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Grand Canyon National Park
The “Greening of the Grand Canyon” charrette was conducted as part of a series of master planning exercises for the National Parks. Coordinated by Global Environmental Options, the process helped the National Park Service, NGOs, and local citizens collaboratively develop strategies to deal with a number of environmental and social concerns. At the Grand Canyon, the main issues addressed included water and energy supply constraints, traffic and transportation, visitor experience and information technologies, and adaptive reuse of historic structures. Two important objectives were getting people out of their cars and considering the long term carrying capacity of the park. To stay within realistic limits, a permit system was put in place to control access to the canyon.

*Work performed by Bill Browning in affiliation with the Rocky Mountain Institute. Detailed Terrapin Case Studies are available in the Workroom, our private extranet full of detailed information and resources to help you make an informed decision.

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Terrapin featured in Green Community

Terrapin has contributed an essay on Energy and Communities for the American Planning Association’s upcoming book, Green Community. Based on the National Building Museum's Green Community exhibition (www.nbm.org), these collected essays illuminate connections among personal health, community health, and our planet's health.

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Biophilic Design wins American Publishers Award

Bill Browning and Bob Fox are among the authors of a new book, Biophilic Design: The Theory, Science, and Practice of Bringing Buildings to Life edited by Yale professor Stephen Kellert and winner of the 2008 American Publishers Award for Professional and Scholarly Excellence in the Architecture and Urban Planning category.

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