Ecosa Institute NewsUpcoming EventsPrescott Mixed Use Development - Final Presentation The Ecosa students have been asked to create a conceptual plan for a proposed redevelopment area close to Prescott's existing downtown. Their challenge was to:
Model Sustainable Village for Liberia - Final Presentation The Ecosa students have been asked by Peter Gbelia, the Executive Director of the Empowerment Society, to create a master plan for a sustainable intervention in the village of Duayee in Liberia, Africa. It is intended that this plan develops into a model approach to sustaining the culture, environment, and economy of the Liberian people. The goal of this project is to research alternative development patterns, materials, social and economic systems to create an integrated design that includes all elements of sustainability from materials to permaculture, energy to food supplies. Graduation Celebration Following a brief ceremony, a reception will be held to celebrate the achievements of this summer's group of students. Student work will be on display and refreshments will be provided. Please join us as this is an excellent opportunity to speak to students about their projects and see their work from the semester. Fall Semester Begins Student Designed Art Installation Theme TBA. Early Registration Deadline for Urban Design Workshop Participants who register on or before September 15 will receive a $100 reduction in course cost. read more Planning for Regenerative Urban Environments Workshop Be one of 14 individuals to join Antony Brown and Tom Hahn, Executive and Associate Directors of the Ecosa Institute, as they lead an exciting new workshop that integrates cutting edge urban design principles into an experiential project based learning intensive. Participants of all backgrounds are welcome. read more Life at Lost Valleyby Wes Ozier, Earth Odyssey Magazine, January 2010 "The Ecosa Institute...teaches the best course on sustainable design in the country." -Wes Ozier, Lost Valley
My name is Wes Ozier. I am 37-years-old, a LEED accredited professional, and I want to see our society evolve into a sustainable future. Why? I grew up in Detroit, a major urban area where I always felt that there was something wrong with the way we lived. The effect that the city had on people and the lack of nature around us always bothered me, but I couldn't quite put my finger on why. Disaster in the Gulfby Tony Brown, Director of the Ecosa Institute, May 2010 If we look at our history over the past 50 years it is clear that we, as an industrialized society, are exhibiting insane behavior. Albert Einstein has described this as, "... doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." The recent disaster in the Gulf of Mexico with the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon and subsequent oil spill is not only an environmental disaster, but is a testament to how little we have learned over the past decades. Since the 1950s we have had an almost continuous history of oil spills with only the major events, such as the Exxon Valdez spill in 1989, becoming big news stories. Looking at oil spill data is quite overwhelming as well as puzzling. (www.marinergroup.com/oil-spill-history.htm) One would imagine that any sane society would have found way to eliminate this kind of destructive behavior. Certainly if an individual rather than a corporation continually participated in this level of destructive behavior he or she would be seen as pathological and either treated or locked away. However we continue to allow the same technological process over and over and are told that, "this time it will be different." Sustainable Cities on Planet Earth (SCOPE)
A security proposal for 21st century cities by Tony Brown, Director of the Ecosa Institute, September 2009 "Make No Small Plans, For They Have Not The Magic To Stir Men's Blood. " New Ecosa Plus ProgramA Year of Living Sustainability The Bus Project
Now that the bus is up and running with field trips, it's time to get to the real fun! Design Our Bus. Design Guidelines More Articles...Page 1 of 3 << Start < Prev 1 2 3 Next > End >> |
I live in a small quaint little two-room cabin with a loft. Most of the buildings here look like your typical old summer camp wooden buildings, and they are all clustered together so everything is a short walk away."
