by Rick Pruetz, Vice President, Ecocity Builders The European Commission has named Lahti, Finland, as the 2021 European Green Capital in a competition that included nine cities...
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Ecocities Now: building the bridge to socially just and ecologically sustainable cities
We are pleased to announce the publication of Ecocities Now. The purpose of the book is to publish the ten best papers submitted for presentation at the International Ecocity...
Paris is Mainstreaming Ecocity Concepts
by Jennie Moore, Director, Institute Sustainability at British Columbia Institute of Technology and Director, Centre for Ecocities at BCIT Paris, the capital city of France, has...
Grenoble: Climbing Toward Sustainability
by Rick Pruetz, Vice President, Ecocity Builders Surrounded by mountains and ski resorts, Grenoble is known as the Capital of the French Alps. Adding to this city’s list of...
Healthy Food, Soils, and Climate
by Jennie Moore, Director, Institute Sustainability at British Columbia Institute of Technology and Director, Ecocity Centre of Excellence at BCIT October 16, 2020, marked the...
Electric Vehicles Are Just Part of the Solution
by Rick Pruetz, Vice President, Ecocity Builders The governor of California recently made headlines by announcing that all new passenger cars and light trucks sold in the state...
Award-Winning Mechelen Targets Ecocity Standards
by Rick Pruetz, Vice President, Ecocity Builders The tower of St. Rumbold’s Cathedral offers an ideal view of the historic city of Mechelen, Belgium, once the capital of the Low...
Ecocity Builders and the BCIT Centre for Ecocities win international award.
by Jennie Moore, Director, Institute Sustainability at British Columbia Institute of Technology and Director, Ecocity Centre of Excellence at BCIT. The International Congress and...
Using the International Ecocity Standards to Achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals
by Jennie Moore, Director, Institute Sustainability at British Columbia Institute of Technology and Director, Ecocity Centre of Excellence at BCIT. The International Ecocity...
Limerick Celebrates Winning European Green Leaf Award
by Rick Pruetz, Vice President, Ecocity Builders That’s the good news. The bad news: Limerick’s Green Leaf Award is for 2020 and the pandemic has forced many of the events planned...