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The Climate & Sustainability Studio accelerates the transition to a low carbon and resilient future that is people-centered and reflects the uniqueness of place.

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Designing for the Climate We Have Now

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PSU Behrend Federal House Renovation + Addition

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The Triboro Energy Baseline Study led by evolveEA helps Millvale, Etna, and Sharpsburg better understand residential energy consumption to target their net zero energy goals.

Forest Hills Forward

The Forest Hills Community Alliance (FHCA) engaged evolveEA to design an ecodistricts-inspired plan that builds upon the community’s robust existing initiatives and guides Forest Hills in their next chapter.

Pittsburgh Steelers

evolveEA performed a comprehensive sustainability evaluation for the Steelers, covering the organization’s People, Processes, and Places.

Etna Ecodistrict Education & Planning

The Etna EcoDistrict is building on the successes and methods of neighboring ecodistricts and participating in the Triboro Ecodistrict. evolveEA designed a full year community education curriculum that explores key ecodistrict concepts of Water, Food, Energy, Air, Mobility, and Equity.

Triboro Ecodistrict

Millvale, Etna, and Sharpsburg are three rivertown communities whose pursuits of district scale sustainability brought them together as a multi municipal ecodistrict to pool their forces.

Breathe Easy: Millvale Air Quality Planning

The Millvale Air Quality Plan was initiated because the Pittsburgh region ranks in the worst 4% of US cities for air quality, emphasizing a major health risk. As part of their Ecodistrict Pivot 2.0 Plan, Millvale Borough set the goal to become a “clean air community where people can breathe easy indoors and out”. The Breathe Easy Plan and implementation projects demonstrate how a citizen science research project can utilize expertise in the region to empower residents and produce impactful placemaking strategies.