Our Work

by CNT

As storms become increasingly destructive, homes and businesses face a heightened risk of urban flooding, even when they aren’t located in formally designated floodplains. CNT’s RainReady program offers innovative, cost-effective solutions to keep properties dry and help communities stay resilient...Read more

Downloadable PDF: 

Pages

Topic: Housing

Displaying 31 - 40 of 54

Project

topics: Housing

The traditional view of housing affordability is 30 percent of income. Under this view, an astonishing three out of four U.S. neighborhoods are considered “affordable” to the typical household. However, we recognized that this benchmark failed to account for transportation costs, which are...

view Project »

Project

topics: Housing, Sustainable Economic Development, Transportation

We pioneered the Location Efficient Mortgage, a revolutionary financing tool that recognized and accounted for the savings available to people who live in location-efficient communities.

view Project »

Project

topics: Climate, Housing, Transportation

Our research helped make the case that building affordable housing near transit can significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions from automobiles.

view Project »

Project

topics: Climate, Green Stormwater Infrastructure, Housing, Sustainable Economic Development, Transportation, Water

EcoDistricts are the cutting edge of sustainability solutions that use a district scale to achieve greater impact. They link energy, transportation, water, and land use in an integrated, efficient resource system.

view Project »

Project

topics: Equitable Transit Oriented Development, Housing, Policy, Transportation

Priority Development Areas offer a targeted strategy for capitalizing on existing assets, like transit stations and walkable downtowns, to foster sustainable economic development.

view Project »

Project

topics: Climate, Green Stormwater Infrastructure, Housing, Urban Flooding, Water

By managing stormwater on-site with plants, trees, and grasses, green infrastructure provides a suite of cost-effective ecological and quality of life benefits not associated with conventional stormwater infrastructure.

view Project »

Tool

topics: Data Analysis, Housing, Parking Utilization, Transportation

The King County Right Size Parking Calculator provides estimated parking/unit ratios for multi-family developments throughout urban areas of Seattle’s county.

view Tool »

Project

topics: Housing

Before the internet, collecting community data on housing and building conditions was an arduous task. Our Neighborhood Early Warning System (NEWS) changed all that.

view Project »

Project

topics: Climate, Energy, Housing

In 2005, our Wicker Park office was the second building in Chicago and the 13th in the U.S. to be certified LEED Platinum by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC).

view Project »

Publication

topics: Green Stormwater Infrastructure, Housing, Urban Flooding, Water

As storms become increasingly destructive, homes and businesses face a heightened risk of  urban flooding, even when they aren’t located in formally designated floodplains. CNT’s RainReady program offers innovative, cost-effective solutions to keep properties dry and help communities stay resilient...

view Publication »

Pages