ecologicaldesign
Some Favourite Links
Ecological Design Collaborative (Sim Van der Ryn)
Canada Green Building Council for informtion on LEED
Corporate Knights Magazine Current Issue includes:
- All Canadian Cleantech Index opens on TSX
- Canada's Naturalist: Q&A with Paul Martin on greening our GDP
Natural Resources Canada information on Grants and Rebates
The Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) and the United States Green Building Council (USGBC) partnered to produce a compelling video that documents the business case for designing sustainable buildings. Abbreviated version is 18 minutes.
Photographer Ed Burtynsky uses his artistic genius to explore the relationship we have with our environment, most especially industry's impact on the natural world. His latest work explores the lifecycle of oil . As expected, it is powerful. See for yourself on his website Edwardburtynsky.com
Natural Resources Canada Office of Energy Efficiency Newsletter for Commerial & Institutional Organizations Headlines October 2011:
Natural Resources Canada Energy Star Purchasing Guide This guide is designed to help your organization buy and promote energy efficient products while working within your own purchasing framework and rules.
Blue Wilderness Management Group provides a wide variety of environmental consulting services, including: LEED Project Management, Sustainable Planning, Green Building Consulting, Ecolodge Development, Ecotourism and Park Policy. Home of Ecospex Green Guide and The Ontario Sustainable Construction and Resource Centre.
The Goal Focused Way Mediation
The Goal Focused Way moves beyond Interest-Based, Win-Win negotiation and into the real world, where there is a constant struggle to balance cooperation, collaboration, and competition with what are often divergent goals. Whether negotiating a commercial deal, negotiating a labour contract, or even negotiating dinner plans with your spouse, The Goal Focused Way will help you to articulate clear and realistic goals - and will then help you to achieve them. All of it is tied together in a neat and tidy package using tools developed by Allan Revich. Especially knowledgable in nuances of Information Technology and computing issues.
Some Good Reads
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