As the desire to incorporate sustainable initiatives into homes, businesses, and developments grows, local governments often find that their ordinances did not anticipate these new practices. While certain practices require completely new language, others—such as rain barrels and light shelves—may be restricted by unintentional barriers within existing ordinances. Learn how to assess local ordinances to identify barriers and gaps—and how to make simple language modifications to effectively resolve these issues.
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Kirk R. Bishop
Duncan Associates
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Bio: Principal, Duncan Associates (current; Planner, City of Austin (former); Senior Research Associate, American Planning Association (former)
Education: Masters, Urban and Regional Planning, Univ. of Iowa; Bachelors, Political Science, Univ. of Iowa
Key Publications: “If you Zone it They Will Come: Town Centers,” Zoning Practice (May 2007); Model Smart Growth Codes (2005), with Stuart Meck, FAICP; Marya Morris, AICP; and Eric Damian Kelly, FAICP (American Planning Association and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency); Growth Management Principles and Practices, with Arthur C. Nelson, James B. Duncan and Clancy J. Mullen (American Planning Association, 1995);
Past Assignments: “Chicago’s New Zoning Ordinance: It’s not New Anymore,” CLE International Land Use Law Conference, Chicago, Illinois, January 31, 2013; “Zoning and Sustainability,” Illinois APA, Chicago Metro Section and Chaddick Institute at DePaul, Chicago, Illinois, October 18, 2012; “Chicago’s 2004 Zoning Reform-What’s Working? What’s Not,” Fogelson Forum/Roosevelt University, Chicago, Illinois, September 27, 2012; “Connecting Digital and Physical Space,” DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois, February 29, 2012; “Illinois Planning Law Principles,” Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning, Planning Commissioner Workshop, Hazel Crest, Illinois, October 8, 2011; “Strategic Zoning Ordinance Amendments,” Illinois/Midwest States APAConference,“ Evanston, Illinois, October 6, 2011; "Form Based Codes in Suburban Municipalities: Fad or Future?," DePaul University, Chaddick Institute, Chicago, December 9, 2006; “Rethinking Big City Zoning,” APA National Planning Conference, San Francisco, March 22, 2005; “Big City Zoning: What the Future Holds,” Harvard University Design School and Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, Cambridge, MA, October 2003; “Form-Based Zoning Controls in Chicago,” Brookings Institute/American Planning Association, Chicago, Illinois, January 17, 2003
Lourdes M. Gonzalez
Director of Sustainability
Primera
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Bio: Ms. Lourdes M.Gonzalez is a Licensed Architect and LEED Accredited Professional. With over 25 years’ experience in the building industry, Ms. Gonzalez as the firm’s Director of Sustainability has managed the firm's Sustainability, Architecture and Construction Management Group for the last ten years. Ms. Gonzalez has played an instrumental role in Primera’s growth over the past decade. She leads the firm’s sustainability efforts and helped position Primera as an innovator in the green building movement. Ms. Gonzalez’s background includes architectural design, program management, historic preservation and LEED consulting for varied sectors including Higher Ed, K-12 Schools, Municipal, Industrial and Transportation facilities.
Education: Master of Architecture in Historic Preservation, University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana Bachelor of Science in Architectural Studies, University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana
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Past Assignments: Mundo Verde Symposium: International Panel Discussion: Global and Local Green Collar Workforce, Chicago, Illinois, January 2009 CMAA National Conference: The Evolving Role of the CM Adapting to a Greener World, San Diego, CA, October 2010 EcoBuild 2011: ERDC-CERL-Sustainability Product Properties at the National Institute for Buildings Sciences, Washington, DC, December 2011. Design Judge, Commonwealth Edison’s Powerful Design Contest in which local architecture students created design concepts for a new training facility. May 2012
Daniel Grove
Associate Principal
The Lakota Group
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Bio: Daniel is the Associate Principal at The Lakota Group, a multidisciplinary team of professionals based out of Chicago providing services in planning, urban design, landscape architecture, historic preservation and community engagement. Since its founding in 1993, Lakota has built a remarkable reputation for offering creative solutions to complex problems for both public and private sector clients. An urban designer, registered landscape architect and LEED accredited professional, Daniel has worked on and managed a wide range of projects including land planning and design for downtowns, transit-oriented developments, mixed-use developments, residential subdivisions, parks, streetscapes, and signage systems.
Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison Bachelor of Science - Landscape Architecture Madison, WI (1998)
Key Publications: Contributed to "Incorporating Sustainability Into Downtown Master Plans and Codes," by Nicholas Kalogeresis, AICP published in Main Street Now - The Journal of The National Trust Main Street Center, May/June 2011
Past Assignments: Presentation to Wood Dale Chamber of Commerce - "Impacts of the Thorndale Corridor Master Plan" - Wood Dale, Illinois - 9/9/2010 American Planning Association - Chicago Metro Section - Chicago, Illinois - "Planning for the Recover" - 10/14/2010 Upper Mississippi River Conference - Bettendorf, Iowa - "Creating Urban Habitat" - 8/21/2011 County Green Conference - Lake County, Illinois - "Promoting Sustainable Building & Development" - 5/17/2012 GreenTown Conference - Highland Park, Illinois - "Promoting Sustainable Building & Development" - 10/19/2012
David Husemoller, AICP
Senior Planner
Lake County Plng, Bldg & Dev.
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Bio: Senior Planner with Lake County Planning, Building and Development Department since 2003. Executive Secretary of the Lake County Regional Planning Commission. Chair of the Wind Energy Task Force of Lake County Communities, which received a 2010 Achievement Award from the National Association of Counties. Other projects include work on local food policy, solar and geothermal energy regulation, sustainable building and development practices, open space, and land use policy.
Education: Master’s degree in Urban Planning and Policy from the University of Illinois at Chicago (2003). Master’s degree in Social Work from Loyola University in Chicago in (1992).
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