Urbanism, bikes, transit, housing, and more! This starter pack is intended to include orgs, researchers, city planners, housing experts, creator activist's--basically the folks we should be listening to their expert advice.
Curated by a 34 year international urbanist & city planner. These are many of the city champions Iโve run across so far, but Iโm still discovering more. Planning, urban design, architecture, transportation, housing, politics, place-making, sustainability, livability, equity, affordability & more.
A starter pack for cyclists in the Toronto area (#BikeTO) and their friends! You can find more cyclists in these starter packs: Part 2 (Ontario) - https://go.bsky.app/AVHNhdQ Part 3 (Canada) - https://go.bsky.app/7cSuDSz
Starter Pack of inspirational folk talking about and sharing on regenerative, nature - positive or biophilia themes ... mainly built environment, but not limited to.
There are no magic bullets in the climate fight. But could heat pumps be a magicโฆwater pistol? If there are folk who Iโve missed, please let me know.
People and organizations against Ontario's Bill 212 - The Rip Up Toronto's Bike Lanes and Pave a Highway Through the Greenbelt Act Let us know if you'd like to be added!
Housing, transit, bike lanes, apartments, city planning, politics & more. Life in Canada's biggest urban area. #urbanism+ #biketo #topoli
This is a pack of many of the key Canadian urbanists Iโve found here so far. This isnโt the first pack on this specific subject, and it wonโt be the last, but this is mine. City-building practitioners, elected leaders, activists, media, organizations. Let me know if Iโve missed some!
Linking business with biodiversity through concepts & practice such as biodiversity accounting & investment, biodiversity net gain #BNG, Taskforce on Nature-Related Financial Disclosures #TFND
A pack of noteworthy Canadian urbanists and organizations compiled by the Council For Canadian Urbanism. City planners, urban designers, architects, landscape architects, transportation planners, city-building activists, media, elected leaders, developers/builders and more.
List of those working on better and more climate-friendly urban policies: passivhaus, decarbonized buildings, sustainable and active mobility, family-friendly, affordable, & happy cities
Here are people and feeds I've found really useful - have a look!
Building Decarb (Electrification, Heat Pumps, Gas System Transition, Energy Efficiency, Thermal Energy Networks, Gas Utilities, Utility Commissions, and more)
My initial compilation of the urbanists on Blue Sky
People and orgs from the #PassiveHouse world who are leading the charge in best-practice building science.
People who do interesting things in or about the built environment - whether that be architecture, landscape, planning, whatever Part 1
Starter pack for regenerative building! Mainly building and renovating with rapidly renewable materials, plants, wood, earth, circular reused materials + the science! Building CO2 sinks! A list of people to follow that are inspiring in this field or flirted heavily with these ideas. Please join.
People working in the design and construction of the built environment: architecture, engineering, urban planning, energy, transport, etc. Particularly those focussed on de-carbonising the built environment.
Our team and friends of the Institute span the globe. Follow them for posts about cycling and more!
Arquitetos/as, urbanistas/as, jornalistas especializados e perfis afins
People advocating for and creating better cities around the world. Housing, city planning, development, transport, YIMBY etc.
TMU peeps!
Publications, websites, journalists, authors, podcasters and bloggers dedicated to sustainability in buildings - including energy efficiency, embodied carbon, renewables, indoor air quality, water, biodiversity, circularity, climate change adaptation, planning etc.
Words matter. This is where architecture meets culture, politics, and accountability.People who love architecture and thinking about it critically: writers, editors, critics, thinkers.
Starter pack of people who think, work, volunteer, and organize on urban environmental and climate in Toronto.
Passivhaus is a low in-use energy (and comfort) building standard, seen by many as a gold standard in sustainable architecture design and construction. The accounts in this starter pack are Passivhaus organisations, certified professionals and enthusiasts.
An eclectic list of people (not orgs) I see who are actively engaging here and championing some sort of climate influence (whether they call it that or not), likely in #food , #transportation or #cities spheres. You may not have thought of them as a leader yet, but I'm calling them that.
Let's all move forward together, follow, like and share everyone
Discourse, news, design, construction, sustainability, digital practice, housing, policy. Not just pictures.
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All the green building stuff. Passivhaus nerds, Net Zero, Electrification, Natural Building, Embodied Carbon, BC Step Code, Living Building etc. Vancouver centric, but with global reach. (Zoning, transport, single stair will be in a different pack)
50 great voices on trains, transit, bike, citiesโmore to come
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