Tags: ecodistricts

Triboro Ecodistrict Energy Projects Win Governor’s Award for Environmental Excellence

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Due to its significant progress towards net zero carbon emissions by the year 2050, the Triboro Ecodistrict will be awarded a 2023 Governor’s Award for Environmental Excellence for multiple solar, conservation, and resilience projects throughout Millvale, Etna, and Sharpsburg.

Ten Years of Going Beyond:
B Corp Month 2023

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evolveEA cofounder Marc Mondor, AIA, celebrates the B Corp movement as the sustainability design and consulting firm completes recertification.

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.

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.

Ecodistricts 101

While traditional development focuses on developing the built environment, ecodistrict planning focuses on developing both the hardware AND software of a community.