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Public Project Finalists: 2017 Excellence in GSI Awards

by Jacob Feinberg

Tags: 2017, Awards, Ceremony, event, Excellence, GSI Partners, Impact, Public, Triple Bottom Line

Posted on:March 29, 2017

Congratulations to the Public Project finalists for the 2017 Excellence in GSI Awards Ceremony! The Public Project finalists are… Crossroads at Robinson Green Photo source: SALT Design Studio Client: Rowan University, Facilities Planning Department Planning/Design Team: SALT Design Studio, Edgewater Design, Marathon Engineering & Environmental Services, Inc. Construction Team: WJ Gross Inc. Location: 201 Mullica Hill
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Delaware River Watershed Initiative debuts Stream Reach Assessment Tool

by Jacob Feinberg

Tags: Green Acre, Green Stormwater Infrastructure, Impact, Monitoring, Report, water

Posted on:March 24, 2017

The Delaware River Watershed Initiative at the Academy of Natural Science of Drexel University recently debuted the Stream Reach Assessment Tool (SRAT). SRAT integrates data sets to model pollutant loads from upstream sources and analyzes landscape features that influence its ability to produce clean water. “The SRAT is intended to create a consistent way
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Temple Faculty and PennDOT Address Stormwater for I-95 Project

by Jacob Feinberg

Tags: Green Stormwater Infrastructure, Impact, Philadelphia, Research, Retrofit, Stormwater, water

Posted on:March 14, 2017

Faculty from Temple University and Villanova are partnering with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation to implement a stormwater management project as part of the I-95/Girard Avenue Interchange upgrades. The project to widen I-95, which began in 2009, requires a new stormwater management system that didn’t exist when the highway was first built. “A major
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New Study Examines Jobs in the Urban Forest

by Jacob Feinberg

Tags: Economic, Green Acre, Green City Clean Waters, Green Stormwater Infrastructure, GSI Partners, Impact, Incentives, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Water, Triple Bottom Line

Posted on:March 02, 2017

A study from PolicyLink and Ecotrust titled, “Jobs & Equity in the Urban Forest” examines the economic, ecological, and social impacts of existing community-based urban forestry investments and related green infrastructure facilities. “This report documents a growing group of policies, public initiatives, and workforce development programs in urban forestry and related green infrastructure occurring
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Public Project Finalists: 2017 Excellence in GSI Awards

Delaware River Watershed Initiative debuts Stream Reach Assessment Tool

Temple Faculty and PennDOT Address Stormwater for I-95 Project

New Study Examines Jobs in the Urban Forest

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