2 acres of sunflowers grown on a closed steel mill site in Pittsburgh		Bridging Vacancy to Value

Growth Through Energy and Community Health (GTECH) merges community development and principles of sustainability into a synthesized model for sustainable community development.

Our vision is to establish a fundamental shift in urban revitalization by linking environmental stewardship and innovation with economic development as a bundled strategy. We utilize vacant land as a mechanism to extend the opportunity of the Green Economy into the most marginalized of neighborhoods.

Our Mission

To reclaim vacant land and empower communities through innovative green strategies

Vision Statement

We envision a world where all vacant, blighted, and marginalized land serves as a functional community asset

For more information contact us at: info@gtechstrategies.org

GTECH is a Pennsylvania not-for-profit organization founded in April 2007 by three graduate students in public policy and the executive director of Steel City Biofuels. We currently have over 12 acres of vacant land reclamation projects underway in Pittsburgh and are assisting in a movement for Green Jobs by launching a Green Jobs corps with the Student Conservation Association. Our Core Values

To enable, stimulate, and cultivate ENERGY

To engage, empower, and realize COMMUNITY

To ensure, promote, and secure social, economic and environmental HEALTH

Strategic objectives

1. Reclaim vacant land
2. Empower communities
3. Translate ideas into action