Tree Box Filters Promote Neighborhood Revitalization
To rejuvenate an uninhabited parcel adjacent to Hartsfield-Atlanta airport, the City of College Park planned to create a new business…
Adapting to Climate Change: A Business Approach
The business community has for some time been aware of the risks and opportunities associated with greenhouse gas mitigation and…
Business District Streetscapes, Trees, and Consumer Response
Trees positively affect judgments of visual quality but, more significantly, may influence other consumer responses and behaviors. Survey respondents from…
The Influence of Trees and Landscaping on Rental Rates
This study investigates the effect of trees and landscaping on office rental rates, based on a comparison of 85 office…
Harvesting Urban Forests
There’s a growing interest across the nation in using downed urban trees as a source of material for urban wood…
Job Growth in the Green Industry
Plant growers and retailers reported total annual sales of nearly $4 billion, and total employment of 38,657 fulltime and part-time or…
Office Worker Performance and the Indoor Environment
Better access to views consistently predicted better workplace performance in due to daylight levels and ventilation, showing that indoor environmental…
Quantifying the Impacts of Daylight on Occupants Health
Employees with a view of nature will take fewer sick days, have fewer Sick Building Syndrome (SBS) symptoms than those…
Trees Mean Business: City Trees and the Retail Streetscape
This article provides a review of several research projects conducted by the University of Washington on consumer response to the urban forest in business…