This is My first WiserEarth group

... naturally occuring, local, raw materials, to provide safe, healthy, inspiring shelter. Natural Building Materials may include mud (clay and sand) ie cob ... stone, sustainably harvested plant materials (timbers, bamboo), acquired with the

... in the Hannover Principles for Sustainable Design: 1) Insist on the rights of

The students in the MSLS '08 class are from different backgrounds, ... they share the common vision of a sustainable society that allows everyone in the ... co-create a compelling vision of sustainable livelihood, while working with them to

The Designers Accord is a coalition of designers, educators, researchers, engineers, business consultants, and corporations, who are working together to create positive environmental and social impact. The Designers Accord creates a knowledge-sharing netwo

... local green women to take action in sustainable practices. Through local meetings,

Not as designers alone, nor as firms or groups or even regions, can we design, develop and deliver all the products needed for the "Other 90%"-- those underserved, poor, developing, and emerging communities. It takes collaboration, cooperation and a global

Were you at the Green Festival in San Francisco? Did you miss a chance to connect with someone there? Join this group to keep in touch with others who were at Green Festival!

... energy efficiency 1st comes from the materials and processes used in construction,

This group is to explore and publicize the methods of Zero Waste as a design theory, one that obsoletes theories dependent on finding homes for discarded commodities. In simpler terms, Zero Waste makes the methods of recycling obsolete. Zero Waste goes bey