Passive house gets active, and affordable net-zero housing is on its way By Justin Klugh Before there were trains, cranes and Comcast towers, the city of Philadelphia was a church, a chapel, a great hall and, finally, homes—the purpose of which was to put some form of insulation between the elements and the Quakers and
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Projects remaking the face of Philadelphia By Belinda Sharr LOVE Park Construction Moves Forward After Lengthy Delay; to Open in NovemberAfter nearly two years of construction, LOVE Park is inching closer to completion. Demolition began in February 2016 with the redesign plan detailing a new green space, concession stands, structural improvements and a water feature.
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Philadelphia joins other cities in fighting climate change through the 2030 Districts project. By Danielle Corcione & Grid Staff President Trump may have withdrawn the country from the Paris Climate Accord this past May, but major cities across the country are sticking to their climate adaptation and resilience plans, including Philadelphia. Mayor Kenney doubled down
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Cleaner parks, lower crime, better libraries and living wage jobs are all part of the ‘Rebuild’ program being funded by the city’s ‘soda tax’ By Danielle Corcione and Heather Blakeslee If you live in Philadelphia, you’ve heard of the brouhaha over the “soda tax,” and have been paying a little more lately if you have
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Spills and safety concerns have slowed, but not halted, construction By Justin Klugh A lateral journey across Pennsylvania is not a simple or a brief one, but the natural gas pulled out of the ground in the Marcellus shale and transported through the Mariner East pipeline to Sunoco’s Philadelphia distribution facility in Marcus Hook makes
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Why Philadelphia is shifting to a just energy system By Brittany Barbato Danaje Elliott knew he wanted to work in computer science or hardware engineering. He also knew he needed a job to save money for college. He never imagined, though, that he’d soon be standing on top of a roof in order to achieve
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Creatives, wealthy homeowners and anchor institutions in liberal cities need to do more to share the wealth Interview by Heather Shayne Blakeslee Richard Florida’s 2002 book, “The Rise of the Creative Class,” chronicled how cities could redevelop their cores by attracting knowledge workers—a rising tide that would lift all boats. But instead of gains trickling
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Energy efficiency remains a giant opportunity for building resilient cities Illustration: James Heimer By Alex Dews Over the past 15 years, the Philadelphia region has been deeply involved in a national movement to change everything about the building industry: how buildings are designed, built, operated, demolished, disposed of and rebuilt. “Green building” is now in
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Report: Almost 70,000 Clean Energy Jobs in Pa.Nearly 70,000 people work in Pennsylvania’s clean energy sector, according to a report by the national, nonpartisan business group E2 (Environmental Entrepreneurs) and local partner Keystone Energy Efficiency Alliance. The report, released Aug. 31, shows nearly 6-percent growth in clean energy jobs over the previous year’s report, which
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Enjoy the colorful view.Leaves are turning all over the state, so it if you haven’t been to the Wissahickon in a while, put on your hiking shoes and take the family and the dog on a walk. Reprogram the thermostat.It will only take a minute to realign your temperature settings with the season, and it
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