About Us
Centered on Community
We come from strong community ideals and work with local communities throughout the urban design process.
Innovative, Proven Infrastructure
We think creatively to solve for long-term, adaptive solutions. We customize solutions based on community wants and needs, and local conditions. Cool Cities brings together experts in a variety of specialties to co-create urban design and infrastructure solutions.
Our Team
Our team is led by a female minority who has experience leading organizations and bringing together the elements for success. Her background is in climate-resilient building design and completed her degree in 2002 at the University of Florida.
Our Story
History in Solar
Initial Community Design
Initial Community Design
In 2009, when solar was a budding industry in SC, our founder established a solar installation company, Inviro Design & Consulting, LLC, in downtown Greenville, SC - one of the South's solar pioneers.
Initial Community Design
Initial Community Design
Initial Community Design
It started as leading a volunteer project on a family homestead that has grown into hundreds of acres, exploring several sustainable methods for a variety of potential system breakdowns.
Design Charrettes
Initial Community Design
Design Charrettes
Community input is a vital ingredient to the success of Cool Cities. Our team has experience participating in and leading teams during Asheville-sponsored design charrettes, as expansion efforts make large-scale changes.