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Social Corners: Proposing Phased Strategies for an Urban EcoDistrict

October 15, 2020

By Sai Prateek Narayan Ramachandran

In collaboration with Rebecca Lefkowitz My first experience with EcoDistricts was through my first studio project (while studying urban design at Carnegie Mellon University’s School of Architecture) where we were introduced to the Millvale EcoDistrict, situated just outside the city...Read More

The Bridge: An Embodiment of EcoDistricts

September 28, 2020

By Kristen Fulmer

“One of the main missions of The Bridge is to set people up for success who normally wouldn’t have the opportunity simply because they didn’t have the basic means to get there- nutritious food, a safe home, a useful education,...Read More

Building Beloved Community: An EcoDistricts AP Considers Her Work

September 3, 2020

By Tracy Nordstrom

Home A large bur oak graces my front yard: with a double trunk, about 35 feet tall, she casts a shady and cooling radius all around. My tree is 115 years old, as old as my house. Her inner rings...Read More

EcoDistricts Certified: In a Challenging Era, 11 Communities Step Up

July 31, 2017

By Rob Bennett

Today, 11 communities in 10 cities across North America committed to a landmark new standard for community development that makes equity and sustainability fundamental requirements. By embracing the new standard – EcoDistricts Certified – neighborhoods from Seattle to Boston to...Read More

City Building Gets a New Business Model: From the Neighborhood, Up

February 10, 2017

By Rob Bennett

“The best way to predict your future is to create it.” – Abraham Lincoln In August 2009, a group of 70 local sustainable development leaders gathered in Portland, Oregon to discuss how to accelerate neighborhood-scale sustainability in the city. It...Read More

Building Design + Construction Spotlights EcoDistricts in New Article

January 19, 2017

By Katy Ricchiuto

The EcoDistricts movement is gaining momentum, and people are taking notice. EcoDistricts was recently featured in an article by Building Design + Construction, “Building from the neighborhood up.” The article sites innovative districts like Austin’s Seaholm Ecodistrict, Seattle’s Capitol Hill...Read More

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Category: Certification

Social Corners: Proposing Phased Strategies for an Urban EcoDistrict

October 15, 2020

By Sai Prateek Narayan Ramachandran

The Bridge: An Embodiment of EcoDistricts

September 28, 2020

By Kristen Fulmer

Building Beloved Community: An EcoDistricts AP Considers Her Work

September 3, 2020

By Tracy Nordstrom

EcoDistricts Certified: In a Challenging Era, 11 Communities Step Up

July 31, 2017

By Rob Bennett

City Building Gets a New Business Model: From the Neighborhood, Up

February 10, 2017

By Rob Bennett

Building Design + Construction Spotlights EcoDistricts in New Article

January 19, 2017

By Katy Ricchiuto