“No passengers on Spaceship Earth. We are all crew.” – M. McLuhan
Community
Green Space Design “GSD is committed to providing an open forum for the discussion of open space preservation issues.”
Added January 3, 2002
The Sustainable Everyday Project “SEP proposes an open web platform to stimulate social conversation on possible sustainable futures.”
Added February 10, 2008
Education
Changing the change “An international conference on the role and potential of design research in the transition towards sustainability”
Added February 12, 2008
Design Can Change “Design can change is simple. It works on the belief that our industry can make positive change by working together. Use this resource as a starting point to help bring our community together to encourage sustainable practices.”
Added June 9, 2007
design: e2 “The Economics of Being Environmentally Conscious is an original HD multipart television series that explores the living vitality of the environment. Eight different topics—from sustainable architecture to water culture to alternative energy to organic farming to recycled clothing and more—are each presented in six thirty-minute episodes, challenging us to live smarter, live greener and live with the future in mind.”
Added June 9, 2007
Ecological Guide to Paper “Celery Design Collaborative developed this Guide to help clients weigh economic and ecological considerations in design.”
Added February 21, 2004
Environmental Literacy Council “ELC is dedicated to helping citizens, especially young people, participate wisely in this arena. An independent, non-profit organization, the Council gives teachers the tools to help students develop environmental literacy: a fundamental understanding of the systems of the world, both living and non-living, along with the analytical skills needed to weigh scientific evidence and policy choices.”
Added February 27, 2003
Green Design Education Initiative “Strategic partnership comprised of the Interior Design Educators Council (IDEC), the International Interior Design Association (IIDA), the International Facility Management Association (IFMA) and Metropolis Magazine. The magazine and these prominent US-based international associations have pooled their resources to gather, share and disseminate information about green design.”
Added February 3, 2003
Green Design Initiative at Carnegie Mellon University “Carnegie Mellon University began a campus-wide Green Design Initiative in 1992 to promote environmentally conscious engineering, product and process design, manufacturing, and architecture.”
Added February 9, 2003
Green Graphic Design “Reframes the way designers can think about the work they create, while remaining focused on cost constraints and corporate identity. Simple, eco-innovative changes are demonstrated in all phases of the design process.”
Added March 1, 2009
Lovely as a Tree “Website that tells you everything you need to know to be a more environmentally aware graphic designer.”
Added January 1, 2010
renourish “A resource for the graphic design industry. When green design is usually discussed, most people think of buildings, products or even cars, but what about packaging? Shouldn't magazines, business cards, brochures and websites be green? At renourish, we're helping to start the conversation on green graphic design by providing defintions, tips, and links to sustainable resources designers can use to make their work a little greener.”
Added June 9, 2007
The Designer’s Atlas of Sustainability “Presents an accessible conceptual overview of the three main landscapes for sustainability—ecology, economy and culture—and how designers can navigate them.”
Added February 21, 2004
Events
Compostmodern “One-day design conference dedicated to promoting sustainable design”
Added December 1, 2008
Designing a Sustainable Future “Projects entering the 'Designing a Sustainable Future' contest should foster the sustainable mindset of design. The student contest welcomes all creative entries that combine high-quality design with a distinct contribution to the goal of sustainable need-fulfilment.”
Added December 19, 2005
News
Inhabitat “Focuses on what we can do in Australia for the future of the planet and it demonstrates how smart ideas and environmental design can make a difference.”
Added July 7, 2007
Organizations
AIGA Center for Sustainable Design “Dedicated to providing designers with a wide range of information regarding sustainable business practice. Through case studies, interviews, resources and discourse, this site will encourage and support designers as they incorporate sustainable thinking into their professional lives.”
Added May 13, 2007
Centre for Sustainable Design “CSD Facilitates discussion and research on eco-design and broader sustainability considerations in product and service development.”
Added February 9, 2003
CLEAR Village Foundation “Aims to grow awareness & share knowledge about good practice in sustainable community design, in village, neighbourhood or new building context.”
