Green Building United’s Climate Resilient Communities initiative promotes climate justice by assisting communities at the neighborhood level through climate change knowledge exchange and action.
Green Building United does this by addressing both the social and built environments because the effects of climate change and substandard housing disproportionately impact low-income communities. This work includes developing educational opportunities around climate change and resiliency and above-code green building standards.
Northeast Wilmington Community Resilience Program
Who We Are 🤝
Partnered under Green Building United with the University of Delaware Water Resources Department and Public Allies, and funded by National Fish and Wildlife Federation (NFWF), Northeast Rising serves to alleviate flooding through nature based solutions specifically in the Northeast community.
Northeast Rising is a community initiative designed to be led by community members and leaders. Our desire is to have environmentally safe and clean communities everywhere starting in Northeast Wilmington.
Home energy and indoor air quality assessments may also be provided at no charge to 40-80 homes with permission of residents/owners. This will be in coordination with Energize Delaware’s Home Performance with ENERGY STAR program.
Northeast rising has been working on creating a presence in our community and we are excited for the new projects on the way!
For questions about this program, contact Karen Igou at kigou@greenbuildingunited.org
HERE4CJ
Philly Climate Works and Green Building United are working together to convene the Housing Equity Repairs and Electrification for Climate Justice (HERE4CJ) coalition to explore the opportunities and barriers for healthy home repairs and equitable housing electrification in Philadelphia.
To achieve scalable solutions that address affordability, health, workforce, and a changing climate, we are bringing together community members, environmental and climate justice leaders, housing rights advocates, building engineers, workforce development partners, CDC implementers, and finance experts to create the case for why electrification + home repairs is critical for the health, environment, and economy of Philadelphians and is an essential anti-displacement strategy.
In it’s first year of work, HERE4CJ coalition members engaged in a collaborative process to solidify the group’s vision, purpose, principles, and desired outcomes. In the Fall of 2021, a steering committee was established to create a formalized governance structure and decision-making process for the coalition, as well as to lead a participatory priority-setting process to select and implement HERE4CJ’s future campaigns and strategies. These campaigns will focus on equitable building electrification, workforce development, long-term financing and policy solutions, and supporting and analyzing pilot programs.
