Becoming part of the solution
Subtitle: the engineer's guide to sustainable development
By: Bill Wallace.
Publisher: American Council of Engineering Companies
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
Subjects: Environmental engineering; Sustainable development
Other titles: Engineer's guide to sustainable development
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Purpose and objectives; title: Warning signs; title: The "take-make-waste" production-consumption model; title: Engaging engineering firms in sustainable development; title: Lack of an environment for innovation; title: Delivering engineering services in sustainable development; title: Becoming part of the solution; title: Background; title: Renovation for sustainability and profitability; title: Creating new materials from renewables and industrial by-products; title: What is by-product synergy?; title: Sustainable growth at DuPont; title: STMicroelectronics' ecological vision; title: Sustainable cities: Seattle and Austin; title: Economic benefits of building green; title: Unrelated anecdotes or signs of a new emerging issue; title: What is sustainable development?; title: What is the evidence that we are not sustainable?; title: Response by industry and government; title: Business opportunities in sustainable development; title: Designing sustainable products; title: Large pipes, small motors, big savings; title: What is the business of business?; title: The journey toward sustainability: where do we stand today?; title: What needs to be done; title: Engineers' role in sustainable development; title: Sustainable development:; title: Origins, concepts, and principles; title: Sustainable development: a definition; title: Is our quality of life sustainable?; title: Production-consumption model; title: Conditions for sustainability; title: The origins of sustainable development; title: The limits to growth: predicting the apocalypse; title: United Nations Conference on the Human Environment; title: The Brundtland Commission Report; title: The 1992 Earth Summit; title: Integrated ecosystem assessments; title: The World Summit on Sustainable Development; title: Sustainable development principles and concepts; title: Making sustainability operational; title: Sustainable development:; title: Client needs and market drivers; title: "Where's the beef?"; title: Overall trends and market drivers; title: Key trends; title: Market response; title: Actions by competitors; title: Client needs and corresponding opportunities for engineering firms; title: Pushing your organization's envelope; title: Walking the talk; title: Between a rock and a hard place; title: Establishing a sustainable development practice; title: Strategy and policy choices: some tough decisions ahead; title: Your next decision: how to set up the business; title: Marketing and selling sustainable development services to clients; title: Continuous improvement; title: Greening the engineering company; title: Setting up a greening program; title: Client benchmarks; title: Establishing a greening program in your company; title: Alliances with other organizations; title: Sustainable development reporting; title: Delivering a sustainable project; title: The challenge; title: Prerequisites for delivering a sustainable project; title: Sustainable development project goals and metrics; title: Project sustainability management (PSM); the FIDIC approach; title: Sustainable project appraisal routine (SPeAR); title: LEED green building rating system; title: CH2M HILL's sustainable project road map; title: Eco-efficiency as a source of innovation; title: The future of sustainable development; title: A changing marketplace; title: Purpose of this chapter; title: Thinking about the future; title: Tools for studying the future; title: Developing a "futures watch" process; title: What is the future of the sustainable development movement?; title: Useful sustainable development publications; title: Sustainable Development resources & tools; title: Sustainable development principles.