Authors:Bob Willard,  Hunter Lovi,
Publisher: New Society Publisher
Keywords: conscientious, commerce, boardroom, building, wave, sustainability
Number of Pages: 368
Published: 2005-04-01
List price: $22.95
ISBN-10: 0865715327
ISBN-13: 9780865715325

The idea of sustainability has been embraced enthusiastically by some businesses and rejected by others. The first wave of corporate converts to sustainability was perhaps driven by a public relations crisis, regulatory pressures or the founder’s personal passion. The next wave, however, requires different drivers if it is to build a critical mass for corporate responsibility in the business community. The Next Sustainability Wave assesses why companies have resisted sustainability strategies and focuses on two emerging drivers that promise to spur corporate commitment to sustainability

Authors:Andres R. Edwards,  David W. Orr,
Publisher: New Society Publisher
Keywords: shift, paradigm, portrait, revolution, sustainability
Number of Pages: 224
Published: 2005-06-01
List price: $16.95
ISBN-10: 0865715319
ISBN-13: 9780865715318

Sustainability has become a buzzword in the last decade, but its full meaning is complex, emerging from a range of different sectors. In practice, it has become the springboard for millions of individuals throughout the world who are forging the fastest and most profound social transformation of our time-the sustainability revolution. The Sustainability Revolution paints a picture of this largely unrecognized phenomenon from the point of view of five major sectors of society: Community (government and international institutions) Commerce (business) Resource extraction (forestry, farming, fishe

Author: Richard Heinberg
Publisher: New Society Publisher
Keywords: carbon, world, post, actions, options, powerdown
Number of Pages: 288
Published: 2004-09-01
List price: $16.95
ISBN-10: 0865715106
ISBN-13: 9780865715103

If the US continues with its current policies, the next decades will be marked by war, economic collapse, and environmental catastrophe. Resource depletion and population pressures are about to catch up with us, and no one is prepared. The political elites, especially in the US, are incapable of dealing with the situation and have in mind a punishing game of "Last One Standing."The alternative is "Powerdown," a strategy that will require tremendous effort and economic sacrifice in order to reduce per-capita resource usage in wealthy countries, develop alternative energy sources, distribute res

Author: Dan Chira
Publisher: New Society Publisher
Keywords: energy, mother, hydropower, earth, news, wiser, biomass, living, wind, renewable, guide, achieving, independence, solar, homeowner
Number of Pages: 352
Published: 2006-02-01
List price: $27.95
ISBN-10: 086571536X
ISBN-13: 9780865715363

The coming energy crisis caused by a peak in global oil and natural gas production will profoundly affect the lives of all North Americans. As the price of these vital fuels rises, homeowners will scramble to cut their fuel bills. Two options for meeting the upcoming challenge are dramatic improvements in home energy efficiency and efforts to tap into clean, affordable, renewable energy resources to heat and cool homes, to provide hot water and electricity, and even to cook. These measures can result in huge savings and a level of energy independence. The Homeowner’s Guide to Renewable E

Authors:Sarah James, Torbjörn Lahti,
Publisher: New Society Publisher
Keywords: sustainable, practices, change, towns, communities, cities, natural
Number of Pages: 304
Published: 2004-04-01
List price: $24.95
ISBN-10: 0865714916
ISBN-13: 9780865714915

Sustainability may seem like one more buzzword and cities and towns like the last places to change, but The Natural Step for Communities provides inspiring examples of communities that have made dramatic changes toward sustainability and explains how others can emulate their success.Chronicled in the book are towns like Övertorneå, whose government operations recently became 100 percent fossil fuel-free, demonstrating that unsustainable municipal practices really can be overhauled. Arguing that the process of introducing change-whether converting to renewable energy or designing compact deve

Author: Rob Roy
Publisher: New Society Publisher
Keywords: beam, construction, post, contemporary, framing, guide, timber
Number of Pages: 176
Published: 2004-04-01
List price: $22.95
ISBN-10: 0865715084
ISBN-13: 9780865715080

Many natural building methods rely upon the use of post and beam frame structures that are then in-filled with straw, cob, cordwood, or more conventional wall materials. But traditional timber framing employs the use of finely crafted jointing and wooden pegs, requiring a high degree of craftsmanship and training, as well as much time and expense. However, there is another way . . .Timber Framing for the Rest of Us describes the timber framing methods used by most contractors, farmers and owner-builders-methods that use modern metal fasteners, special screws and common sense building principle

Authors:Brian Nattrass, Mary Altomare,
Publisher: New Society Publisher
Keywords: corporation, conscientious, commerce, evolutionary, ecology, business, wealth, natural
Number of Pages: 240
Published: 1999-01-01
List price: $16.95
ISBN-10: 0865713847
ISBN-13: 9780865713840

This book examines how four very successful "evolutionary" corporations in Sweden and the United States - including IKEA and Scandic Hotels in Sweden, and Collins Pine and Interface in the U.S. - are positioning themselves for long-term competitiveness using The Natural Step as a central part of their corporate strategy. Nattrass and Altomare puncture the myth that a company must choose between profitability and care for the natural environment, and present a timely and practical application of this exciting model for global sustainability.