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This list of links may be of general interest to sustainable design. Aside from a few of the publications, there are no companies included in these links. The loose categories are 1. academic centers for sustainable design 2. ecodesign, biomimicry and related eco sites 3. nonprofit groups working on various sustainable design initiatives 4. sustainability news web sites 5. design websites that more and more frequently are dealing with sustainability. Have a link to add? send it to me [ann [at] designers-atlas [dot] net. Centre for Design at RMIT "to promote and demonstrate the role of design and innovation in achieving an environmentally sustainable future for Australia" From RMIT University in Melbourne with some good case studies. Center For Regenerative Design "The Center for Regenerative Design (CRD) educates local community members and collaborates with higher education institutions including the College of Marin and Dominican University, the County of Marin and local organizations and businesses to develop programs that highlight alternatives to support a sustainable future." From the College of Marin in California. Cartesius Institute is "the Institute for Sustainable Innovations of the Netherlands’ Technical Universities (Delft, Eindhoven and Twente), researches and develops new products and services. The goal is to foster profitable innovations that make large contributions to society," current focus: energy, water and leisure. From the Netherlands. Centre for Sustainable Consumption esearch focuses on consumer behaviour and the environmental impact of household goods. The Centre has an international reputation for research relating to the life span of household goods, from Sheffield Hallam University in England. ecodesign, biomimicry and related Information / Inspiration an ecodesign resource specifically developed to support designers who want develop more environmentally and socially responsible products. From Loughborough University in England. Biothinking some interesting information on materials and other articles, a range of interesting case studies, also offers consulting services. From Edwin Datchefsky in England. Bioneers a non-profit group that serves as "a forum for connecting the environment, health, social justice, and spirit within a broad progressive framework." organizes the Bioneers conference. From New Mexico/California Nonprofit sustainble design initiatives NEW The Institute for Market Transformation to Sustainability a coalition of enviro groups, governments, and businesses. NEW The Designers Accord, a nonprofit group representing a coalition of designers, educators, researchers, engineers, business consultants, and corporations, who are working together to create positive environmental and social impact. NEW Regreen: Residential Remodeling Guidelines from the American Society of Interior Designers and the US Green Building Council (note it is not a rating system). Cradle to Cradle Certification from McDonough Braungart Design Chemistry in Virginia. US Green Building Council expo, LEED rating system, training, regional chapters, from Washington DC. O2, a non-profit, international network for sustainable design. Rocky Mountain Institute "foster the efficient and restorative use of resources to make the world secure, just, prosperous, and life-sustaining," from Colorado. non-profit design groups Architects without Borders humanitarian relief organization, many chapters worldwide, headquartered California. Association for Community Design increasing the capacity of planning and design professions to better serve communities, from California. Claiming Public Space "an information commons and archive for the public-interest art, architecture and design community," from ?. Participatory Community Design in the Pacific Rim from the Pacific Rim (US and Asia contacts). Design 21 social design network The Long Now Foundation on the Rosetta Disk www.slowlab.net for the advancement of slow design thinking and practice Slow Food International www.sustainable-everyday.net/scenarios a project sponsored by the Politecnico in Milan to investigate sustainability in everyday life and the roles for design Greenmaps, in over 400 cities in 50 countries, many of the projects are designer-led. Ecolect, a new materials database tackling sustainable materials -- allows comments from people who've used the materials. Buckminster Fuller Institute, supporting design innovators Architecture 2030, addressing the climate change challenge World Changing sustainability news and views Tree Hugger sustainability news and views Grist sustainability news and views NEW Designfeast a webliography of design, includes sustainable and activist design categories Future Feeder journal of architecture and computing online Funfurde "funky + furniture + design" MocoLoco modern contemporary design: Reluct.com design news and weblog Core 77 "Industrial Design Super site" |
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