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NCI Trained Organizations and Individuals
NCI Trained OrganizationsNCI Certificate Holder Database
Request for Proposal Template
NCI Charrette
Request for Proposal (RFP) Template
NCI has developed the first model Request for Proposal (RFP), a general
guide for the procurement of services relating to a community planning
project that includes a NCI charrette.
Presentations
Scripted PowerPoint Presentation for Download from The National Association
of REALTORS®
This PowerPoint presentation, which includes both slides and a script, describes
what a charrette is and how it can be used to improve the planning process in
your community. It was produced for the National Association of REALTORS® by
the National Charrette Institute, and can be used for self-instruction, or as
a presentation to others.
Video
Just what is a charrette?The term is broadly used to describe everything from a small afternoon design session to a week-long community-wide event. NCI defines it as more than just a collaborative design event- it is the transformative phase of NCI Charrette System™. In this video it is described by NCI's Executive Director, Bill Lennertz.
Articles and Reports
An Introduction to Charrettes (PDF)by Bill Lennertz and Aarin Lutzenhiser for the Planning Commissioner's Journal. Also, see the PCJ charrette resources page.
The Charrette Process as an Agent for Change
By Bill Lennertz for the New Urban News.
NCI
Charrette Planner Training in Practice: The US EPA Smart Growth Implementation
Assistance Program
This article by Ilana Preuss of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
describes the US EPA Smart Groth Implementation Assistance Program.
"Charrettes 101" Fannie
Mae Foundation Building Blocks (PDF)
By Bill Lennertz and Aarin Lutzenhiser of NCI. An introduction to NCI Dynamic
Planning and charrettes. Summer 2003 — Volume 4 Issue 1.
NCI
Cross-disciplinary Public Involvement Report
Sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, view a summary of this
project and download the final report on the NCI cross-disciplinary
forum on public involvement best practices. It includes a literature review,
expert papers presented at the forum, forum findings on key challenges
and solutions, and project process examples. 2003.
Links to Relevant Sites
charrette, planning, public involvement and various sustainable growth resources