Yeang, Ken. The Green Skyscraper: The Basis for Designing Sustainable Intensive Buildings. Munich: Prestel, 1999. Print.

I choose this book because I interested in taking my green design up into the skies.  My plan now is to create a mixed use building that takes advantage of the natural beauty in the south waterfront site.

“EcoDistricts.” EcoDistricts. Portland Sustainability Institute, 2012. Web. 4 Oct. 2012. <http://www.pdxinstitute.org/index.php/ecodistricts>.

This article online delves deep into what exactly Ecodistricts are and how the help our environment.  It goes into detail about how the future of portland will include Ecodistricts and why the world needs to adopt the same philosophy.

Bennett, Rob. “Ecodistricts Bring New Life to North American Cities.” Ecotrust Blog. Ecotrust Blog, 2012. Web. 3 Oct. 2012. <http://blog.ecotrust.org/ecodistricts-bring-new-life-to-north-american-cities/>.

This blog talks about the initiative to move Ecodistricts around the nation.  In it explains the necessity of why Ecodistricts will help create a cleaner and more sustainable future.

Brebbia, C. A. The Sustainable City: Urban Regeneration and Sustainability. Southampton, UK: WIT, 2000. Print.

This book goes into more detail about how the city as a whole can become one unit of sustainability.