August 2011 Special Edition
Sustainability - Diversity - Innovation - Leadership
New Solutions for a New Day
In This Edition
Whereas Sustainability is the effort to understand and advance the social, environmental and economic issues involved in the successful short and long-term stewardship of planet earth. Applied Sustainability is the application of knowledge gathered from the study of sustainability to solve practical problems and address today’s needs.
We live in a new day of economic uncertainty, social disruption and likely permanent resource scarcity. Inside you will find the powerful new ideas, new approaches and new solutions sustainability offers to overcome the ravages of the recession and take control once again. Carpe Diem!
Features:
Pg. 22 C&H Associates
The architectural partnership C&H Associates has found a way to do good by doing well. By working through the City of Phoenix Development Block Grant (CDBG) process they can provide their services at no costs to clients that normally may not have been able to afford them.
Pg. 26 Thought Leadership
An interview with Edward Z. Fox, thought leader and Chief Sustainability Officer at Arizona Public Service focusing on how his company successfully applies sustainability to increase shareholder value.
Pg. 33 Powerhome
Something unique is happening. By acting to reduce energy and water use while producing food crops through backyard gardening/farming and edible landscaping, homes are beginning to produce more resources than they consume. These are Powerhomes. Up until now, these convergences were happy coincidences. So why not do this on purpose?
And much more. Enjoy!
Volume 3. Number 2
Sunday, August 21, 2011
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