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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

The Curious Case of EcoDistricts in Pittsburgh – Naomi Cole on the Green Building Alliance Blog

September 6, 2017

By Naomi Cole

There’s something special about EcoDistricts in Pittsburgh. Every time I talk with local leaders, there seems to be yet another neighborhood that’s organizing around this new standard for equitable and sustainable neighborhood development. As part of the national non-profit advancing...Read More

Ten Cities, Ten Projects – Rob Bennett in Huffington Post

July 24, 2012

By Rob Bennett

Huffington Post This month, leaders from Austin, Bellingham, Boston, Charlotte, Cleveland, Guadalajara (Mexico), Mountain View, Philadelphia, San Francisco and Vancouver gathered in Portland, Ore. for the first-ever EcoDistricts Institute, a meeting where they examined neighborhood-scale development projects in each of...Read More

From Green Building to Green Cities – Rob Bennett in Huffington Post

October 17, 2011

By Rob Bennett

As we read in international papers in recent weeks, the Chinese government is actively working — sometimes violently — to prevent people from moving from rural areas to cities. The government simply can’t keep up with rapid urbanization and rural...Read More