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2024: evolveEA’s Twentieth Year!

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2024 marks the twentieth year since Christine and Marc founded evolve to better connect architecture to the environment. This is a moment for us to celebrate our success and recommit to our values as we look forward to the next twenty years of evolving with you!

Rachel Carson Ecovillage

Situated on Chatham University’s Eden Hall Campus in Pennsylvania, the Rachel Carson Ecovillage (RCE) aims to attract and connect diverse residents through sustainability and inclusivity. RCE will be a multi-generational community that invites residents to build strong relationships with neighbors while caring for the environment.

The Shape of Power

evolveEA intern Schuyler McAuliffe discusses his masters thesis on community transitions to renewable energy, titled The Shape of Power.

New Team Members at evolveEA

We are excited for Shanice Lam and Shuyler McAuliff to join our team for the summer as our 2022 design interns. They will contribute to a range of projects from mapping, transportation, and architecture & urban design.

SmartMoves Connections

Building on SPC’s SmartMoves long range plan, evolveEA developed novel land use analysis tools to identify transit-supportive clusters throughout the region where new multimodal transit hubs could enable improved regional connectivity.

Hazelwood Green

With leadership from evolveEA, Hazelwood Green is transforming into a low carbon development with aggressive energy, water, waste, and transportation goals, compliant with 2030 and P4 targets, and is to be certified under LEED for Neighborhood Development.

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.

evolveEA Office

The evolveEA office is the only LEED v4.1 O+M: Interiors project in Pennsylvania and only the third such project nationally to achieve LEED Platinum Certification.