Ingeborg Hegemann, PWS and David Biancavilla, PE LEED AP share successful environmental, planning, and design strategies for the Alewife Area of Cambridge, MA with James Batchelor, FAIA, LEED AP and Catherine Daly Woodbury of the City of Cambridge in a case study for the Journal of Green Building. Several environmental and development features include climate change considerations on flood elevation, compensatory flood storage, improved Alewife water quality, on-site stormwater detention, wetland restoration, and increased open space and permeability. Download your copy of this article: Green Infrastructure and Transit-Oriented Mixed Use Development: The Alewife Area of Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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