Sustainable synthesis of MWW zeolites have been the focus of attention but still a significant challenge. In this study, an innovative synthesis strategy of the EniRicerche-Boralite-1 (ERB-1) precursor is reported via an interesting steam-environment crystallization method (SEC). Compared with the conventional hydrothermal synthesis, this method not only simplified the synthetic process but also reduced 85% amount of boric acid and solvent and half amount of the piperidine (PI, SDA, structure-directing agent). Moreover, the crystallization time was also reduced from 7 d to 2 d. The Ti-MWW prepared with this ERB-1 precursor showed the same catalytic performance as typical post-synthesized Ti-MWW (Ti-MWW-PS) in the liquid-phase epoxidation of 1-hexene with H2O2. XRD and SEM techniques explained the effects of boron content and crystallization time on the preparation of ERB-1. The physicochemical properties of the ERB-1 and corresponding Ti-MWW in different preparation conditions were investigated systematically by the FT-IR, UV-vis, ICP, NH3-TPD and N-2 absorption-desorption techniques. This method is both eco-friendly for the synthesis of ERB-1 and effective for the preparation of MWW-type zeolites in industrial production on a large scale in the future.