RESOURCE DIRECTORY

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Overviews & Reports

National/International

Segregated by Design
Race and Redlining: Housing Segregation in Everything
Anti-Racism Design Resources
Black Space Manifesto
BuildingGreen, Re-forming the Building Industry: Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
American Planning Association, Planning for Equity Policy Guide (May 2019)
Government Alliance on Race & Equity, Equitable Development as a Tool to Advance Racial Equity (September 2015)
City of Providence, RI, Equity in Sustainability
2020 UCLA Collaborative, De-Commodifying Housing During COVID-19
Prevention Institute, Healthy Development Without Displacement: Realizing the Vision of Healthy Communities for All (August 2017)
The Greenlining Institute and Energy Efficiency for All California, Equitable Building Electrification: A Framework for Powering Resilient Communities (2019)
Emerald Cities Collaborative, The Building Electrification Equity Project (2020)
Transforming Schoolyards: School-Based Strategies to Increase Access to Open Space (2020)
Partnership for Working Families, Community Benefits 101
Institute for Market Transformation, Green Lease Library
City Energy Project Resource Library
National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty, Protect Tenants, Prevent Homelessness (2018)
Urban Sustainability Directors Network, Resilience Hubs: Shifting Power to Communities and Increasing Community Capacity
Global Green USA, Green Income Criteria for Affordable Housing (2017)
Institute for Human Rights and Business, Dignity by Design: Human Rights and the Built Environment Lifecycle (July 2019)
International Indigenous Design Charter (2018)
Energy Efficiency for All, Network for Energy, Water, and Health in Affordable Buildings (NEWHAB) Equity Resources
The Greenlining Institute, Mobility Equity Framework: How to Make Transportation Work for People (2018) and Making Equity Real in Mobility Pilots Toolkit (2019)
New Economy Coalition, Pathways to a People’s Economy (2020)
Climate Justice Alliance, A People’s Orientation to a Regenerative Economy (2020)
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, The Nine Foundations of a Healthy Building
Green Science Policy Institute, Six Classes Approach for Chemicals of Concern

State/Local

Native Land, Map (2020)
Mapping Inequality: Redlining in New Deal America (2020)
U.S. Green Building Council, Public Policy Library (2019)
Girl UNinterrupted Boston Experiment 2017-2018
San Francisco Bay Area, CA, Anti-Eviction Mapping Project (2019)
Denver, CO; Richmond, VA; Elizabeth, NJ; Pawtucket & Central Falls, Rhode Island, Climate Safe Neighborhoods (2020)

Tools

Dismantling Racism & Centre for Community Organizations, White Supremacy Culture in Organizations (2019)
Movement Strategy Center, The Spectrum of Community Engagement to Ownership (2019)
PolicyLink and The Kirwan Institute, The Community Engagement Guide for Sustainable Communities (2012)
National Association of Climate Resilience Planners, Community-Driven Resilience Planning: A Framework (2017)
Design Corps, SEED Evaluator 4.0
University of Pennsylvania McHarg Center for Urbanism and Ecology, The 2100 Project: An Atlas for the Green New Deal (2020)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EJScreen
Cal Enviroscreen
King County (WA) Executive, Equity & Social Justice Tools and Resources (2017)
Portland Public Schools, Racial Equity and Social Justice Lens (2019)
Consumer Health Foundation, Racial Equity Impact Assessment and Racial Justice Organizational Assessment Tools
American Institute of Architects, Guides for Equitable Practice (2019)
U.S. Green Building Council Social Equity Working Group, LEED Project Team Checklist for Social Impact (2019)
Enterprise Community Partners, Opportunity 360 Tools (2020)
PolicyLink, All-In Cities Policy Toolkit
PolicyLink, Racial Equity Index
Participate in Design, Our Tools, Methods & Principles
Center for Active Design, Assembly: Civic Design Guidelines
Designing for Healing Dignity & Joy
Design Corps, Public Interest Design Institutes
TransFormation Alliance, Equity Evaluator Tool
Mutual Aid Disaster Relief, Safety and DIY Cleanup
Grounded Solutions Network, What about Housing? A Policy Toolkit for Inclusive Growth
Association for Neighborhood & Housing Development, The Anti-Displacement Policy Toolkit
National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Development, #OurNeighborhoods Toolkits
Rentify Chinatown
Democracy at Work Institute, Resource Guides
International Living Future Institute, JUST Label
B Corporation Certification
Emerald Cities Collaborative, Energy Democracy Scorecard and Flipbook
Institute for Local Self-Reliance, Community Power Interactive Toolkit
American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy, Local Clean Energy Self-Scoring Tool (December 2019)
HomeFree, Products Guidance
Parsons School of Design at The New School, Healthy Materials Lab
Earth Advantage, Safe + Sustainable Site Certification
Alliance for National & Community Resilience, Housing Benchmark and Buildings Benchmark
International Code Council, International Green Construction Code and International Energy Conservation Code

