• DocumentCode
    3301328
  • Title

    Our environmental handprint: The good we do

  • Author

    Biemer, Jon ; Dixon, Warren ; Blackburn, Natalia

  • Author_Institution
    Creating Sustainability, Portland, OR, USA
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    1-2 Aug. 2013
  • Firstpage
    146
  • Lastpage
    153
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Technologies for Sustainability (SusTech), 2013 1st IEEE Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Portland, OR
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/SusTech.2013.6617312
  • Filename
    6617312