by Kamal Obeid | Sep 21, 2015 | Landtech News, The Way of the Land
Nate Donato-Weinstein writes on transit-oriented development in the South Bay for Silicon Valley Business Journal: Downtown Campbell project gets go-ahead: 157 units coming steps from light rail
The City of Fremont’s Blog, Takes From Silicon Valley East, turns two this month! Check out this anniversary post with blog highlights from Jennifer Chen.
Roland Li writes for the San Francisco Business Times on Oakland (East Bay) development: Embattled Lake Merritt tower developer back for second shot with $178 million plan
by Kamal Obeid | Sep 10, 2015 | Landtech Blog, The Way of the Land
When you think of sustainable development in the California Bay Area, you may think of CEQA, solar panels, and environmentally-friendly hipsters, but green roofs will probably not come to mind. Though San Francisco has some green infrastructure projects, the Bay Area region lags behind areas such as Washington, D.C., which led the country in 2012 with 1.2 million square feet of new green roofs. There are grand exceptions like Facebook’s newest campus in the Bay Area that contains a gigantic roof garden complete with trees, walkways, and sitting areas, or the living roof of the California Academy of Sciences. But is it worth investing in a green roof when building in the Bay Area?
by Kamal Obeid | Aug 11, 2015 | Landtech News, The Way of the Land
The City of Fremont’s Economic Development Blog has this multimedia post of videos of Fremont’s transition from an auto-oriented suburb to a strategic urban community. (8/11)
“Overton Moore’s Fremont warehouse sale shows hot industrial market” writes Nathan Donato-Weinstein of Silicon Valley Business Journal. (8/11)
by Kamal Obeid | Aug 4, 2015 | Landtech Blog, The Way of the Land
Sustainable development for growing high-tech companies in Silicon Valley signifies they meet their present needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs. But green building is not just a buzzword for Apple, Google, Facebook, and other technology giants–they are incorporating environmentally-friendly features into their new campus developments. However, the number of solar panels or the acres of green space in a new campus is not as important as the impact the development has on the surrounding community. Community-oriented development, or the creation of vibrant communities, is the number one sustainable development feature for new technology company developments.
Silicon Valley is privileged to be home to three of the biggest technology companies in the world: Apple in Cupertino, Google in Mountain View, and Facebook in Menlo Park. The most important factor to the surrounding communities, however, is whether the new tech campuses are developed with the future of community in mind.
by Kamal Obeid | Jul 13, 2015 | Landtech News, The Way of the Land
New Industrial Project Crosses the Finish Line and Establishes another Major Silicon Valley Connection by Christina Briggs, of Think Silicon Valley East Blog (7/10)
An Apple construction worker told us the new spaceship HQ may change building standards in the US by Rob Price, of Business Insider (7/8)
Latest in TOD development near future Milpitas BART station: Pulte snags latest big Milpitas residential land play by Nathan Donato-Weinstein of Silicon Valley Business Journal (7/10)
by Kamal Obeid | Jul 2, 2015 | Landtech Blog, The Way of the Land
Fremont, CA is going from a suburban community to a thriving, well-planned urban city–fast. I have been practicing engineering in Fremont since 1987 and have seen its remarkable transformation over the years. To be sure, even within the last few years, there was the NUMMI plant closure, then the advent of Tesla Motors Inc., and now the upcoming completion of the BART extension to South Fremont at the end of this year. From a land planning perspective, we are looking at a new face of Fremont development: more community-oriented than isolated industrial uses.
