Certification Archives - EcoDistricts

Cross-sector partners join forces to make Cleveland home of the first hospital-anchored certified EcoDistrict

Government, philanthropy, and resident leaders teamed with The MetroHealth System in the creation of the Clark-Fulton/MetroHealth EcoDistrict, implementing a paradigm shift in neighborhood revitalization that focuses on health equity and community well-being. By adopting the EcoDistricts Protocol and seeking certification...Read More

S&J Industrial Estate Aims for EcoDistricts Certification

September 15, 2021

By S&J Industrial Estate EcoDistrict Communications Team

Last year, co-owners, JSE listed diversified REIT Redefine Properties and Abland Property Developers established the S&J Industrial Estate EcoDistricts Steering Committee (SJEDSC) with the intention to create the initial framework to progress towards a model rooted in community sustainability, ecological...Read More

A Note to EcoDistricts APs on Pitching EcoDistricts

March 31, 2021

By Irwin Lowenstein

EcoDistricts Program Manager, Teva Needleman, called me a few weeks ago and asked me to speak as part of the Webinar Wednesday series. I said yes without even thinking about it or even confirming the webinar topic. I know that...Read More

Networks ≠ Organizations: Let’s all lean into the difference!

November 10, 2020

By Lydia Morin

I spent nearly my whole first year as Executive Director of CONNECT (Congress of Neighboring Communities) in the Greater Pittsburgh Region trying to understand it as the nonprofit organization it was portrayed as by its founders and current leadership of...Read More

Grassroots: Equitable Environmental Leadership By and For the People

November 10, 2020

By Brittany Reno

Photography by Nanci Goldberg Over the past few years, I have had the honor of working with my fellow Sharpsburg residents to engage our community in a resident-driven EcoDistricts planning process. Sharpsburg, PA, is a small, industrial borough on...Read More

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

Category: Certification

Cross-sector partners join forces to make Cleveland home of the first hospital-anchored certified EcoDistrict

December 16, 2021

By Irwin Lowenstein

S&J Industrial Estate Aims for EcoDistricts Certification

September 15, 2021

By S&J Industrial Estate EcoDistrict Communications Team

A Note to EcoDistricts APs on Pitching EcoDistricts

March 31, 2021

By Irwin Lowenstein

Networks ≠ Organizations: Let’s all lean into the difference!

November 10, 2020

By Lydia Morin

Grassroots: Equitable Environmental Leadership By and For the People

November 10, 2020

By Brittany Reno

Social Corners: Proposing Phased Strategies for an Urban EcoDistrict

October 15, 2020

By Sai Prateek Narayan Ramachandran