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I see opportunity in complexity
The Economics of Sustainable Buildings
Why it really costs nothing
Sustainability is having far-reaching impacts on building standards, codes and specifications. It is being written into municipal by-laws and zoning, with most municipalities choosing LEED® as their green building standard. In the commercial sector, sustainable buildings have become the new benchmark for Class ‘A’ office space. By Vince Catalli and Ralf Nielsen
http://www.sabmagazine.com/blog/2010/10/06/the-economics-of-sustainable-buildings/
World Usability Day 2009- India: Hyderabad
The theme for November 12, 2009 is
‘Designing for a Sustainable World’
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So tweet the Earth
Most of us used to take delight in watching birds paying us a visit in our very own habitats during our childhood; however,
all such pleasures of nature are not welcome to our cities anymore. And the irony is, we seek solace in the virtual worlds
and tweet on the web mimicking nature. Its time we thought about how our products and services impact our world.
for more details : www.usabilitymatters.org
WUD – UMO2009
UsabilityMatters.Org, UMO herewith invites all those who are playing their part both actively and passively in 'Making it Easy'.
We are driven by belief that design is not a domain limited to few disciplines, but it is indeed prevalent in every discipline that enables
solutions of any kind, be it products or services, and therefore it’s our responsibility to 'make it easy' for consumers of technology.
UMO organized a string of activities along the timeline to 12th November 2009 to mark the World Usability Day'09.We thank the Designers -working and studying in their respective disciplines spanning across Architecture, Industrial Design,
Instructional Design, User Interface Design, Graphic Design, Technical writers, Engineering and design sensitive users for their
participation in the events
UMO Events
UsabilityMatters.Org strives to provoke thinking among our peers, to extend the limits of the accepted boundaries of the prevalent practices
and to challenge the mediocre by discussions and deliberations that translate into results for a better environment around us.
We regularly organize events to raise awareness and discuss various issues that relate to the HCI, Usability, Interaction Design and
Graphic Design community of India.
We have been the primary contact in India to celebrate World Usability Day in Hyderabad, India since 2005.
UMO: World Usability Day 2009
We hosted a string of activities along the world timeline to mark World Usability Day. The event's focus was on making it easy with
'Designing for a Sustainable World'.
UMO: Bad Design Expo 2009
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UMO: Boycott Bad Designs Contest’09
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UMO holds this competition for identifying Bad-Designs as part of our activities towards the World Usability Day. Participation is open to everybody from every country in the world, and from any background- designers and design sensitive consumers! Click here for more details Theme for the Competition: So tweet earth - rethink, refresh and recycle ideas for a sustainable world. |
UMO: 5th International Cartoon Contest’09
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The UMO – 5th International Cartoon Contests are organized by UMO towards the World Usability Day. Participation is open to all cartoonists from every country in the world. Click here for more details Theme for the Competition: So tweet earth - So tweet earth - toon tweeting for sustainability
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TechEase '09
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Usability Matters.Org (UMO) |
UsabilityMatters.Org ( www. Usabilitymatters.org) is a non-profit organization working towards design awareness and exchange of design sensibilities
through interaction between designers and design sensitive consumers. It is a forum dedicated to discussing, improving and
promoting the work of Usability and Interaction design community in India.
Team UMO
UsabilityMatters.Org is founded by Kaladhar Bapu along with a group of Usability enthusiasts from India. However,
this was only the germ of an idea that was taken up and further worked upon by a group of volunteers who come together
to host various events. We call the group of these volunteers as "TeamUMO"
Be a part of UMO
And all those who are passionate about the design issues around us are invited to register you at UMO and join us in making
the World Usability Day event successful and generate awareness about 'Making it Easy'
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I captured this image in a remote hamlet called Odalarevu near a ferry. The imagination shown here is unbelievable. I like the thought and the proportions.
Microsoft has launched a program that gives Web development professionals the chance to get free software and technical support to help them get new businesses off the ground.
Web development companies with less than 10 employees can apply for the new WebsiteSpark program, which was unveiled at the PICNIC conference in Amsterdam Thursday.
The program is similar to Microsoft's BizSpark program launched last year, which provides software and other resources to startups, and the DreamSpark program, which does the same for students.
More details: http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/172533/microsoft_aims_to_spark_new_business_for_web_developers.html| The Bad Design Expo presents a satirical view of design flaws in day-to-day life |
The UMO Bad Design Expo, in its fifth consecutive year, urges us to stop and ponder over all things ‘bad’ but considered acceptable in our lives. Art galleries are places to showcase paintings, sculptures and illustrations about all thing s beautiful or at the most, things that make you think, right? What are ‘bad’ things doing here? The expo features entries it received in two contests — Bad Designs and Tweet the Earth.
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