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AskNature.org to Provide Biological Design Information, Enabling More Sustainable Design
Posted by davidwfox on 17 Nov 2008 | Tagged as: biomimicry, events, my-new-house
I’m headed to Boston tomorrow for the annual GreenBuild conference and expo. I have two agendas, first to find a few more innovative solutions for our home project, and second to be on hand for the launch of the Biomimicry Institute’s “AskNature” database/portal:
Autodesk, a leader in design innovation technologies, has announced the sponsorship of AskNature.org, the world’s first biomimicry database, featuring biology-inspired design strategies. Architects, designers and engineers can access and harness nature’s billions of years of evolution through this free, online public-domain library, filled with some of nature’s best strategies, organized by function and explained with illustrations and in language relevant to designers. Continued…
And if you’re attending GreenBuild, let me know and lets connect!
Open Sustainability Network Event
Posted by davidwfox on 16 Sep 2008 | Tagged as: events, liveable cities, open source
I posted about Open Source Sustainability a few months ago, so I was pleased to read about an upcoming event:
We are gathering together a large community of like-minded groups and people, called the Open Sustainability Network (OSN), to work on overcoming barriers to openness and collaboration. Our first conference will be at San Francisco State University on October, 18th-19th and admission is free.
To register for OSNCamp 2008 see: http://osncon.eventbrite.com
For more information: http://opensustainabilitynetwork.org
Biomimicry Seminar - September 24th, 2008
Posted by davidwfox on 09 Sep 2008 | Tagged as: biomimicry, events
The Biomimicry Guild will be leading a pre-conference session at West Coast Green in San Jose September 24, 2008. This special lecture and workshop session will be facilitated by Rose Tocke and Taryn Mead, Biologists at the Design Table. The focus will be an introduction to biomimicry in the built world coupled with hands-on exploration of the principles and practice of biomimicry.
You can read more about, and register for, this session and the West Coast Green event here:
http://www.westcoastgreen.com/program/2008/pre-conference.php#biomimcry
Biomimicry Workshop in September
Posted by davidwfox on 29 Jul 2008 | Tagged as: biomimicry, events
There’s a new opportunity for training in Biomimicry - a 3-day short course in Leavenworth, WA September 9-11, 2008. This course will be an all-inclusive, intensive learning opportunity for design practitioners and educators interested in incorporating Biomimicry into their design process.
Conference: Biomimicry’s Climate-Change Solutions
Posted by davidwfox on 21 Jun 2008 | Tagged as: biomimicry, climate change, energy, energy efficiency, events, water
On October 20th, The Biomimicry Institute in conjunction with the annual Bioneers conference will be holding a one-day conference “Biomimicry’s Climate-Change Solutions: How Would Nature Do It?”
This landmark one-day intensive reveals the leading edge of biomimetic solutions to climate change, modeled on nature’s operating instructions. It’s designed for action-oriented professionals from the fields of business, finance and investment, science, technology, public policy, education, media and civil society.
SolarCollector
Posted by davidwfox on 04 Jun 2008 | Tagged as: events
Here at Greenr I don’t usually installation art, but then my friend Sean sent me this:
Twelve aluminum shafts rise from the grassy hill in front of the Waterloo Regional Operations Centre. Their graceful shape reflects the angles of the sun through the year. The tallest shaft is perpendicular to the sun at winter solstice, when the sun is low in the sky. The flattest shaft faces the high sun at summer solstice.
Check it out: http://www.solarcollector.ca/
Launch party and performance June 21st. (if you happen to be in Ontario)
San Jose Home Show Gets Greener
Posted by davidwfox on 27 Apr 2008 | Tagged as: events, my-new-house
It was a relatively small event in downtown San Jose, but still a number of green products on show, and a great daily one hour introduction to green building and remodeling by Joshua Foss of Thrive Design Studio - check out his blog that goes by the name “Metro Hippie“.
EcoCity World Summit
Posted by davidwfox on 24 Apr 2008 | Tagged as: events
Dang! Two important events crossing over. Web2.0 Expo and EcoCity World Summit. I recommend the later if you can make it - runs through Saturday in San Francisco.
A Green City is an ecologically healthy city. No such city presently exists. ..
…Instead of trying to improve an unhealthy automobile and oil based infrastructure, this conference calls for the city, town and village to be redesigned around the measure, needs and potential of the human being and based upon ecological principles.
…Specifically it calls for urban diversity at close proximity, instead of scattered uniformity. It calls for land uses, architecture and a steadily and rapidly growing infrastructure for pedestrians, bicyclists and transit, powered by renewable energy sources and balanced with preservation and restoration of natural and agricultural lands and waters.
I’ll be at Web2 till mid-day Friday, then down to San Jose for the Home Show and back in SF for EcoCity on Saturday - if you’re attending any of these let me know and lets connect!
Green Theme Abounds At KBIS 2008
Posted by davidwfox on 13 Apr 2008 | Tagged as: events, my-new-house
I’m just back from the annual Kitchen and Bathroom Industry Show and I’m pleased to report that green was the theme. Of course much of it is ‘light green’, but many of the exhibiting companies are taking the work seriously.
More signs of the time: http://picasaweb.google.com/DavidWFox/KBIS2008GoesGreen
