"The best friend of earth of man is the tree. When we use the tree respectfully and economically, we have one of the greatest resources on the earth."
On October 15th, 2009, Merc Martinelli, co-founder of Verdafero, moderated a speaker panel on sustainable design sponsored by the Santa Cruz Design+Innovation Center. The event was held at the Aquarius Meeting Room at the Dream Inn, in Santa Cruz, CA.
Speakers included:
- Nathan Shedroff, Chair of the Design MBA program at California College of the Arts
- James Barsimantov, PhD, Principal at Ecoshift Consulting
- Elizabeth Thompson, Director, Silicon Valley Strategic Partnerships, Unimodal Systems/SkyTran
- Mark Primack, Architect of the Delaware Addition
More information can be found at:
http://designsc.eventbrite.com/