green stormwater infrastructure

Sustainable infrastructure isn’t just a feel-good option. Green Stormwater Infrastructure (GSI) is one key example of how sustainability can create a real economic impact. The Sustainable Business Network (SBN) released a new report, Green Stormwater Infrastructure, a tool for Economic...

Sustainable Business Network honored green stormwater infrastructure projects in the Philadelphia region. The Sustainable Business Network (SBN) announced the winners of its 5th annual Excellence in GSI Awards during a virtual Earth Day ceremony. ““Every public and private GSI project...

Join the Sustainable Business Network of Greater Philadelphia (SBN) for the 5th Annual Excellence in GSI Awards on Thursday, April 22, at 5:30 pm. The Excellence in GSI Awards is the Greater Philadelphia region’s only award ceremony that recognizes the...

What are the efforts to give people of color more of a seat at the table? There are not a lot of people who look like Kandyce Perry working in the environmental sector.  She’s always recognized the disparity but it...

Six city schools lead the list of green infrastructure to arrive in continued efforts to protect Philly’s waterways. The Philadelphia Water Department announced over $5 million in stormwater grant funding (as part of its Green City, Clean Waters initiative) to...

Philly is soon to have its first raised, concrete barrier-protected bike lane — and it comes with an exciting green addition. Spanning 1.3 miles from Northern Liberties to Fairhill, the bike lane on North American Street is projected to be...

The longstanding urban watershed program continues to take shape even in face of COVID-19 pandemic In an effort to not allow its award-winning urban watershed curriculum to fall short due to the COVID-19 pandemic, generous funding and the work of...

Green Stormwater Infrastructure project created in Chester County The Partnership for the Delaware Estuary (PDE) took the lead to create a large rain garden along Route 100 in Lionville, Pennsylvania to keep stormwater pollution out of local waterways. The rain...

You may have heard the catchphrase “GSI”, but what does it ACTUALLY mean? We have a water dilemma. Philadelphia already experiences a hotter and wetter city, with an increased 4 inches of annual rainfall thanks to the climate crisis. So...