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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
APWA Staff
Apr 2000
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