Build_shift is a platform promoting sustainable practices in the built environment, focusing on equitable community engagement, environmental justice, and collaboration among diverse professionals.
Build_shift is a platform and community focused on sustainable and equitable practices in the built environment. It aims to align the creation, utilization, and adaptation of built structures and spaces with both environmental and social needs. The platform promotes a comprehensive rethinking of actual needs, energy and material flows, design, and efforts toward the regeneration of natural and societal habitats[3][4]. Build_shift is also associated with a community initiative in Portland, Oregon, known as Build/Shift, which stands for "Building Community, Shifting Power." This initiative is a group of Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) community leaders who work on environmental justice and climate policy, emphasizing racial equity and community engagement[2][5]. The platform offers resources, job listings, and opportunities for collaboration and networking among professionals and activists in sustainable architecture and related fields. It encourages individuals to participate in the "building revolution" by challenging common myths that might deter them from getting involved, emphasizing that anyone can contribute to sustainable change regardless of their background or expertise[3][4].