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<br /> <br />ultimate expressions of sustainable design. <br />So-called "green': builders and.architects <br />may argu~ thatnew construction has greater <br />potential for saving energy than drafty old <br />buildings. But many old structures have been <br />successfully retrofitted with new technology <br />such as geothermal heating and cooling, <br /> <br />energy-saving light fixtures, highefficiency <br />toilets, and photovoltaic solar panels. When <br />you considerthe concept of embodied energy <br />(the total expenditure of energy involved in <br />the creation of a building and its component <br />materials), reusing a building wins hands- <br />down over razing it and starting over again. <br /> <br /> <br />Get top training in Chicago from Planners Training Service June 3-6. <br />Register for one or two two-day workshops by May 20. <br /> <br />ill .Amari"n Plann;ng ,""ndatinn <br />Making GreorCommunitier Hoppt!fl <br /> <br />CONCLUSIONS <br />The lessons learned in Chicago are not limited <br />to big cities. Ivery municipality has some <br />opportunity for accommodating slightly higher <br />density housing. During this recession, plan- <br />ners should be looking at the physical assets <br />of their towns in orderto plan for more diverse <br />and sustainable communiti"es. <br />Planners have a responsibility to pro- <br />mote diverse housing options. If they don't, <br />community residents will have ever-increasing <br />problems finding housing that suits their <br />needs. A 2005 report by Chicago Metropplis <br />2020 and The Metropolitan Mayors Caucus <br />(groups representing the six-county Chicago <br />region) shows a worrisome mismatch between <br />the housing that is being built and the hous- <br />ing that is really needed. The 2020 Plan con-' <br />eludes that the answer to different housing <br />needs cannot always be single-family homes <br />on large lots. Communiti,es need moderately <br />priced apartments, condos, town houses, <br />duplexes, and small-lot detached housing. <br /> <br />VOL. 25, NO.5. <br />Zoning Practice is a mo'nthly publication of the <br />American Planning Association. S4bscriptions are <br />available for $75 (U.S.) and $100 (foreign). W. Paul <br />. Farmer, FAICP, Executive Director; William R. Klein, <br />AICP, Director of Research <br /> <br />Zoning Practice (ISSN 1548-0135) is produced at <br />APA. Jim Schwab, AICP, and David Morley, Editors; <br />Julie Von Bergen, Assistant Editor; Lisa Barton, <br />Design and Production. <br /> <br />Copyright (02009 by American Planning <br />Association, 122 S. Michigan Ave., Suite' <br />1600, Chicago, IL 60603. The American <br />Planning ASsociation also has offices at 1776 <br />Massachusetts Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. <br />20036;, www.planning.org. <br /> <br />All rights reserved. No part of this publication <br />may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by <br />any means, electronic or mechanical, including <br />photocopying, recording, or by any information <br />storage and retrieval system, without permission <br />in writing from tlie American Pla,nning Association. <br /> <br />Printed on recycled paper, including 50-70% <br />recycled fiber and 10% postconsumer waste. <br /> <br />. , , ~ <br />. . . <br />, . - <br />. - - <br />'. ~. <br />. _ (9 Pa?sigatti I Dreamstime_com_ Design - ~ _, <br />concept by Lisa Barton. ' -. , <br />- . <br />~ - ..."' - <br />- . <br />- - -. . " -'.- .-~ . ~,-' . .:- <br /> <br />ZONING PRACTICE 5.09 <br />AMERlCAN PLANNING ASSOCIATION Ipage 7 <br />89 <br />