“Center for Neighborhood Technology has literally defined what sustainability means and translated it at a local community level.”
~ Paula Robinson, Bronzeville Partners, LLC
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The Green Values Calculator compares the performance, costs, and benefits of Green Infrastructure to conventional stormwater practices.
Our Work
Publication
topics: Green Stormwater Infrastructure, Urban Flooding, Water
What would a RainReady Midlothian look like? It would be a community where residents and businesses benefit from flood relief in a way that also brings neighborhood beautification, retail activity, jobs, recreation, and habitat conservation. In order to better understand Midlothian’s flood risk,...
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topics: Green Stormwater Infrastructure, Urban Flooding, Water
Since September 2014, CNT and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) have been working closely with the Village of Midlothian and a variety of community and agency partners to assess the cause and characteristics of chronic urban flooding in Midlothian, a southwest suburb of Chicago. Data has...
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topics: Climate, Green Stormwater Infrastructure, Housing, Sustainable Economic Development, Transportation, Water
Working with prime contractor Duany Plater-Zyberk, we developed an EcoDistrict plan for financing and building infrastructure to support transit zones throughout the city for the Reinvent Phoenix project.
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topics: Climate, Green Stormwater Infrastructure, Urban Flooding, Water
Green infrastructure is a network of decentralized stormwater management practices, such as green roofs, trees, rain gardens and permeable pavement, that can capture and infiltrate rain where it falls, reducing stormwater runoff and improving the health of surrounding waterways.
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topics: Green Stormwater Infrastructure, Housing, Technical Assistance
How do you fight food and job scarcity all at once? Build a solar rooftop greenhouse. It may not seem radical now, but our 1970s solar greenhouse project was decades ahead of its time.
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topics: Climate, Green Stormwater Infrastructure, Housing, Sustainable Economic Development, Transportation, Water
EcoDistricts are the cutting edge of sustainability solutions that use a district scale to achieve greater impact. They link energy, transportation, water, and land use in an integrated, efficient resource system.
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topics: Climate, Green Stormwater Infrastructure, Housing, Urban Flooding, Water
By managing stormwater on-site with plants, trees, and grasses, green infrastructure provides a suite of cost-effective ecological and quality of life benefits not associated with conventional stormwater infrastructure.
Publication
topics: Green Stormwater Infrastructure, Housing, Urban Flooding, Water
As storms become increasingly destructive, homes and businesses face a heightened risk of urban flooding, even when they aren’t located in formally designated floodplains. CNT’s RainReady program offers innovative, cost-effective solutions to keep properties dry and help communities stay resilient...
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topics: Green Stormwater Infrastructure, Urban Flooding, Water
Since 2012, we’ve developed RainReady strategies for homeowners and communities to address urban flooding.
Publication
topics: Green Stormwater Infrastructure, Water
The Economic Benefits of Green Infrastructure: A Case Study of Lancaster, PA offers real world evidence that green infrastructure (such as rain gardens, permeable pavement, and bioinfiltration installations) can be an effective, sustainable and budget-friendly approach to help manage stormwater in...
Strengthening Transit Through Community Partnerships
