Title :
Our environmental handprint: The good we do
Author :
Biemer, Jon ; Dixon, Warren ; Blackburn, Natalia
Author_Institution :
Creating Sustainability, Portland, OR, USA
Abstract :
The environmental handprint is the good we do for the environment. It builds on the concept of the environmental footprint. The potential of the handprint is unlimited. One´s personal handprint can be magnified by influencing the actions of others and can be accumulated over a career. The handprint´s positive feedback harnesses the power of creativity, idealism and profit. Case studies relating to wind power, solar cookers, and Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) illustrate the development of collective handprints.
Keywords :
environmental legislation; solar power; wind power; LEED; Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design; environmental footprint; environmental handprint; personal handprint; solar cookers; wind power; Buildings; Conferences; Engineering profession; Government; Technological innovation; Wind power generation; LEED; Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design; ecological; environmental; footprint; handprint; renewable energy; solar cooker; wind energy;
Conference_Titel :
Technologies for Sustainability (SusTech), 2013 1st IEEE Conference on
Conference_Location :
Portland, OR
DOI :
10.1109/SusTech.2013.6617312
