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The
following is an evolving collection of the websites of colleagues,
clients, and the organizations that the company relies on for knowledge
and inspiration.
REAL
ESTATE DEVELOPMENT / LAND USE
The
Urban Land Institute
A community of practice for those engaged in the entrepreneurial
and
collaborative process of real estate development and land use
policy-making.
US
Green Building Council
A coalition of leaders from across the building industry working
to promote buildings that are environmentally responsible, profitable
and healthy places to live and work.
The
Lincoln Institue of Land Policy
Focuses
on urban and regional planning and design, land conservation,
the reuse of urban land, and the behavior of land and real estate
markets.
Rocky
Mountain Institute's Green Development Services Unit
One of the world's leading proponents of green development, a fast-growing
field in which the pursuit of environmental excellence produces
fundamentally
better buildings and communities—more comfortable, more efficient,
more
appealing, and ultimately more profitable.
ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT
International
Institute for Sustainable Development
Advances policy recommendations on international trade and investment,
economic policy , climate change , measurement and indicators ,
and
natural resource management to make development sustainable.
Center
for Globalization and Sustainable Development --The Earth Institute
at Columbia University
Focuses on the human dimensions necessary to bring the developing
world
more fully into the global community in a way that is economically
and ecologically
viable.
Sierra
Business Council
A nonprofit
association of more than five hundred businesses, agencies, and
individuals working to secure the economic and environmental health
of the Sierra
Nevada region for this and future generations.
BUSINESS
PLANNING and FACILITATION
Enlaces
Ambientales
Provides strategic services to companies, government agencies, and
organizations seeking to balance economic success and environmental
protection.
INTELLIGENT
DESIGN
Buckminster
Fuller Institute
Promotes the design science principles pioneered by the late
Buckminster Fuller.
McDonough
Braungart Design Chemistry
Promote and shape what they call the "Next Industrial Revolution"
through
the implementation of eco-effective design principles.
TECHNOLOGY
Clean
Edge
Helps investors, industry, and society understand and profit from
the
emerging clean-tech revolution.
The
National Center for Appropriate Technology
Promotes technologies and strategies that protect natural resources
and
encourages self-reliance among low-income groups.
GENERAL
The Institute for the
Future
Specializes in long-term forecasting, alternative futures scenarios,
and
the impacts of new products and next-generation technologies on
society
and business.
The Natural Step
A leading organization conducting multidisciplinary research, providing
tailored consulting and training services, and offering networking
and
educational opportunities for leaders, organizations, and communities
interested in creating sustainability agendas and initiatives.
SustainAbility
A leading consulting group and think-tank on sustainable development.
The US Department
of Energy's
Center of
Excellence for Sustainable Development
One of the most comprehensive collections of sustainable development
information on the web.
Viridian
Creating irresistible demand for a global atmosphere upgrade.
A World Institute for
Sustainable Humanity (A W.I.S.H)
Works to provide organizational models and support for sustainable
development activities worldwide.
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