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Hannah Brown

Green Infrastructure: City Climate Action Planning
By Hannah Brown on 06 Sep 2016 • openbook 4 minute read
We are breaking world records this year. And I’m not just talking about the Olympics. We are on track for the hottest year on record. Already, 15 of the 16 warmest years on record have occurred during the young 21st century, and this year is adding yet another extreme …
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Hannah Brown

Green Infrastructure: Back to Basics
By Hannah Brown on 09 Aug 2016 • openbook 4 minute read
"Imagine this design assignment: Design something that makes oxygen, sequesters carbon, fixes nitrogen, distills water, makes complex sugars and foods, changes colors with the seasons, and self-replicates.” —William McDonough, Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We M …
Charles River Esplanade, part of the Emerald Necklace in Boston.
Rebekah Nowak

Green Roof & Wall Awards of Excellence Presented
By Rebekah Nowak on 13 Oct 2015 • openbook 2 minute read
The Green Roof & Wall Awards of Excellence were established in 2003 to honor innovative and integrative green roof and wall installations while raising public awareness of the benefits of green infrastructure The Green Roof & Wall Awards program recognizes ex …
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Kara E. Reeve

NWF Report: Green Works for Climate Resilience
By Kara E. Reeve on 06 Aug 2014 • openbook 2 minute read
Cities are already experiencing the impacts of climate change, such as sea-level rise, drought, and extreme weather. With more than half of the people in the world living in urban areas, the global population will become more vulnerable to these impacts in coming decade …
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GBIG Staff

EPA Launches Third Annual Campus RainWorks Challenge
By GBIG Staff on 24 Jul 2014 • openbook 0 minute read
EPA has launched the third annual Campus RainWorks Challenge, a green infrastructure design challenge for college and university students. Student teams, working with a faculty advisor, will submit design boards, a project narrative, and a letter of support describing a …
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