Suggestion For Green Design Challenge

Dear Tron,

I have read the hot news post on insideselfstorage.com, the Build it Green Design Challenge. If I could make a suggestion, I think it would be beneficial for StorageMart to consider adding an Urban Infill category to the competition.  This category would promote developers, builders and banks/investors who choose to creatively redevelop urban areas for self-storage.  Emphasizing Urban Infill through creative self-storage development would achieve several goals. 

The area our company specializes in, Brownfields restoration and redevelopment is almost exclusively an urban core problem.  I have focused on goals related to Brownfields redevelopment, which means, urban infill redevelopment.

1. Redevelopment of a Brownfield is almost as difficult, often more difficult, than implementation of all of the eco-friendly building practices emphasized in the current competition combined. 
2. Redevelopment of Brownfields is a significant issue toward promoting sustainable living practices.  There is a strong push toward urban infill and the reduction of sprawl by urban planners and other urban visionaries.  The U.S. Conference of Mayors has identified redevelopment of Brownfields as a significant problem toward achieving their goal of urban revitalization and the reduction of excessive land development, which encourages higher carbon use, among other things.  Urban areas that include self-storage can also benefit other urban redevelopment, including residential, commercial, and industrial, by providing extra space that is often not available in existing urban landscapes, which will make urban areas more attractive and help the cause of urban infill.
3. Redevelopment of Brownfields saves on resources by taking advantage of existing building structures and existing infrastructure.  Promoting redevelopment of Brownfields is also playing to a current and permanent trend in self-storage development, conversions.  As land prices increase, and municipalities continue to restrict self-storage development in suburban areas, conversion continues to become more popular.

There are many benefits to promoting Urban Infill as a category in your Build it Green Design Challenge.  I would encourage this category as an addition to your design challenge.

Michael T. Frede, Caleb Acquisitions

Editors Note: We will be adding an Urban infill category to look for some innovative concepts for using old urban spaces for new and Green self storage projects.

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