🌱 Blacks In Green's Sustainable Square Mile system implements their 8 Principles of Green-Village-Building introduced in 2007 to achieve BIG’s theory of change: that only a whole-system solution can transform the whole-system problem common to Black communities everywhere; that ultimately self-sustaining Black communities everywhere would change the narrative of what it means to be Black in America; and that our communities would thereby become synonymous with beauty, prosperity, comfort, and joy. In May, Naomi Davis, Founder and CEO of Blacks in Green joined #Circularity24 to explain how Blacks in Green’s Sustainable Square Mile system is building thriving communities.
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🍀 Green is the new black in real estate! Explore sustainable living trends and eco-friendly practices reshaping the industry. From energy-efficient homes to eco-conscious communities, discover how real estate professionals are embracing green initiatives. #sustainableliving #industryinsights #realvasolutions
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Barr Climate grantee, Professionals of Color in the Environment (POCIE) is building community and career pathways for professionals of color in the environmental movement. "Getting involved with POCIE has served as a refreshing affirmation that our needs for community, collaboration, healing, connecting, and rest can and should be central to environmental work," writes operations manager, John Russell. Learn more about POCIE and their recent Day of Wellness: https://lnkd.in/etAdrmS5
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This is most certainly resonates true today. Without active participation of all stakeholders, it would be almost impossible to have successful, sustainable cities for all. We published an article on this very subject here: https://lnkd.in/ezpH3EPM
If you're looking for inspiration, Jane Jacobs is your answer. Jane Jacobs sparked a bottom-up revolution, rallying neighbors to stop the Lower Manhattan Expressway. Their efforts saved thousands from displacement and shielded New York City from the decline that plagued many North American cities after "urban renewal." A grassroots visionary, her story proves that we can make impactful changes right from our streets.
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Award Winning Global Sustainability, Wellness, & Resiliency Expert Transforming the World | Public Speaker
Who is attending the USGBC California's 23rd Annual Green Building Conference on Thursday, May 22nd in Los Angeles, CA? Keynote #Speakers include Kate Gordon, Obi Kaufmann, Peter Templeton, and Martin Muoto. I am excited to be returning to The #Beehive in South LA by SoLa Impact. Topics to be discussed include: #Healthy #Buildings and #Communities, #Equity, #Climate #Action, #Decarbonization, #Deconstruction, #Material #Reuse, #Impact, High-Performance, #Nature Based #Solutions, #Emerging Building #Technologies, #Adaptation, #Resilience, #Environmental #Justice and more. I am looking forward to so many of the sessions and can't wait to see you all there! https://lnkd.in/gAJthstn
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Making Cities Zero Carbon- remain the best option for promoting sustainability at global and local level for the reason cities have been recognised as the major consumers of black energy & non-renewable resources and generating large waste . Cities are also known to be promoters of climate change and increasing carbon footprints. Within cities, built environment, construction, materials, waste, water and transportation, remain major consumer of black energy/fossil fuel making cities responsible for promoting unsustainability. Majority of problems related to urban sustainability are the outcome of the manner in which buildings are planned, designed , constructed and operated besides how people are made to travel within the cities. Buildings, as definers of character and fabric of any city, are known for their positivity, negativities, dualities and contradictions. Accordingly cities and buildings need to be planned, designed, construction, operated and managed with nature , using renewable resources of sun, space , greenery, energy ,flora and fauna etc.
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💡 Cities account for 70% of global emissions: how they are designed, constructed, managed, and powered will lock in behavior, lifestyles, and future urban greenhouse gas emissions. Watch Kent Larson do a breakdown of the environmental impact the implementation of strategies like Deep Building Retrofit, Live-Work Symmetry and Grid Decarbonization can have to our planet. #smartcities #decarbonization #sustainability
Persuasive Cities | Kent Larson | TEDxBoston
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🌿“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly affects all indirectly.” -Martin Luther King Jr. The efforts of Dr. King and many activists have laid the groundwork for our fight today. As we work to tackle climate injustices, we know that each step we take is part of a larger journey towards a just world for all children. https://lnkd.in/gAH2qXe4
What the environmental justice movement owes Martin Luther King Jr
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Wow, what a great example of local diverse coalitions working to make change. Transportation affects everything, and the intersection of climate and transportation is a vital place worthy of investment to make the planet and every neighborhood more sustainable and accessible. #transportation #sustainability #freewayfighters #mobilityforall https://lnkd.in/ebyWZJdd
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Way to lead, City of Seattle! "Everyone deserves healthy indoor air to breathe and comfortable buildings to work and live in. BEPS proves that when our values are aligned, and leaders from across sectors work together, we can create and pass policies that help us move toward a more equitable, healthy, and resilient Seattle. Our future depends on it." Proud to have Seattle in our Carbon Neutral Cities Alliance. By Jessyn Farrell, Patience Malaba and Katie Garrow https://lnkd.in/dGx7RgMD
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As we celebrate World Environment Day we were pleased to hear about 'Eden', the "living" office in Salford. Boasting Europe's largest living wall with over 350,000 plants, it sets a new benchmark for sustainable high-rise development. With environment at the forefront of a lot of peoples minds it's great to see developers adopting the same mindset. Discover more about this state-of-the-art building in this article: https://bit.ly/4aVSZrs
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