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Congratulations everyone involved in the Sustainable Habitat Challenge
I had the honour of being the warm-up act at the Sustainable Habitat Challenge Awards dinner on Friday (see ODT list of winners). It was a fantastic night, and not just because of the wine, music and train ride. The projects described were fabulous. Although I appreciated the “alternative” buildings, the ones I enjoyed […]
Two speakers from Shac Symposium
November 20, 2009
I’m at the Shac Symposium today. This is the final act of the Sustainable Habitat Challenge (for this round at least). Nine teams from around the country have developed housing that is “simple, affordable, efficient, adaptable and desirable. Sustainable, in a word”. Early in the development of Shac I went to the Solar Decathlon and […]
Posted in: shac
Software Engineering class explores our handprint
November 19, 2009
Our software engineering students have proven again that computing can make a bigger contribution than energy in the data centre. We’ve been working with the Dunedin 350 campaign. All semester, groups have been working with their client – Ella Lawton – to develop systems to raise awareness and engage people in climate change. […]
Sustainability Pictures X
November 6, 2009
Ten more for the collection. Breaking my rule of stand-alone images but these seemed quite evocative, even if they do take some explanation. See also these variations on earlier approaches: Venn diagrams coming together and showing changing dominance of sectors in a static animation, and a nice systems loop. 179. Brown’s 15 elements […]
STENZ Tertiary Education Strategy submission
November 6, 2009
STENZ Submission on Tertiary Education Strategy: 1. Status and interest of submitter This submission is presented on behalf of the Sustainability in Tertiary Education in New Zealand. STENZ is a working group dedicated to the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (UNDESD) across all tertiary education in New Zealand. STENZ aims to provide […]
Posted in: Education for Sustainability
Computing for Sustainability 
November 23, 2009
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