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Frank Benichou explains Veolia's new Water Impact Index
  • Video
  • August 10, 2010
Watch this video to hear Frank Benichou, Executive Vice President and Chief Technical Officer at Veolia Water North America, explain Veolia's new Water Impact Index. The Water Impact Index moves beyond the basic volumetric assessment of water use to incorporate energy consumption, carbon emission,…
Frank Benichou: The difference between water footprints and carbon footprints
  • Video
  • August 10, 2010
Watch this video to hear Frank Benichou, Executive Vice President and Chief Technical Officer at Veolia Water North America, explain why it is important to understand the local impact of water use. Watch the first video in this series, in which Benichou explains Veolia's new Water Impact Index,…
Michael Webber on the energy-water nexus
  • Video
  • August 5, 2010
Metropolitan Planning Council and Openlands hosted a roundtable on Aug. 3, 2010, focused on the connections between energy and water use. This was the second event in our summer series, "Choosing our Water Future," and topics explored included: * The energy demands of water systems, and the water…
Down the Drain, Up in Smoke: Exploring the Water-Energy Nexus in the Chicago Region
  • Audio
  • August 3, 2010
Listen to this Aug. 3, 2010, event, the second in MPC and Openland's summer series, "Choosing our Water Future." This roundtable explores: The energy demands of water systems, and the water demands of energy production, The impact of energy costs for water consumption on municipal budgets in…
Employer-assisted housing: An effective strategy to stabilize neighborhoods or overcome expensive housing markets
  • Publication
  • (115 KB)
  • May 18, 2010
Serious housing challenges abound throughout metropolitan Chicago, and vary from town to town. In some areas, the demand for affordable housing is greater than the supply. In others, economic development is necessary to revitalize communities and draw potential homeowners to the quality housing…
MPC and Openlands Forum: Choosing our Water Future: Part 1
  • Audio
  • May 12, 2010
Listen to this recording of MPC and Openlands' May 12, 2010, forum, which featured noted speaker Robert Glennon, author of Unquenchable: America’s Water Crisis and What To Do About It, and other business, nonprofit and government leaders. The panelists discussed ways to create a sustainable,…
MPC and Openlands Forum: Choosing our Water Future: Part 2
  • Audio
  • May 12, 2010
Listen to this recording of MPC and Openlands' May 12, 2010, forum, which featured noted speaker Robert Glennon, author of Unquenchable: America’s Water Crisis and What To Do About It, and other business, nonprofit and government leaders. The panelists discussed ways to create a sustainable,…
MPC and Openlands Forum: Choosing our Water Future: Part 3
  • Audio
  • May 12, 2010
Listen to this recording of MPC and Openlands' May 12, 2010, forum, which featured noted speaker Robert Glennon, author of Unquenchable: America’s Water Crisis and What To Do About It, and other business, nonprofit and government leaders. The panelists discussed ways to create a sustainable,…
Employer-assisted housing participants live closer to work
  • Map
  • March 9, 2010
The University of Chicago employer-assisted housing (EAH) program provides downpayment assistance and access to homebuyer education to help employees live near work. From 2003 to 2009, 485 employees received credit counseling and homebuyer education from the nonprofit Neighborhood Housing Services…
Livable Communities Act
S 1619 and HR 4690: Federal framework to promote local competitiveness and sustainability
  • Publication
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  • March 3, 2010
The Livable Communities Act (S 1619 and HR 4690) would provide a multi-year authorization for federal sustainability initiatives. The bill authorizes $4 billion over four years for regional planning and challenge grants to make communities more livable, and eliminates federal barriers to…

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