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Cira Green Recognized for Best Practices in Resilient Design

July 23, 2019

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Brandywine Realty Trust’s Cira Green was recently profiled as a best practice in resilient design by ULI’s Center for Sustainability and Economic Performance.

Cira Green is an elevated 1.25-acre publicly accessible park situated atop a parking garage in the University City neighborhood of Philadelphia, which is designed to both create a vibrant gathering space and minimize local risk of stormwater inundation. The park, which serves as a public event and community gathering area for the city, brings welcome greenspace to the area and makes smart use of an otherwise unoccupied space. The functional and aesthetic design elements of Cira Green incorporate an innovative stormwater management system that provides a good example of how blue and green roof principles can be integrated to reduce runoff and flood risk at the site and the surrounding area.

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ULI Philadelphia's Brian Rajan Nagendra on Affordable Housing and Density in DC's Affluent Neighborhoods

July 23, 2019

One way to increase housing production in a density-averse area would be to promote development of accessory dwelling units (ADUs).

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