Week 4 - We’ll focus on the role that government and regulators play in defining the paying field for green product and service innovation. Much of the class follows the argument in the excellent book by Mark Schapiro: Exposed: The Toxic Chemistry of Everyday Products.
If Products Could Speak Feb 23 2009
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The students in my class at NYU have been wondering what green means to people these days after so much hype and overexposure on the issue. Continuum published the results of Colorblind, their large scale green consumer study, combining ethnographic and online community research - I wrote up a post over at Core77.
To tell you how much energy your lightbulbs emit?
Google gets into smart meters. Not the first, but likely will be a smart grid power player.
Via We Make Money Not Art, Thomas Thwaites attempts to make his own Toaster (for art, not money).
He is looking for someone who has access to an oil rig, and anyone with info about nickel mines in the UK.
If Products Could Speak Feb 9 2009
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If Products Could Speak Feb 2 2009
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Following on the success of Town Hall meetings conducted last year on the west coast, the Designers Accord will host its first New York City-based meeting on March 5th, 2009. Smart Design will host in their their spacious conference room in the Starret-Leigh building. Here’s the pitch:
Members of the Designers Accord meet locally to discuss [...]
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