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EcoDistricts Launches a New Online Course for EcoDistricts APs: Centering Racial Equity in Urban & Community Development
September 29, 2021
“The moment we choose to love, we begin to move against domination, against oppression. The moment we choose to love,...
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S&J Industrial Estate Aims for EcoDistricts Certification
September 15, 2021
Last year, co-owners, JSE listed diversified REIT Redefine Properties and Abland Property Developers established the S&J Industrial Estate EcoDistricts Steering...
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First Steps Towards Integrating EcoDistricts Approaches in New York's Affordable Housing
September 9, 2021
In the boredom of last year’s quarantine, I stumbled in Teva’s e-mail: Stronger Together – […] It’s times like these...
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EcoDistricts: The Path Forward
April 29, 2021
It would be difficult for me to overstate the value of the EcoDistricts Protocol in our current moment. The challenges...
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Creating Resilient and Inclusive Communities: A Case Study of the Sustainable City, Dubai
April 5, 2021
As an Architect I have always been fascinated and intrigued by the sheer simplicity of design, how it can weave...
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A Note to EcoDistricts APs on Pitching EcoDistricts
March 31, 2021
EcoDistricts Program Manager, Teva Needleman, called me a few weeks ago and asked me to speak as part of the...
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EcoDistricts Community Blooms in 2020
February 24, 2021
2020 proved to be a watershed year for the EcoDistricts Accredited Professional (AP) program, growing by an extraordinary 350% in...
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The Time for Action: Five Keys to Integrate EcoDistricts into Cities
February 23, 2021
We all have a right to know what is in the air we breathe, in the water we drink, and...
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What is EcoDistricts Thinking? A Lay Person’s Guide
November 10, 2020
Every year, on December 26, my wife’s side of the family gets together to celebrate Christmas. Like most families, ours...
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