This annual event showcases the most innovative
brands in sustainable design, and celebrates the best - of - the - best in the fashion, interiors, and green building industries.
In recent years, the most dramatic
improvements in sustainable design education have been a result of the creative and resourceful efforts of individual faculty and department leadership.
This program is the perfect place to start a
career in sustainable design, or to bring your current design skills up to the highest sustainable standards.
Given the problems of fossil fuel electricity production, this is likely to be the «gold standard»
in sustainable design going forward.
A great deal of my academic work has taken
place in sustainable design and I think this had a profound impact on the structure of the book.
It sets the standard for best
practice in sustainable design and has become the de facto measure used to describe environmental performance of buildings and communities.
Through President Schutte's transformative programs in sustainable and urban architectural design, Pratt continues to be a
leader in sustainable design innovations in the higher education community.
I've been involved
in sustainable design for more than 30 years — in Europe and in North America — as an architect, as an owner, as someone who's passionate about creating highly efficient buildings.
Here, I am taking part in a course called Biomimicry: New
Directions in Sustainable Design lead by the architect Michael Pawlyn, he of the incredible Sahara Forest Project.
This week in New York City, Source4Style co-founders Summer Rayne Oakes and Benita Singh hosted the inaugural Source4Style Atelier — a series of educational workshops — providing insider
knowledge in the sustainable design industry.
Source4Style co-founders Summer Rayne Oakes and Benita Singh announced the news of the site launch at the House of Lords on October 5th and at the RITE Conference the next day.In an article last month, I mentioned that Source4Style will also host a series of workshops and training programs called, The Source4Style Atelier, where designers, fashion teams, and company boards will have access to insider knowledge
in the sustainable design industry.
This nanotechnology signature initiative coordinates the nanoscale science, engineering, and technology communities around the fundamental, interconnected elements of collaborative modeling, a cyber-toolbox, and data infrastructure to capitalize on American strengths in innovation, shorten the time from research to new product development, and maintain U.S.
leadership in sustainable design of engineered nanoscale materials.
With the new academic building, The Cooper Union was presented with a unique opportunity to lead the
world in sustainable design — to erect a building that showcased the principles of a radical rethink for sustainable construction in the city — a building that was truly integrated with its surroundings and one that used natural processes where possible to regulate the internal environment.
In case you missed our previous excitement about the event, Compostmodern is a conference bringing together the best
minds in sustainable design to inspire those working in the industry to switch up how they create the products, packaging, architecture and activism that form our world.
The Yestermorrow - UMass
Semester in Sustainable Design / Build offers admission to highly motivated undergraduates and recent graduates from any major at any accredited degree - granting institution of higher education — no previous architecture or building experience is necessary.
As the authors state, «while engaging
customers in sustainable design remains both challenging and crucial for forward - looking companies to thrive, it can be tempting to overlook the importance of first engaging employees on the issue.»
And yet, while engaging customers
in sustainable design remains both challenging and crucial for forward - looking companies to thrive, it can be tempting to overlook the importance of first engaging employees on the issue.
They say things like Less is
more in Sustainable Design: «Sustainable design is not only the wiz - bang high - tech features of a green building.
Because of the amount of insulation in passive house designs and the mechanical ventilation systems required to manage air changes, and the lack of the need for solar gain through windows in the Australian climate, they can throw out a lot of those things that I thought
were in the sustainable design rule book:
Cecily is a Senior International Studies major
minoring in Sustainable Design and Leadership Studies at West Virginia University, who works to promote sustainability on campus as the Eco-Reps Coordinator Intern at the WVU Office of Sustainability.
Jenna Spevack, whose art practice is
couched in sustainable design, created a binaural audio installation presented in a reclaimed wood outhouse.
Ben has previously been a visiting lecturer at Cornell University where he developed an original curriculum to teach the principles of sustainable design at Cornell, and he continues to lecture on
topics in Sustainable Design at Northeastern University.
A leading architect, visionary, and
author in sustainable design, William McDonough's work draws inspiration from living systems and processes.
The Adam Joseph Lewis Center for Environmental Studies, at Oberlin College, is considered by McDonough to be the test case for his grandest
schemes in sustainable design.
The concept behind Source4Style is the brain child of Summer Rayne Oakes and Benita Singh, both of whom are well known
visionaries in sustainable design and eco-fashion.
Author Fairs demonstrates key
developments in sustainable design as seen in lighting, houseware, furniture, textiles, products, interiors, architecture, and transportation, including the innovative use of fuel - cell technologies and ultra-lightweight materials.
Many of the ideas that the book explores have been around for a good many
years in sustainable design circles, and what I have done is to look for places where fashion and textiles could really make these ideas their own.
Inhabitat: Tom Dixon on Sustainable Design by Jill Fehrenbacher «Tom Dixon, design pioneer and all around renaissance man, was one of the big hits of the recent HauteGREEN festivities, where he spoke about issues, concerns and
contradictions in sustainable design, including materials, production, recycling and economics.»
Joan Rojeski Design Studio, who
specialise in sustainable design, presented L'Ham, a human - powered lamp that looks a bit like a fishing rod; elegant and in balance.
New York - based ethical fashion designer Titania Inglis is the recipient of Ecco Domani's highly - coveted Fashion Foundation
Award in Sustainable Design for her eponymous line of womenswear.
As is so often the
case in sustainable design — if we take the time to think past simply finding drop - in replacements for our current modes of transportation, sources of energy, housing systems or anything else, we can create opportunities for much mroe radical and positive change.