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Paper in the Rye

Designers working on making paper from ag waste favor Rye fibers, reports Shea Gunther for Mother Nature Network. Professor Eric Benson (graphic design) and partners at the University of Illinois are running project Fresh Press to explore how they can turn locally available agricultural waste into paper, creating a “zero waste” alternative paper-making. They’ve builtContinue Reading

reduce design student debt through community service

US Representative Ed Perlmutter (D-Colo.) has proposed that architecture students get government assistance with student loans in exchange for performing community service in underserved areas. Such “social” design work is a core element of sustainable design. Perhaps it is due to architecture’s position as a licensed profession that it is specifically helped by the NationalContinue Reading

Introducing tiny house, OTIS

OTIS stands for Optimal Traveling Independent Space and it’s only 70 square feet. Students from Vermont’s Green Mountain College Renewable Energy and Ecological Design program designed the house is one semester. It’s eminently towable and off-the-grid. See more images in the article on Jetsongreen.com. The students worked in teams and the project offers an interestingContinue Reading

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