reThink / reDesign / reCycle

RESOURCES

CONSULTANTS

Ken Dunn; Founder and Director

One of the main goals of the Chicago based, non-profit Resource Center is to move society toward a sustainable future. Resource Center's model of improving society is most simply: to discover resources--both human and material--whose value has been overlooked, and bring them together in a creative way to make a sustainable project into an element of sustainable community. Ken Dunn has offered to collaborate on creative ways to recycle, reuse materials and take advantage of an objects unrealized potential. Interested finalists are invited to contact Ken Dunn on his mobile phone at 773.758-1351.

Chicago Recycling Coalition

Betsy Vandercook; President

The Chicago Recycling Coalition is a non-profit working to improve Chicago's Blue Bag program, educate Chicagoans about benefits of composting food and yard waste, and provide information on recycling and source reduction. The Chicago Recycling Coalition will field email based questions from finalists regarding receptacle use (ie. signage, size, accessibility, ease of use etc.) Please send questions to info@chicagorecycling.org .

Kreysler & Associates

O. Makai Smith; Director of Digital Fabrication

Kreysler & Associates is a California-based custom fabrication shop specializing in the design, engineering and manufacturing of composite (fiberglass reinforced) products. They provide unique technology for creating accurate enlargements of sculptures and other complex shapes. Makai has offered consultation on methods and materials to interested finalists. Email: makai@kreysler.com .

Executive Construction Incorporated

(ECI) has volunteered to offer construction resources. Please contact Andrew MacGregor directly at (708) 236-3355 for more information

BOOKS

Cradle to Cradle: ? Remaking the Way We Make Things by William McDonough

Cities for a Smaller Planet, Richard Rogers

Sustainable Architecture White Papers, Earth Pledge Foundation (along with other white papers)

Biomimicry: Innovations Inspired by Nature, Janine Benyus

Ecology of Commerce: A Declaration of Sustainability, Paul Hawken

Natural Capitalism, Paul Hawken

Hannover Principles, William McDonough

WEBSITES

Agenda 21, United Nations Division for Sustainable Development
http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/documents/agenda21/index.htm

ADA homepage
http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/adahom1.htm

Chicago Recycling Coalition
http://www.chicagorecycling.org/

City of Chicago Department of the Environment
http://www.cityofchicago.org/Environment/

Northwestern University Recycling
http://www.northwestern.edu/fm/operations/recycling/

University of Oregon Recycling
http://www.uoregon.edu/~recycle/

University of Washington Recycling
http://www.washington.edu/admin/recycling/index.html

Illinois Recycling Association
http://www.illinoisrecycles.org/

National Recycling Coalition
http://www.nrc-recycle.org/default.htm

University of Chicago Recycling
http://www.uchicago.edu/adm/rescons/ucrecycle_home.htm

US Green Building Counsil
http://www.usgbc.org

EPA Guide to Recycling
http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/non-hw/muncpl/recycle.htm

EarthDay Network
www.earthday.org