• WE BUILD CLIMATE SOLUTIONS

    RETI Center educates, trains and collaborates with local youth, industry experts, and community members to promote a balance of equity, ecology, and economy as we reimagine and adapt our waterfront communities to the new climate reality.

    Join us at our Field Station, hosted by GBX~ Gowanus Bay Terminal in Red Hook Brooklyn,
    an innovative learning site for water science, sustainable construction, circular systems, and ecosystem restoration.

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  • SOLAR TRAINING

    No-cost skills training, paid internships, and green job creation for target populations.

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  • LOCAL POWER

    RETI Center’s Community Solar Initiative. Offering three pathways to strengthen the community through sustainability and resilience.

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  • FLOATING GARDENS

    Nature-based solutions that restore aquatic ecosystems and green industrial coastlines.

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RESILIENCE ● EDUCATION ● TRAINING ● INNOVATION

SOCIAL JUSTICE IS OUR RESPONSE TO THE CLIMATE DISASTER.

Founded by the Red Hook community after Superstorm Sandy, we are teaching, training and working side-by-side local youth and low-income populations to transform our city. RETI Center values hands-on education and believes that innovative ideas, ambitious projects, and shared learning will empower all of us to adapt and thrive, together. Our work is to build, train and teach the practices that will help restore our built and natural environment. Working together we can shape a better future.

Climate

Ecological, equitable,
economic solutions

Community

Working against historic and entrenched neglect

Justice

Shared benefits for built and natural environments

Want to volunteer with RETI Center? Join us and get your hands dirty during our upcoming events! Open Volunteering - Saturday, May 4th. From 11am to 4pm @schooner_apollonia is docking at the field station on the day of our kelp harvest! - Saturday,
We are gearing up to launch our Floating Gardens next month, but on Saturday we will be at Governors Island to demonstrate and explain our aquatic remediation system that uses salvaged materials and marsh plants to create a habitat that also cleans t
The infinite Mussel Party is back! Join us at the RETI Field Station, hosted by GBX~, for a night on the Gowanus Bay. Save the date! Thursday, May 16th, from 6 to 10pm 🎟: Don't forget to reserve your tickets! Link in bio.
We are excited to share that RETI Center was awarded Con Edison's new Clean Energy and Technology Careers Grant! Through this three year award from Con Edison, RETI Center, in partnership with Good Shepherd Services, @brooklynsolarworks , and @camb
Floating garden season is almost here! Join us this month for volunteering, enjoy a day of outdoor activities and engaging with the community 🌿 🎟 Sign up on our Eventbrite (link in bio) or DM confirm your assistance. Space is limited! #gowanus
Join us this month for volunteering activities and UN World Water Day! 🌎 Saturday, March 9th, and Friday, March 22nd. 11am to 3pm Make sure to DM or comment to confirm your assistance! 📷: @pastaverygood
We are so thrilled to announce this new partnership with @csaquaculture "The Coalition for Sustainable Aquaculture (CSA) is a partnership of environmental advocates, industry leaders, and award-winning chefs who are coming together to chart a

NUMBERS THAT COUNT

People Served

70 Roof RETI Graduates

750 Volunteers

400 Students Engaged

12 RETI Interns

15 Community Events

Renewable Energy

Creating a community solar network and training the workforce to build it

4.5 Acres of Water

10 Floating Gardens

1400 ft of Sugar Kelp

Phytoplankton + Water Quality Monitoring

Floating Learning Lab