Category: Sustainability

You don’t know how? Ask Nature!

You don’t know how? Ask Nature!

«Biomimicry is the conscious emulation of life's genius. Innovation inspired by nature» - Janine M. Benuys, "Biomimicry", 1997 Biomimicry is an approach to innovation that seeks sustainable solutions to human challenges by emulating nature’s time-tested patterns and strategies. The goal is to create products, processes, and policies—new ways of living—that are well-adapted to life on … Continue reading You don’t know how? Ask Nature!

Highlights from LF15.

Highlights from LF15.

Home again, after three days as a "sponge" in Seattle, absorbing a fascinating mix of technical knowledge, sustainability principles and visions of the future. A Living Future, like the name of the ninth annual “unconference” organized by the International Living Future Institute. Architects, landscape architects, engineers, ecologists, manufacturers, and other professionals focused on sustainability in … Continue reading Highlights from LF15.

Place and Community. The LF unConference.

After one year, I'm back, this time in Seattle, at the Living Future unconference 2015. As always, eager to learn, to exchange views with the participants, to listen to the keynote speakers and best-practices, togo through the Living Building Challenge. The time for “Do less harm” has passed. It’s time for the beginning of being; … Continue reading Place and Community. The LF unConference.

Perdere la sabbia.

Perdere la sabbia.

Cosa vuol dire "approccio sistemico"? Un approccio sistemico si basa su una visione complessiva ed integrata della realtà. E' evidente che un processo decisionale su cruciali questioni ambientali, sociali ed economiche per lo sviluppo di un territorio debba basarsi su un approccio di questo tipo. Un caso esemplare lo racconta Edoardo Vigna su Sette del Corriere … Continue reading Perdere la sabbia.

REGENERATION. The Conference.

REGENERATION. The Conference.

It’s time to imagine a living future and a world of living buildings. The Living Buildings Challenge is a philosophy, certification and advocacy tool for projects to move beyond merely being less bad and to become truly regenerative. The Challenge defines the most advanced measure of sustainability in the built environment possible today and acts … Continue reading REGENERATION. The Conference.

(Sognando un) Living Future.

L'intervista di Franz Magazine del 03.03.2015 a cura di Mauro Sperandio, su ReGeneration, Living Building Challenge e Macro Design Studio. Regeneration è il primo concorso di progettazione interamente basato sul protocollo Living Building Challenge™, un modo di pensare e costruire orientato alla sostenibilità, l'unico criterio intelligente per abitare il futuro. REGENERATION si svolgerà dal 15 al … Continue reading (Sognando un) Living Future.

The Greenest School on Earth.

Is your school the greenest on Earth? The Greenest School on Earth recognition is an annual announcement made by the Center for Green Schools, highlighting a K-12 school that exemplifies how sustainability can be integrally woven into the infrastructure, culture and curriculum of a school. The Center for Green Schools defines a green school as … Continue reading The Greenest School on Earth.