by | Nov 26, 2010 | argentina, engineering, partners, technology
Much as it’s thrilling to execute on a well-laid plan, sometimes the things you don’t plan for – and couldn’t have planned for if you tried in a million years! – are the most fun and satisfying of all. Case in point: Our discovery of...
by teach12 | Nov 4, 2010 | argentina, cartoneros, design, engineering, partners, technology
Despite the clear degradation of the streets since we were last here, this city feels like home to us. We are now welcomed with open arms. We are not even laughed at any more. It is known, accepted, and expected that we would be here. Even though we have been away for...
by efeinblatt | Jul 5, 2010 | argentina, cartoneros, design, engineering, partners
The online magazine, eGFI, a publication of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), has just published a story about our collaboration with RISD. Take a look. http://students.egfi-k12.org/waste-for-life-making-trash-useful/
by efeinblatt | May 13, 2010 | engineering, partners, technology
The UWA hotpress is not exactly in action yet – lacking the electrical work and some minor tweaking – but enough is there to see what changes Derek Goad has made to Darko’s original design. Take a look specifically at the counterweight that allows...
by efeinblatt | Apr 27, 2010 | engineering, partners, technology
In conjunction with a winter semester 2010 course being taught by Joshua Pearce at Queens University, MECH 425 – Engineering for Sustainable Development, senior Nate Preston is reviewing, evaluating, and illustrating the Kingston Hotpress design via a public...
by efeinblatt | Mar 13, 2010 | cooperatives, engineering, lesotho
Thimothy, who returned to Lesotho in December to become a professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the National University of Lesotho (NUL), coordinated the effort to bring a Waste for Life project back to the country where the idea originally...
by efeinblatt | Mar 8, 2010 | argentina, cartoneros, cooperatives, engineering, lesotho
Caroline, Eric, Thimothy, and Emily have just published a book about Waste for Life and the methodology we have honed during the past four years. From the introduction: Engineers can help make the world a better place. We can provide better access to water, health,...
by teach12 | Nov 6, 2009 | engineering, technology
Making the composite step-by-step
by efeinblatt | Sep 26, 2009 | asides, engineering
Nasser Saleh sent along a link to Citizen Engineer: A Handbook for Socially Responsible Engineering. Although we take issue with the lopsided implications of the term ‘social responsibility’ which tend to perpetuate social and economic inequalities rather...
