Sustainable Design – Page 3

Yestermorrow: Hands on Training in Sustainable Building and Design

June 1, 2011 by timbatchelder, posted in Cognitive Science, Health Informatics, Metadata Masterdata, Regenerative Economy, Systems Science

The California Academy of Sciences, San Franci... — The California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, California. It’s a sustainable building designed by Renzo Piano, and opened on September 27, 2008 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

This school in Vermont provides hands on training on sustainable design. They will show you how to build all sorts of things including tiny homes as shown.

Certificate in Sustainable Building and Design.

Green Star Workshops and Courses (ecocitizenaustralia.com.au)
Zero Carbon Solar-Powered Long Studio Sits Gently Upon the Earth in Rural England (inhabitat.com)
Energy-Efficient Boat House Rises Like a Reed From Austria’s Milstätter Lake (inhabitat.com)
Trail Education – New In-Class Offering Trailbuilding (ontrails.wordpress.com)
Integrating Sustainability (slideshare.net)
New Book Is a Tour of Sustainable Design (greatenergychallengeblog.com)
Quest Assists IEWC through LEED Green Building Certification Program (prweb.com)
‘Green’ trend pushes engineers to be creative problem solvers (thegazette.com)

Terreform ONE (Open Network Ecology)

May 16, 2011 by timbatchelder, posted in Metadata Masterdata, Systems Science

Terreform ONE (Open Network Ecology).

Ecological Design Group for Urban Infrastructure, Building, Planning, and Art.

Sign up soon for Community Training in Ecological Design (Norwich & Syracuse, NY) (upstatenypermaculture.net)
Perceptions of the National Ecological Network Conference 2013 – PART 1 (ecopostblog.wordpress.com)
Big data for big ecology (scilogs.com)
PHOTOS: Author Of ‘Sustainable Design: A Critical Guide’ Chats With NatGeo (huffingtonpost.com)
Perceptions Of The National Ecological Network Conference 2013 – Part 2 (ecopostblog.wordpress.com)
Scholarships for Syracuse Ecological Design course (flxpermaculture.net)
Design (y)our future! Community Training in Ecological Design: Syracuse & Norwich NY (upstatenypermaculture.net)

Obama State Of The Union Speech 2011 Highlights Roles of IT, Biotech, Cleantech and Education in Recovery and Competitive Advantage

January 27, 2011 by timbatchelder, posted in Health Informatics, Regenerative Economy, Systems Science

President Barack Obama signs legislation in th... — President Barack Obama signs legislation in the Oval Office, Dec. 22, 2010. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

The recent address by Obama was both very well delivered and full of important content on the strategic direction our country needs to take. The President highlighted the importance of expanding our investments in clean technology, biotechnology, IT and education, while trimming inefficiencies in other areas of the economy with unclear outcomes such as the military. If you have not listened to this speech, I highly recommend it.

Obama State Of The Union Speech 2011: FULL TEXT & VIDEO.

Kauffman Foundation Partners with Cleantech Open to Help Advance Green Technologies (kauffman.org)
The cleantech sector dodges a bullet as Obama projected to take Presidency [GigaOM] (gigaom.com)
Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator Receives $250,000 Challenge Grant From The Broad Foundation (prweb.com)
What the Election Means for Climate, Energy & Cleantech (cenblog.org)
First-Ever Global Cleantech Open Joins Global Entrepreneurship Week (kauffman.org)

Philadelphia University | M.S. in Sustainable Design M.S. in Sustainable Design

September 9, 2010 by timbatchelder, posted in Knowledge Management, Regenerative Economy, Systems Science

Sometimes Gardening Can Be a Load of Balls! (Photo credit: antonychammond)

Philadelphia University | M.S. in Sustainable Design M.S. in Sustainable Design.

Alsa Corp FXSheeting to give old appliances a modern look

August 23, 2010 by timbatchelder, posted in Knowledge Management, Metadata Masterdata, Systems Science

Alsa Corp | FXSheeting : Product Info.

very cool stuff. you can lay it on an old fridge or oven to give that sub zero stainless look. and this is actually a film with real stainless metal in it which is why it looks so good

Recycling Your Cell Phone (mycricket.com)
What Can and Can’t Be Recycled? (bellasugar.com)
Recycle Challenge: more from Tasha (kparkerdesign.wordpress.com)
Colorado’s trash is China’s treasure, with scrap shipped overseas (denverpost.com)
El Cerrito recycling center has style (sfgate.com)
Is your cup compostable – or biodegradable? And why does it matter again? (grist.org)
How To work with Taking Bins for Transferring To some New House (boldstate.com)

GreenSource: McGraw-Hill on-line directory of information on sustainable design, practice and products

May 9, 2010 by timbatchelder, posted in Linguistic Search, Systems Science

NYC: McGraw-Hill Building Plaza Sun Triangle (Photo credit: wallyg)

GreenSource | McGraw-Hill Construction’s on-line directory of information on sustainable design, practice and products.

New Studies Indicate Green Building Construction and Operations Remain Strong Despite Economy (leeddaily.com)
McGraw-Hill Education: Over 40 Free Educational Apps for iTunes (Science, Math, Reading + More!) (hip2save.com)
Aging Water Infrastructure Drives Greater Use of Asset Management, According to New McGraw-Hill Construction Study (sys-con.com)
McGraw-Hill Has Worst Day Since ‘Black Monday’ as DOJ Suit Looms (blogs.wsj.com)
How are You Using Sustainable Materials? (elocal.com)
McGraw-Hill, S&P Sued by U.S. Over Mortgage Bond Ratings (bloomberg.com)

New and emerging occupations in clean technology

May 9, 2010 by timbatchelder, posted in Systems Science

Cites new roles such as energy auditors, carbon traders, chief sustainability officers, sustainable design specialists, environmental certifcation specialists, green marketer

O*NET Resource Center – Greening of the World of Work: Implications for O*NET-SOC and New and Emerging Occupations.