A Workshop for Builders, Developers, and Planners
How the new communications and energy technologies can increase profits from new residential and commercial developments.
Press Release - August 22, 2003 (pdf - 110 KB)
The San Joaquin Valley is one of the fastest growing regions in America. New housing and commercial buildings are appearing at an astonishing rate along Highway 99. The goal of this workshop was to help builders, developers, planners, and architects profit while addressing two major challenges affecting the region: air quality and economic development. Development projects that incorporate the latest technologies for communications and energy conservation are more attractive to buyers, sell faster, and can command higher prices on the market. Businesses need high-speed networks to compete, and many employees want to be able to work from home. At the same time, everyone wants to reduce their energy bills and the use of clean sources of energy and increased energy efficiency can reduce costs and improve quality of life.
At the workshop, participants received practical advice on how to include these technologies in their business strategy and generate a double bottom line benefit - a better return on investment and a better quality of life.
View the recently released report:
Job Creation: Enhancing Opportunities with New Technologies (pdf - 858 KB)
Related Links:
California Energy Commission (CEC)
Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing (PATH)
Alameda County Waste Management Authority (ACWMA)
Frontier Associates
Pacific Gas & Electric
Modesto Irrigation District - MID
Turlock Irrigation District - TID
Global Green
Southern California Gas (SoCal Gas)
US Green Building Council
Picchi - Blue Ridge Advisory Services Group, Inc.
Gigliotti - G-site Web Design and Consulting
Connected Communities
Fiber to the Home Council
Wireless Communications Alliance
Internet Home Alliance
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