…led the original certification process as well as the recent Gold certification process, and helped the Mart identify several innovative practices to “go green”, such as reducing water use by…
Delta Partners with City of Chicago On Innovative Neighborhood Energy Challenge
…on an innovative, six-month pilot designed to help residents in Humboldt Park and Logan Square neighborhoods to track and reduce their energy usage. The Chicago Neighborhood Energy Challenge, announced by…
Environmental Group, study suggest similar solutions to Saugatuck-Douglas harbor problems
This Holland-Sentinel article highlights Delta Institute’s prospective partnership with Saugatuck to reduce the flow of sediment into Kalamazoo Lake. Delta Institute applied for funding from the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative…
On Wisconsin: Green Lake Trying to Set an Example
…State Journal discusses why and how Delta Institute is partnering with the Green Lake Association to improve water quality in Green Lake, Wisconsin’s deepest natural lake, by reducing phosphorus pollution….
Testing Design Strategies for Waste Diversion at The Field Museum
…plastic bag in the compost bin, which is not compostable). Among our key findings, we noticed that compost and recycling rates doubled when information was shared with group leaders (e.g….
For Midwest communities dealing with urban flooding, new templates provide a free resource to rethink streets and open spaces for stormwater management
…(Chicago) … As communities across the Midwest seek solutions to reduce sewer and basement back-ups and other costly effects of urban flooding, a collaboration in Chicago has produced free green…
From Brownfield to Beauty
…help clean up, beautify, and prepare the site for a more permanent redevelopment solution. Currently, we’ve planted over 5,500 poplar trees across 11 acres of brownfield sites in Muskegon, and…
Steel City Salvage: Deconstruction and Economic Opportunity in Gary
…Brief Overview of What We’ve Accomplished After years of strategy, a successful pop-up market, and community engagement efforts, Delta closed our efforts in 2020 and dispered remaining reclaimed materials among…
What to do with America’s Closed Coal Plants
…challenges and opportunities we face with the hundreds of near-term coal plant closures across the country, and points to a Delta Institute report on recent coal plant closure redevelopment projects….
New Sustainable Materials Roadmap Hopes to Curtail Waste Generation in Cook County
This article from Sustainable Chicago magazine highlights Delta’s “Roadmap for Sustainable Materials Management in Cook County” which calls for action to reduce waste generation and improve reuse and recycling rates…
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