Our Partners
AIA Cleveland
www.aiacleveland.com
The American Institute of Architects represents the architectural profession and provide resources and tools to help members meet professional challenges. Notable contributions of the Cleveland chapter include showcasing speakers of interest and importance to architects and the community, maintaining connectivity to national and state organizations, lobbying The Ohio Statehouse and Capitol Hill and connecting and sustaining the AIA network.
City of Cleveland Sustainability Program
www.city.cleveland.oh.us/government/departments/pubutil/sustainability/
The City of Cleveland Sustainability Program guides the City of Cleveland on projects related to energy, buildings, fleet and purchasing. By saving the City money and reducing its environmental footprint, using sustainability as a tool for economic development and introducing sustainability principles to city employees, The City of Cleveland believes it can be more efficient and effective at delivering quality service to residents and helping to shape Cleveland’s future.
Cleveland Green Building Coalition
www.clevelandgbc.orgThe Cleveland Green Building Coalition (GBC) was founded to inform and promote green building projects in Cleveland and Northeast Ohio. An affiliate of the U.S. Green Building Council, The Cleveland GBC offers educational programming that includes: a speaker series, technical training workshops, networking opportunities for building and design professionals and a directory of local and national green building resources.
Cleveland Public Art
www.clevelandpublicart.org
Cleveland Public Art (CPA) is dedicated to improving the quality of life and enhancing the economic competitiveness of Cleveland and its surrounding communities through the highest quality, site-specific public art and creative urban design. By actively engaging the public, designers, artists and decision makers, CPA works collaboratively to create unique places that revitalize neighborhoods and transform the way people see and experience the city.
Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative
www.cudc.kent.edu
The Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative (CUDC) is the combined home of Kent State University’s graduate program in urban design and the public service activities of the Urban Design Center of Northeast Ohio (UDC). The UDC is a community service organization with a professional staff of designers committed to improving the quality of urban places through technical design assistance and advocacy as well as providing urban design expertise in the service of urban communities, design professionals, and local planning and public policy work.
Entrepreneurs For Sustainability
www.e4s.org
Entrepreneurs For Sustainability (E4S) is unique in its abilities to build community, teach the practical application of sustainability principles, and inspire innovative action. Since 2000, the E4S vision and programs have attracted entrepreneurial thinkers and change agents from business, government, academia and non-profit sectors of our community. What they share is a belief that sustainability principles are drivers for new business opportunities and tools to improve our quality of life. Together, the E4S Network is building a sustainable economy in Northeast Ohio.
ParkWorks
www.parkworks.org
ParkWorks remains committed to defining, prioritizing and delivering community development agendas in Cleveland’s neighborhoods, downtown and University Circle. We are leading public space creation and sustainable development efforts throughout Cleveland, and working with other nonprofits engaged in similar work. Through the development and expansion of public and green spaces, we promote neighborhood and downtown revitalization. We continue to build our reputation as results-driven and use our depth of resources, passion, ability to collaborate and expertise in order to deliver tangible results. ParkWorks’ agenda is built around four major program areas: Neighborhoods, Downtown, Greater University Circle and Building Cleveland by Design.
The Center for Regional Sustainability at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History (Formerly EcoCity Cleveland)
www.greencitybluelake.org
The Center for Regional Sustainability - the product of the recent merger of EcoCity Cleveland and the Cleveland Museum of Natural History - promotes the design of ecological cities and explores how human beings can live sustainably on Earth in the 21st century. It also maintains the GreenCityBlueLake website, which tracks sustainability-related ideas and activities in Northeast Ohio.











