevards: Milwaukee's strategic boulevard plan
  • Apr 2009
  • The green lining in a cloudy economy
  • Apr 2009
  • Funding energy efficiency
  • Apr 2009
  • Sustainability: Part of solid waste's past, present and future
  • Mar 2009
  • Sustainable Public Works
  • Mar 2009
  • Making a positive impact in Boone County
  • Mar 2009
  • A "Green" Festival on the Green
  • Mar 2009
  • Living the sustainable life
  • Feb 2009
  • Water and wastewater systems: taking steps toward sustainability
  • Feb 2009
  • Work to be done and promises to keep
  • Jan 2009
  • Carbon-neutral operations in public works in western Canada
  • Jan 2009
  • Navigating the EECBG Program for cities and tribes
  • Aug 2008
  • Washington Insight
  • Apr 2008
  • Washington Insight
  • Mar 2008
  • President's Message
  • Apr 2007
  • Green is the smart choice for Milwaukee
  • Apr 2007
  • International Idea Exchange
  • Dec 2006
  • APWA President joins release of California infrastructure grades
  • Nov 2006
  • Municipalities take the LEED
  • Sep 2006
  • Integrating Context-Sensitive Solutions into your transportation program
  • Sep 2006
  • ASCE Policy 465: Academic prerequisites for licensure and professional practice
  • Sep 2002
  • The GASB 34 Chronicles: Land, right-of-way, and easement valuation
  • Sep 2002
  • Washington Insight
  • Aug 2002
  • Strategic issues for a city roadways re-engineering project
  • Jul 2002
  • Targeted information available for a wide range of topics
  • Feb 2002
  • Bringing home the bacon: Creative infrastructure financing at the local level
  • Dec/Jan 2001
  • Why public works needs a plan to manage snow and ice operations
  • Feb 2001
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  • Apr 2000
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