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centering equity in sustainable design/planning: a case study from Seattle (courtesy Carbon Leadership Forum)

  • 1.  centering equity in sustainable design/planning: a case study from Seattle (courtesy Carbon Leadership Forum)

    Posted 07-22-2020 10:02 AM

    I thought y'all might be interested in a great case study about equity in sustainability. 

    Thank you, https://www.linkedin.com/feed/#" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Carbon Leadership Forum, for sharing this powerful example.

    "Building this community means we have to develop awareness and practices that can create safe and supportive environments within organizations, and within neighborhoods and communities. We have to be able to measure the well-being of the entire ecosystem – its safety, health, wellness – its ability to thrive. That means designing buildings and community spaces that are low in both embodied carbon and operational carbon, while serving all the practical, economic, and spiritual needs of the community."

    http://carbonleadershipforum.org/blog/2020/07/03/the-nehemiah-initiative/



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    Kira Gould
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    Kira Gould CONNECT
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