Green Urban Design

Green Urban Design
NIST Sector	Buildings
GICS Industrial	Commercial & Professional Services
Smart Tag(s)
Business type	Sole proprietorship
Year Founded	January 2022
Founder(s)	Charles Kelley
City, State	Portland OR
Country	United States
Region Served	Worldwide
Executives	Charles Kelley
Revenue	$5M€ 4.4 <br />£ 3.7 <br />CA$ 6.35 <br />CNY 31.65 <br />KRW 6.127 <br />
Number of employees	1
Sponsorship Level	Of Interest

Members

Green Urban Design LLC provides urban design tools and strategic advice to make vital, equitable, and sustainable places that connect community and nature in neighborhoods.

Activities

		Community Engagement and Resilience Program
		This project aims to address the pressing challenges faced by economically disadvantaged and environmentally vulnerable communities in North Portland. These communities struggle with limited access to jobs, essential services, and face environmental hazards such as air pollution and lack of green spaces. The program seeks to empower local residents and businesses by providing workforce training in sustainable fields like vehicle electrification, energy efficiency, and urban design, while also fostering community-led engagement to improve resilience and promote equitable economic opportunities.
		Framework for Enhancing Disaster Mitigation and Regeneration of Community Capacity
		Establishment of a framework that fosters collaborative efforts between diverse public, private, and academic partners to enhance disaster mitigation, community resilience and economic growth.
		Green Horizons: Urban Workforce Development and Electrification Center
		The Green Horizons Workforce Development and Vehicle Electrification Center is pursuing a planning grant that aims to establish a positive sustainable economic impact for the Multnomah County Drainage District community. This project will produce an assessment plan for a combined workforce training and commercial grade EV fleet conversion facility.
		Regenerative Urbanism Vanport
		Vanport, Oregon was a temporary housing project built in 1942 to address a wartime housing shortage in Portland.
		Yachats Resilient Civic Campus Plan
		A Resilient Civic Campus Planning process was conducted by the City of Yachats to convene the community and consider how renewable power could help prepare for hazard events and leverage improvements supporting community resilience

		Supporting Community Cooperation in Urban Design
		Engagement, Visioning, Master Planning, and Making Agreements are found in a process that communities use to make meaningful change in their neighborhood. Community stories are precedents demonstrating the value of integrating nature with development to sustain active and vital community-oriented neighborhoods.