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Community-Led, Design-Followed: Responsibility of Design for the Future

Community-Led, Design-Followed: Responsibility of Design for the Future

As a part of the Aux Board led ‘Community-led, Design-Followed’ speaker series, Delta Institute’s CEO, Bill Schleizer, will participate in a discussion on highlighting the ‘future of design’ and the responsibility of Design/Designers to address climate and social issues.

City of Chicago Waste Strategy Webinar

City of Chicago Waste Strategy Webinar

Photo by Kevin Rajaram Join as us we mark an important day for our region with the release of the 2021 City of Chicago Waste Strategy. The City of Chicago has an exciting opportunity to implement strategies to tackle the issues of waste and materials management that...
Working Together for Equity in Little Village

Working Together for Equity in Little Village

2020 is – at its heart – a year about resilience. Resilience against injustice, against climate impacts, against generational inequity. But for many Chicago communities, resiliency is an ongoing campaign – not just in 2020.  Located on Chicago's Southwest Side, Little...
Final Chicago Prize Update and Our Next Steps

Final Chicago Prize Update and Our Next Steps

Following the Chicago Prize winner announcement by the Pritzker Traubert Foundation, all of us at Delta congratulate Always Growing, Auburn Gresham for winning the Chicago Prize. We’re excited to see their plans unfold in Auburn Gresham and the impact they will...
KitcheNet Named Winner of BOOST 2018

KitcheNet Named Winner of BOOST 2018

Chicago, IL (November 14, 2018) — KitcheNet announced as the winner of the 7th annual BOOST. BOOST, a crowd-funded pitch fest that seeks to solve complex environmental challenges around the Midwest, is presented by the Delta Emerging Leaders, Delta Institute’s...

CHICAGO’S GREEN INNOVATORS TO PITCH NEW PROJECTS AT CROWD-FUNDING EVENT

7th Annual BOOST Event Showcases Chicago’s Thriving Sustainability Movement   Chicago, IL (October 16, 2018) — The Delta Emerging Leaders (DELs), an associate board of the Delta Institute, today announced their finalists for the 7th annual Building Opportunities...

Delta Means Change – 20 years of Delta Institute

The abandoned lot across the street sits empty littered with trash and debris. Sights like this are common as you travel around Midwestern communities. You’ve seen them and perhaps you’ve wondered – What used to be here? And how can we change it? These plots of...