The Designer's Atlas for Sustainability

The Designer's Atlas for Sustainability: a book by Ann Thorpe for designers on sustainable design: both background information and information on how to teach sustainable design.
In addition, an online discussion group SUSDESIGNTEACH has been started on how to teach sustainable design. Subscription is needed.

The Designer Accord

The Designers Accord is a global coalition of designers, educators and bussiness leaders, working together to create positive environmental and social impact.

Sustainability in Higher Education

AASHE, Association for Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education, is an association of colleges and universities that are working together for a sustainable future.
A publication of Campus Green Builder is 'Advancing education for Sustainability: Teaching the concepts of Sustainable building to all students'

Design for Sustainability Guide

EDF, the Australian EcoDesign Foundation made a Design for Sustainability Guide: a 10 steps introduction guide to sustainable design for all design disciplines, but mostly product design

D4S Design for sustainability

D4S is a joint publication of the UNEP and Delft University of Technology with a practical approach for sustainable design. Mainly focused on product innovation and on developing countries

Cars of the future: body panels serving as battery

  

Source: Volvo

A current problem in hybrid and electrical cars is the battery: too large, too heavy and too expensive.
European researchers of Imperial College, London, and Volvo Cars work together to develop a car that charges energy in its body panels. Basis for this solution is an innovative composite material that charges more and faster than normal batteries.

Enhancing the efficiency of solar panels

An optics-based surface technology to increase the conversion efficiency of existing and new solar panels: that is what SolOptics does with its Fusion Surface Efficiency Technology.