People, Programs, and Organizations

NAACP Afro-Academic, Cultural, Technological and Scientific Olympics (ACT-SO), 2020 Sustainable Building Competition Guidelines (August 14, 2020)
Hip Hop Architecture
Creative Reaction Lab
National Organization of Minority Architects, NOMA Foundation Fellowship
University of Cincinnati, The Directory of African American Architects
Beyond the Built Environment, Great Diverse Designers Library
Black Artists + Designers Guild
Green 2.0
Green Leadership Trust
The Just City Lab @ Harvard Graduate School of Design
HBCU Architecture Schools
University of New Mexico, Indigenous Design and Planning Institute (iD+Pi) and Design and Planning Assistance Center
Arizona State University, Indigenous Design Collaborative
Sustainable Native Communities Collaborative
Tulane School of Architecture, Small Center for Collaborative Design
Soul Fire Farm, Building Immersion
Deep South Center for Environmental Justice, Environmental Career Worker Training Program
North America’s Building Trades Unions, Apprenticeship Readiness Programs
North Atlantic States Carpenters Training Fund
National Society of Black Engineers
HBCU Engineering Schools
Clark Atlanta University HBCU Green Fund and HBCU Green Report
Environmental Leadership Program, Roger Arliner Young (RAY) Clean Energy Diversity Fellowship
American Association of Blacks in Energy, Scholarships
The Black Urbanist
African American Design Nexus
Energy Justice Network
Partnership for Southern Equity, Just Energy Academy
American Planning Association, Free Student Membership
Architects/Designers/Planners for Social Responsibility
US Architects Declare Climate, Justice, and Biodiversity Emergency
Blue Green Alliance
Worker-Driven Social Responsibility Network
Open Architecture Collaborative
Hester Street
Kounkuey Design Initiative
American Institute of Architects (AIA), Regional/Urban Design Assistance Team Program (R/UDAT)
Sasaki Foundation
Building Skills Partnership, Green Janitor Education Program
Guildford College, Wiser Justice Program
Green The Church
Habitat for Humanity, Sustainable Buildings
YouthBuild, Green Building
PolicyLink Legal
Center for Community Progress
Center for Community Investment, Fulcrum Fellowship
Dream Corps, Green For All
Interfaith Power & Light
Interfaith Partners for the Chesapeake
GRID Alternatives
U.S. Department of Energy, National Community Solar Partnership
BUILD Health Challenge
The Schumacher Center for a New Economics, Community Land Trust Directory
People of Color in Environmental & Climate Justice
Grace Farms Foundation, Architecture + Construction Working Group
The People’s Institute for Survival and Beyond
The Black Founder’s List
National Minority Supplier Development Council
Blacks in Green (Chicago, IL)
PUSH Buffalo (Buffalo, NY)
The Pratt Center for Community Development (New York, NY)
Built Environment Plus, Green Building Training Program and Workforce Training Fund Program (MA)
Fairmount Indigo CDC Collaborative (Boston, MA)
Energy Coordinating Agency (Philadelphia, PA)
Neighborhood Design Center (Baltimore, MD)
DC Grassroots Planning Coalition
The Equity Center at UVA, Project Pipeline Architectural Summer Camp and Equity Atlas (VA)
Creative Community Leadership Institute (MN, ND, SD)
The Uprooted Project (Texas)
EcoRise, Green Building Internship Program (Texas)
Workers Defense Project (Austin, TX)
Community Resource Design Center (Houston, TX)
Homeboy Industries Solar Panel Training Program (Los Angeles, CA)
Causa Justa Just Cause, Black Priorities Project (San Francisco Bay Area, CA)
Moms 4 Housing (Oakland, CA)
Liberty Hill (Los Angeles, CA)
From Lot to Spot (Los Angeles, CA)
ACE Mentor
Louisiana Bucket Brigade
Slate Z (Los Angeles, CA)
Rate It Green, Equity in Green Building Directory

Funding/Finance Opportunities & Assistance:

