Founded in 1992, Ecocity Builders is a nonprofit organization dedicated to reshaping cities for the long-term health of human and natural systems.

We envision the global rebuilding of cities and towns based on ecological principles for long-term cultural vitality and health of the Earth’s biosphere.

We are the keepers of the longest running conference series on the subject of ecocities. The next conference will be held in Nantes, France, September 25-27 2013.

We partner with local community groups and organizations to initiate and build demonstration projects pieces of the ecocity and are consultants to projects both locally and globally.

Ecocity Builders is known for its education and outreach. We regularly provide workshops and design charrettes, in addition to books and articles for various media outlets.

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Announcing Ecocity CoLab – a brand new co-working space in Oakland!

colabEcocity Builders, under our new project Ecocity CoLab, is looking to expand into the adjacent 1500 sq/ft studio in our historic downtown Oakland office building in order to create more opportunities for collaboration among like-minded associates. In addition to co-working space and dedicated desks, Ecocity CoLab will have a conference room, kitchenette, and informal meeting space available. We envision it as a dynamic working space with a strong focus on urban ecology and eco-social-economic sustainability and systems thinking.

We are seeking co-workers who are already involved with or are coming into an ecocity-related discipline which could include: urban design, transportation, building and architecture, energy, water, food, soil, air quality, education, community capacity building, quality of life, economics, equity and social justice, carrying capacity, biodiversity, media, technology and/or anything having READ MORE