Added January 1, 2010
Daylighting Collaborative “Started by utilities and the State of Wisconsin to incorporate daylighting into mainstream design and construction.”
Added March 27, 2004
EcoDesign Foundation “EDF is a not-for-profit research and education organisation that exists to develop sustainability by design. It does this through generating and disseminating theoretical and practical knowledges that can engage current conditions of unsustainability.”
Added January 3, 2002
Ecological Design Association “EDA is a non-profit making registered charity launched in February 1991 by, amongst others, David Pearson, architect and author of the highly successful "The Natural House Book". The Association aims to enhance awareness of environmental issues amongst the design and building professions amongst others, and to promote understanding of sustainable development.”
Added February 6, 2002
Ecological Design Center “A student organization of the University of Oregon for the promotion of sustainable design solutions.”
Added March 4, 2003
Foresight Design Initiative “Seeks to improve and sustain the quality of life in the urban environment through intelligent design, without sacrificing the needs of future generations.”
Added May 30, 2005
GreenBlue “Acts as a catalyst to transform the making of things... encouraging and enabling the widespread adoption and implementation of sustainable thinking and design. We provide the theoretical, technical, and information tools required to transform industry into an economically profitable, ecologically regenerative, and socially empowering activity through intelligent design.”
Added May 29, 2004
Institute of Destination Architects and Designers “Planning and design for tourism and recreation revitalization is the most important ecological and human safety, health and welfare issue facing designers in the foreseeable future. IDAD is focused on developing and disseminating techniques which can make resort and hydroscape zones more successful: promoting the human equation and access to natural ecosystems, while preserving the natural conditions.”
Added July 13, 2005
o2 “An international network of designers. We challenge you in sustainable design. This site shows the way to the most interesting sources, ideas and people.”
Added January 24, 2003
o2-USA “o2-USA is dedicated to fostering environmental sustainability in design-related fields. Comprised of professional designers, students, and members of many related fields, it is part of the o2 Global Network.”
Added January 24, 2003
Onsustain.com “Internet-based platform that markets sustainable design and designers. This virtual space includes a showroom filled with design products that are both creative and sustainable, and an area where top ecodesigners share their concepts, experiences, ideas, and proposals with you.”
Added May 25, 2005
ReThink Paper “ReThink Paper has been in the business of charting a precise course of action towards the solutions for wood use reduction. In order for ReThink Paper to be successful in charting this course, it is necessary for the American people to engage in the environmental impacts that surround the disjointed subject of paper.”
Added February 9, 2003
Sustainable Buildings Industry Council “SBIC's mission is to advance the design, affordability, energy performance, and environmental soundness of residential, institutional, and commercial buildings nationwide.”
Added February 9, 2003
Sustainable Packaging Coalition “Industry working group dedicated to a more robust environmental vision for packaging.”
Added June 27, 2010
Practice
BuildingGreen.com “Committed to providing accurate, unbiased, and timely information designed to help building-industry professionals and policy makers improve the environmental performance, and reduce the adverse impacts, of buildings.”
Added January 2, 2004
Change the Margins “When it comes to environmental disaster, the margin for error is small. Here's one step we can all take...”
Added September 16, 2007
Ecolect “Our mission is simple: to be the largest, freely accessible sustainable materials library in the world.”
Added December 9, 2007
Green Map System “GMS is a locally adaptable, globally shared framework for environmental mapmaking. It invites design teams of all ages and backgrounds to illuminate the connections between natural and human environments by mapping their local urban or rural community. Using GMS's shared visual language—a collaboratively designed set of Icons representing the different kinds of green sites and cultural resources—Mapmakers are independently producing unique, regionally flavored images that fulfill local needs, yet are globally connected.”
Added September 12, 2005
Guiding Principles of Sustainable Design By the U.S. Department of the Interior and the National Park Service
Added February 9, 2003
Publications
Designer’s Quest(ionnaire)
Seven questions focused on the hard-working design practitioner—whether independent or in-house.
Design Thought Leader
Blog dedicated to fielding compelling ideas in the practice and theory of design—whatever the discipline. Read more.
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