• 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.

    Learn More

  • SOLAR TRAINING

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

    Learn More

  • LOCAL POWER

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

    Learn more

  • FLOATING GARDENS

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

    Learn more

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

⚡From aluminum bars to a working solar array.⚡ Our trainees learned each step of the solar installation process: building the mounting system, securing the solar panels, connecting electrical components, and reading the electrical output of the syste
Thank you to all who have supported RETI Center and our mission this past year. As you plan out your end of year giving, we hope you'll consider giving a gift through our partner's @brooklynorg where the first 5,000 donated will be matched dollar for
We loooove the RETI Center #barge. On a particularly beautiful day in Red Hook, RETI’s Solar Technology Director David gave a lesson to our October Clean Energy Cohort about the different types of solar panels, how solar installations are desig
UPDATE! Kelp outplanting is postponed until further notice, but still feel free to join us on November 23 for kelp prepping activities. More updates coming soon!
Thank you Ernst & Young for volunteering at RETI last week! It was a pleasure hosting this event 🍾 #ernstandyoung #everycorkcounts #eyripples
Happy graduation to RETI’s October 2024 Clean Energy Workforce training program! Our graduates put in incredible effort, gaining hands-on solar installation experience and building their clean energy career skills through dedication and hard wo
The RETI Center was honored to join @bkbpreynoso and @welderunderground for the unveiling of the towering Rappin’ Max Robot statue, representing the future of workforce development and building trades. We’re excited to spotlight the local
Join us for the unique opportunity to help install new kelp lines and make a real impact on our marine ecosystem! What to bring: layered clothing, closed- toed shoes, and a water bottle If you would like to join us, please RSVP through the link i

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