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Sustainability
/ July 19 2010
“If you’re not part of the problem, you can’t be part of the solution”. Beginning with that quote from a friend of Adam Kane, Nathan Shedroff led a fast-paced and wide... Read more
/ May 3 2010
Autodesk has just launched a 'Sustainable Design Centre' which aims to provide a portal for sustainable design and development across all autodesk platforms. There is detailed information... Read more
/ November 5 2009
There is no pitch for sustainability from Peter Salmon or any of his team when you attend a Next Plays session.
If you are uncertain that being more sustainable is beneficial then you need to do... Read more
/ August 21 2009
Earlier this year, the Sustainable Brands 09 conference took place in Monterey, Mexico. For those Kiwis who weren't able to make the trip, Sustainable Brands 09 Outreach -... Read more
/ July 17 2009
In an interesting development Walmart are looking to catalyse a sustainability index for all products. This is a very challenging initiative which may go far beyond where Walmart might think. The... Read more
/ June 9 2009
Talking to a few designers who are based in Taipei working in and for global companies, it reiterated the difficulties an individual faces if they want to pursue environmentally oriented design work. Read more
/ May 18 2009
At a highly charged workshop in 2008 Michael Braungart stated that people could call Cradle to Cradle whatever they want 'Muesli to Muesli, Noodle to Noodle or whatever' this appeals to my... Read more
/ May 14 2009
The Product Sustainability Roundtable looks interesting; Supply chain traceability has become a major area of focus and continues to grow. This started out in a range of hard products (think Nike)... Read more
Positive Development, Dr Janis Birkeland - "Poor urban design is killing more people than terrorism"
/ February 18 2009
It was a full house at AUT last night, with a crowd of over 80 ranging from architects to economists packing into the small lecture theatre to listen to Dr Janis Birkeland's talk on positive... Read more
/ December 3 2008
The Sustainable Design working group meets this December to discuss a wide range of topics and get a talk from Anna Karin Jönbrink. She will talk about the EuP European directive.
The group's... Read more