Category Archives: Development

Development in and around the Triangle.

NC Building Code to tighten Energy Code for Housing

By Rusty | Published: December 14, 2010

WRAL reports that the NC Building Code Council has decided to increase energy efficiency in new homes by 15% by March of 2012. The International Code Council proposed a ‘Green Building Code’ earlier this year as well. It remains to be seen whether or not the public will truly reap the benefits of such a [...]

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LEED McDonalds coming to Cary?

By Rusty | Published: September 25, 2008

The News and Observer reports that the McDonalds that I walked to many a time in Middle and High School may be going green… If it happens, and is approved by the USGBC, it will be the 3rd LEED certified McDonalds in the United States. I haven’t had McDonalds for anything besides breakfast in years [...]

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New Media Beats Old Media to the Local Scoop

By Rusty | Published: July 22, 2008

In yet another example of New Media trouncing Old Media… Raleigh’s own News and Observer was a full three days behind NewRaleigh in covering this unannounced addition to NC Central Prison. In fairness, the addition was announced somewhere on the Prison’s webpage, and there was at least a mentioning of it at one City Council [...]

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Three Hour Commute

By Rusty | Published: June 24, 2008

I am, by default, a telecommuter. On any given weekday you’ll find me in the front room of our little ranch house in t-shirt and jeans drafting away at my desktop machine. It’s a rather comfortable work setup, and I can only hope that it lasts for a good long while. Which brings me to [...]

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New Mixed-Use Project in Cameron Village

By Rusty | Published: June 21, 2008

Cameron Village may be the latest addition to the condo boom in Raleigh. Crescent Resources, a joint venture between Duke Energy and the Morgan Stanley Real Estate Fund, applied for an amendment to the Cameron Village streetscape plan, allowing for new construction up to 120 feet tall at the corner of Oberlin Road and Clark [...]

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