National

Autodesk, Free Design Software & Resources for Education
UL Innovative Education Award
Union Studio, United in Design Scholarship (located in Providence, RI)
National Trust for Historic Preservation, African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund
Reinvest in Our Own Power
Just Transition Fund, Grants
Designing Justice + Designing Spaces, Concept Development Fund
Graham Foundation, Grants
Southface & Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta, GoodUse
Borealis Philanthropy, Grantmaking
The Solutions Project, Grants
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Green Building Funding Opportunities
S. Environmental Protection Agency, The Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving Cooperative Agreement Program Grants
LOCUS Impact Investing, Community Investment Guarantee Pool
Building Equity & Alignment for Impact, BEA Fund
Emergent Fund, Rapid Response Grants
Territorial Empathy, Covid-19 Empathy Grants
Women of Color Collective in Sustainability, Collective Resiliency Fund (preference for New York, NY)
The Hive Fund for Climate and Gender Justice
Open Society Foundations, Soros Equality Fellowship
Public Architecture, The 1+ (Pro Bono Design)
Urban Land Institute, Real Estate Diversity Initiative
RSF Social Finance
Local Initiatives Support Corporation
Renovate America, HERO Financing
Collective Sun, SunForAll Solar Fund
Earth Advantage, No-Fee Certifications to Single-Family Affordable Housing
Corporation for National and Community Service, Grants & Funding
National Association of Home Builders, Home Building Industry Disaster Relief Fund
North American Students of Cooperation, Grant Funding Options for Cooperatives
Start.coop Accelerator
Foundation for Intentional Community, BIPOC Intentional Communities Fund
Kresge Foundation, Arts & Culture Grants
ARTPLACE AMERICA
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF)-National Recreation and Parks Association, Award for Health Equity
Southern Partners Fund
Southern Reparations Loan Fund
Cornell Douglas Fund
Public Welfare Foundation
Surdna Foundation
The Kendeda Fund
Inclusiv Southern Equity Fund (Credit Unions)
Grace Farms, Space Grants (located in New Canaan, CT)

State/Local

New England Grassroots Environment Fund (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT)
Urban Homesteading Assistance Board (New York, NY)
Bread & Roses Community Fund (Philadelphia, PA)
The Baltimore Roundtable for Economic Democracy (Worker Coops)
West Denver Single Family Plus (WDSF+) Initiative, Accessory Dwelling Unit Pilot Program (CO)
Cedar Tree Foundation, Detroit Initiative
City First Enterprises, Equitable Growth Fund (DMV)
Black Benefactors, Grant (Washington, DC)
Transforming Power Fund (Detroit, MI)
Gulf South Rising, Community Controlled Funds (TX, LA, MS, AL, FL)
Portland Clean Energy Fund (Portland, OR)
Beneficial State Bank, Sponsorships (WA, OR, CA)
CalSEED, Grant Funding for Clean Energy Startups (CA)
Walter & Elise Haas Fund (Bay Area, CA)
Douty Foundation (Montgomery and Philadelphia Counties, PA)
USGBC Los Angeles, Legacy Project (Los Angeles, CA)

Case Studies

Completed Projects

Check out our CESBS reports for case studies about:

June Key Delta Community Center (Portland, OR)
Portland Clean Energy Community Benefits Fund (Portland, OR)
Weatherization Plus Health (Wx+H) Program (Washington State)
Elson S. Floyd Cultural Center (Pullman, WA)
Mariposa – South Lincoln Redevelopment (Denver, CO)
Dahlia Campus for Health and Well-Being (Denver, CO)
Town Hall Apartments (Chicago, IL)
Malcolm X College (Chicago, IL)
The Barack Obama Green Charter High School (Plainfield, NJ)
Paul Laurence Dunbar High School (Washington DC)
The National Museum of African American History and Culture (Washington, DC)
Homes of Hope (South Carolina)
Mohawk Group/Morehouse College (Atlanta, GA)
Georgia Tech Kendeda Building (Atlanta, GA)
Jane Place Neighborhood Sustainability Initiative (New Orleans, LA)
Auburn University Rural Studio (AL)
Mississippi State University Gulf Coast Community Design Studio (MS)
Groundswell Community Solar Projects (Washington, DC, MD, IL, GA, NY, NC, HI)

Check out the 2020 NOMA-NAACP-SEED Award winners for justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion in design:

Memorial to Enslaved Laborers at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
Envision Comanche, Tulsa, OK
7933 Tree Lane, Madison, WI
The Weatherization Kit Project, Pittsburgh, PA
Biblioteca Caminanza, Portland, OR
The Chicago Mobile Makerspace, Chicago, IL
Pathways to Equity: West Oakland Environmental Indicators Project, Oakland, CA

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