This article describes the detailed methods used to conduct a Green Infrastructure Charrette at CitiesAlive in Philadelphia in order to create a vision of a healthier, more sustainable community using Green Infrastructure and conduct a cost/benefit analysis of the proposals.

As climate adaptation policies and programs become an increasingly more significant driver of community infrastructure investment and practice, the Green Infrastructure Charrette Program can be adapted to help communities build upon latest best practices and align staff, elected officials, and the public towards holistic solutions that create long-term value.

Living architecture offers immense promise as a part of a climate strategy, with green roofs and walls offering the ability to help mitigate against climate change and also adapt to its impacts.

Journal of Living Architecture, Volume 8, Issue 1, p 41-64

In 2020, Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez introduced legislation proposing a $500 million investment to green the rooftops of our public schools. We measure and value the potential benefits and quantify the job-creation impacts of this transformative investment.

Journal of Living Architecture, Volume 8, Issue 1: Evaluating the potential stormwater retention of a living retaining wall system; and Observations on the survival capacity of 118 plant taxa on a green roof in a semi-arid climate: 12 year update