Joe Ackerman

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Good design at the end of the world

What does climate change, the Blue Box program, used furniture and plastic recycling  have in common? They are all broken systems that can be repaired with better design and honest action. Starting with the Sustainability in Action Facility here on campus and stretching to Austrian recycling technologies and the Piet Hein Eek art hotel, this lecture looks at how these systems operate and what is possible through good design.  

Bio: Dr Joe Ackerman has been trying to apply lofty ideas of sustainability to engineering, his holidays and whatever he can influence on this campus. His background is in construction, chemistry, and baking, but has a recent PhD on phosphorus movement through the landscape.