The Pecha Kucha format is 20 slides for 20 seconds each for a total of 6 minutes and 40 seconds per speaker. Since the purpose and pace of Pecha Kucha is quick and intense, notes and 140 character tweets seem the most appropriate way to relay information on the session. The below is a sampling of notes and tweets originating in this session -
Urban Studio- Design Works, a Program of Green Village Philadelphia (Andrew Dahlgren)
GloriaBell Urban Studio brings the creativity community together to create sustainable solutions @gcecs2009
Urban Studio’s process – identify need/ conceptualize solutions / build coalitions / design appropriate solutions / installation & observation / evaluate and improve / distribution
It’s about sharing the process and allowing participants to then take the process out to other aspects of the community. Creating the projects is not only about the projects themselves, but it is about creating opportunities for community engagement.
Postgreen Homes – The 100K House Project (Nic Darling)
Their belief is that everyone deserves an energy efficient, healthy, professionally designed home.
Their plan was to build a LEED certified home at $100 per square foot or less in an urban environment. They started by downsizing the average American home to truly usable space by using an open design and revolutionary energy efficient methods.
Siw Thai Silk, Inc. – Creating an International Sustainable Business (Susan Firestone)
To their company, sustainable means everything must be eco-friendly and fair trade. They work with co-ops in Thailand to provide their products. They incorporate their materials from the co-ops and the Thai culture from the specific villages where the co-ops are located to create their home accessories.
Shift_Design – Rethinking Green (Mario Gentile & Gavin Riggali)
The amount of run-off versus absorbed ground water is dramatic based on urban growth. Rethinking green allows for changes that can change that impact. So the question is how do we rethink our water use and watersheds in our own backyards. How can designs be better made to maximize water conservation in small backyard areas? Shift_Design is coming up with solutions.
GloriaBell Shift_Design is coming up with ways & products to allow for better water conservation that fit in urban backyards & spaces @gcecs2009
Superfluid – Highly Liquid Barter Transactions via Robust Virtual Currency (Branimir Vasilic & Nathan Solomon)
Looking at different ways to transact business transactions, using creative currency options to stimulate business transactions.
@nonpretentious New type of commercial transaction – local currency & barter exchange Nathan Solomon, Super Fluid. #pechakucha #GCECS2009
@ELISE215 Looking at creative currency? World of Warcraft may have set the precedent. #gcecs2009
Superfluid allows people to build “currency” points (Quids) which can be exchanged allowing people to barter for products and services.
Avencia – Mapping Walkability (Aaron Ogle)
Avencia is a Philadelphia based company that believes that mapping walkability can be a vital part of conservation and sustainability.
@jimmycshaw @atogle just finished his presentation @GCECS2009. You should check out the incredible #walkability tool he created http://walkshed.org
Walkshed allows you to make precise & personal walkability maps adjusted to your personal priorities.
Though the presentations may have been quick, they were thoughtful and information filled!
Tags: Avencia, green, green technology, PostGreen, Shift_Design, Siw Thai Silk, Superfluid, Urban Studio, walking, Walkshed
