Tag: Sustainability
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Registration is LIVE! ¡El Registro ya está ABIERTO!
Our purpose in phase 1 is to educate. We have sessions coming up soon. Register now. The origin of this organization was the realization that millions of homeowners across the country are experiencing climate impacts and major financial detriment, but thousands of urban planners, architects, engineers, and city workers saw these issues coming and said…
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🎉Milestone Announcement!
We have been quiet for a couple of months, but for good reason. Builders Without Borders has just grown its board for the first time, with two new members! Robert “Rue Rob” Jackson is a 5th generation Houstonian, 3rd Ward resident, a passionate leader dedicated to strengthening neighborhoods and expanding opportunities for long-standing residents. His…
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The New Kinder-SoH Just Dropped
What is Kinder-SoH? Is that a candy from overseas? No. Kinder = The Kinder Institute at Rice University, which is a nationally recognized hub for data-driven research on urban planning. Think: housing, transportation, infrastructure, and climate resilience. For architecture and sustainability professionals, the Institute’s work provides critical insights into the intersection of policy + the…
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The Grassroots Community of Urban Planning
There’s a group called Strong Towns. It’s a national group, started by Charles Marohn, with the intent to shift our building priorities from the WWI-era thinking that generated most of them. Some chapters key in on fighting the vampiric dominance of the single-family home model, passing ADU policy, and affordable housing. Here in Houston, we’re…
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LISC: Envision Houston
On March 26, 2025, LISC Houston hosted their 2nd annual Envision: State of Communities – Neighborhoods Taking Action at the Federal Reserve Bank here in Houston. The focus of the day-long conference was to uplift, highlight, and elevate the people and entities involved in affecting change within the neighborhoods across the City of Houston and Harris…