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For my MFA Design thesis I have been studying how to improve sustainability in task chair design, specifically looking at three phases of the chairs' lifecyc...
From Seattle to Sweden, an ever-growing number of city and regional governments are using roof gardens, specially designed wetlands, and other forms of “green infrastructure” to rein in pollution from countless diffuse sources — and to save money.
After identifiying 129 metropolitan regions that represent 35% of the worl'd urban population, LSE Cites mapped some of the densest areas with a simple black and white color scheme. The patterns reveal a footprint of where much of the world's population lives.
The second law of thermodynamics is a kind of warning to cities and civilization. No matter how clever we are, disorder, waste and pollution will always follow from our work organizing societies into cities.
While not everyone may agree on a few of these, it is very important in this time of political divisiveness to remember that some things are (close to) universal.
The documentary film 'Carbon Nation' aims to get viewers to make more climate-friendly energy choices but director Peter Blyck says he isn't trying to change anyone's views on climate change.
This is in the same vein. Don't let silly politics or silly people be a barrier to more sustainable thinking and action.
Lovins explains designing sustainably requires a broader view of the problem and solution space. It also requires understanding design goals and metrics.
Design for Disassembly and Recycling Designing for disassembly has several benefits. It can make it easier for your product to be repaired or upgraded, thereby prolonging its useful life. It can also help ensure your product is recycled and enable whole components to be reused.
This is an example of the growing 3D printing movement. While 3D printing is not necessarily sustainable, using it the right way can really help move us in that direction.
With the UN climate conference under way in Durban, South Africa, it's time to check in with our pals Ogg & Uck. See what they think of human-caused imminent disaster. A Mark Fiore political animation.
1969 Oil spill off the coast of Santa Barbara by Union Oil Press conference with US Secretary Walter Hickel 10/20/69 He explains that oil companies should be…...
The Cuyahoga River was one of two twin made-for-TV environmental disasters in the late 1960's that helped shock the country into creating and implementing our modern suite of environmental protection laws (Clean Water Act, Endangered Spcies Act, etc.)
Tim Donovan recalls working on the Cuyahoga River the day that it caught fire in 1969. To learn more about the Cuyahoga River fire, visit: http://clevelandhi...
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