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EcoDistricts Summit 2018: Reimagining the Twin Cities

March 29, 2018
This fall, the EcoDistricts Summit is heading to Minneapolis and St. Paul, two dynamic cities with complex histories, unique architecture,...
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EcoDistricts AP Spotlight: Charla Gomez

March 26, 2018
Charla Gomez, AICP LEED AP-ND and EcoDistricts Accredited Professional, brings over 10 years of sustainability experience in urban planning and...
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City Building Gets a New Business Model: From the Neighborhood, Up

February 10, 2017
“The best way to predict your future is to create it.” – Abraham Lincoln In August 2009, a group of...
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Top Ten Trends in Urban Regeneration in 2015

February 12, 2015
The sharing economy is booming. Urban placemaking has taken a foothold. Green buildings abound in most US cities. There are...
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Less Harm, More Good: Prototypes for Regenerative Neighborhoods

October 20, 2014
Less harm, more good. Sounds like a no-brainer. Who would argue with that idea? Don’t just build a green building...
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On the Spot: Rob Bennett Guest Editor of GB&D Magazine

September 16, 2014
GB&D Magazine The creator of the EcoDistricts concept and this issue’s guest editor on the world’s most vibrant neighborhoods, simplicity,...
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Getting Green (Roofs) in the TNT Eco-Innovation District

July 29, 2014
One of our Target Cities districts, the Talbot-Norfolk Triangle (TNT) Eco-Innovation District in Boston, is doing some excellent work on...
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Here Comes the EcoDistricts Protocol

June 25, 2014
I confess that I ‘geek-out’ on rating tools. I’ve used them, built them, researched them, and educated people on them....
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