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London, UK, June 2010….
One of the most well-worn business clichés states that the key to success is to “find a need and fill it.” For London-based Blink TV, that philosophy has been anything but a cliché.

Green Street Development is working toward a new type of urban renewal, renovating older homes along Phoenix’s light-rail corridor to LEED or NAHB green standards. By creating eco-friendly, low-upkeep homes within walking distance from public transportation, Green Street encourages the rebuilding of neighborhoods. This week at Greenbuild, the company will unveil the first two NAHB Emerald-certified remodels in the United States, with Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon presiding over the ribbon cutting ceremony at 150 West Elm Street.

Green Street is also working to empower others, holding seminars on green building; currently the classes are offered in Phoenix, Tucson and Prescott, with other locations projected soon. The seminars regularly draw a mix of homeowners, municipal officials, contractors and other educators.

Phoenix Developer Leads by Example, Greening Neighborhoods One Building at a Time

Philip Beere is hardly your typical fix-and-flip home remodeler. True, his company has been involved in purchasing and renovating older homes for resale, but the similarity ends there.

In an age when cities and corporations have been rightfully criticized for “greenwashing” or falsely over-hyping their environmental practices, Beere is one of few urban pioneers who truly walks the walk and talks the talk, making a difference both by doing and by empowering others.

Like many urban downtowns, inner-city Philadelphia has been undergoing a renaissance of late. Crumbling warehouses emerge from their construction cocoons sporting wings of modern condo loft apartments for a growing influx of young working professionals. The once-deserted evening streets buzz with nightlife — the area’s denizens ever on the lookout for the latest in trendy eateries and clubs.

G Lounge, Philadelphia

One of Atlantic City, N.J.’s most impressive shows is only five minutes long and features no actors, acrobats, or musicians. From Caesars Atlantic City Hotel and Casino, The Pier at Caesars is a shopping mall in an enclosed glass “sky bridge” traveling from the famed boardwalk, down the length of the city’s historic pier, to a four-story atrium at the end. Ringed with high-end stores and showrooms, the atrium’s center is occupied by exotic fountains that “perform” a show, called, simply, The Show.