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The Waterfront: Seven People Making A Difference

April 21, 2014tub10245

The waterfront along both the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers has seen an ecological and recreational resurgence over the last decade. What was once known as an urban or concrete jungle is slowly being transformed into

Fairmount

The Waterfront: Five People You Should Know

February 27, 2014

The following people are frequents of the Philadelphia waterfront. They either work on the waterfront, or have a vast amount of knowledge about the waterfronts in Philadelphia. These five people you need to know are

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Technically Philly: Energy Hub Works Toward Efficient Goals for Buildings

October 4, 2012

[vimeo 50731331] Recently, Energy Efficient Buildings Hub did an experiment. It had an energy audit done on Building 101 in the Navy Yard – its headquarters – from three different companies. The result? Three different results regarding the

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