Posted July 12, 200618 yr $440,000 grant to aid eco-friendly buildings Wednesday, July 12, 2006 Tom Breckenridge Plain Dealer Reporter A new nonprofit group wants to put a green imprint on Greater Cleveland's big, new developments. Building Cleveland by Design has won a two-year, $440,000 grant from the Gund Foundation, with the goal of linking experts in areas such as art, park design and eco-friendly construction to new projects in the region. ParkWorks Inc. and Cleveland Public Art will manage the group, which grew out of efforts by those groups and others to influence the design of Steelyard Commons, the shopping center under development off Ohio 176 (the Jennings Freeway), and Flats East Bank, the neighborhood development proposed downtown. More at cleveland.com http://www.cleveland.com
July 12, 200618 yr Short, but sweet. That sounds like it's right on the money Wimwar. I hope the first two years are as successful as I imagine they should be, to the point where the market will take the reigns from there. An exciting project to be involved with, needless to say!
July 12, 200618 yr Not to be a doubter, but doesn't the Green Building Coalition already serve this purpose?
July 12, 200618 yr The article focuses a little too much on the green building portion of the grant. The grant will enable a staff person to be hired that will work more intensely with developers to help them understand the benefits of good design, green building, public art, green space, etc. Instead of the developer using his own funds (which they never do), this position will work with the developer. Blinker12, this position would go a lot further than what the Green Building Coalition does.
April 5, 200718 yr It pays to go green Posted by Barb Galbincea April 02, 2007 19:08PM Categories: Metro Grant seekers who want construction money from Cleveland's two largest foundations will have to come up with some green, too. The Cleveland and George Gund foundations jointly announced Monday that they will award capital grants only for building or renovation projects that adopt green building principles, making them more energy-efficient and less harmful to people and the environment. Spokesmen for both foundations said the new policy is an extension of their efforts to promote environmentally friendly practices in a variety of areas. More at cleveland.com http://www.cleveland.com
July 18, 200816 yr Not sure when it launched, but it's a great website: http://www.buildingcleveland.org/
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