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The muchanticipated followup to their breakthrough book cradle to cradle, the upcycle will hit the shelves on april 16th, and we got a chance to check the book out ahead of its release read on. Cradle to cradle proposes a new paradigm whereby a products reuse is built into it from the beginning for example, this books plastic paper. Saving energy, living moderately, making production processes more efficient and less harmful to prof. Published in 2002, cradle to cradle is widely acknowledged as one of the most. Michael braungart is founder and scientific ceo of epea internationale umweltforschung gmbh in hamburg. He coauthored with william mcdonough the bestselling book of the same name, and has. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read cradle to cradle. Cradle to cradle by michael braungart, william mcdonough.
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With this book, mcdonough and braungart open our eyes to the way to genuine sustainability by the study of nature and mimicking her ways. Cradle to cradle by michael braungart penguin books australia. He also coauthored two books with william mcdonough. Regardless of whether you agree with the authors views, you will find excellent arguments, good research, and clear explanations from philosophical, historical, scientific, and business perspectives. The upshot of the book is that humanitys whole philosophy of designing technology is destructive to the planet. Braungart coined the term ecoeffectiveness together with the us architect. Professor dr michael braungart is academic chair, cradle to cradle chair for innovation and quality, rotterdam school of management at erasmus university in the netherlands. Michael braungart cradle to cradle keynote entrepreneurship summit 2015 in berlin duration. Braungart has been an international leader on research and consultancy. Braungart is professor of cradle to cradle design, ecodesign and. Mar 01, 2010 but as this provocative, visionary book argues, this approach perpetuates a oneway, cradle to grave manufacturing model that dates to the industrial revolution and casts off as much as 90 percent of the materials it uses as waste, much of it toxic.
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