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Design

• Title: ASID-American Society of Interior Designers
  Link:

  http://www.asid.org/designknowledge/sustain/
  Body:

  ASID'S compilation of sustainable resources and guidelines as sustainability relates to interior design.

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  Term: Design
• Title: Design 21 Social Design Network
  Link:

  http://www.design21sdn.com/
  Body:

  Social Design Network's mission is to inspire social activism through design.

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  Term: Design
• Title: Design For the Environment
  Link:

  http://www.epa.gov/dfe/index.htm
  Body:

  The Design for the Environment (DfE) Program works in partnership with a broad range of stakeholders to reduce risk to people and the environment by preventing pollution. DfE focuses on industries that combine the potential for chemical risk reduction and improvements in energy efficiency with a strong motivation to make lasting, positive changes.
  

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  Term: Design
• Title: Ecolect
  Link:

  http://ecolect.net/
  Body:

  A free eco-materials database

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  Term: Design
• Title: IDSA-Industrial Designers Society of America
  Link:

  http://idsa.org/whatsnew/sections/ecosection/index.html
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  IDSA support the development of products, places and service systems that minimize damage to and restore the health of our natural environment

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  Term: Design
• Title: Inhabitat
  Link:

  http://www.inhabitat.com/
  Body:

  Inhabitat.com is a weblog devoted to the future of design, tracking the innovations in technology, practices and materials that are pushing architecture and home design towards a smarter and more sustainable future.

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  Term: Design
• Title: O2
  Link:

  http://o2.org/
  Body:

  A designer’s resource and forum with liaisons sources and a sustainable materials database

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  Term: Design
• Title: Superuse
  Link:

  http://www.superuse.org/
  Body:

  Superuse is a online community of designers, architects and everybody else who is interested in inventive ways of recycling.

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  Term: Design
• Title: The Biomimicry Institute
  Link:

  http://www.biomimicryinstitute.org/
  Body:

  The Biomimicry Institute is a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to naturalize biomimicry in the culture by promoting the transfer of ideas, designs, and strategies from biology to sustainable human systems design.

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  Term: Design
• Title: The Designers Accord
  Link:

  http://www.designersaccord.org/
  Body:

  The Designers Accord is a coalition of designers, educators, researchers, engineers, business consultants, and corporations, who are working together to create positive environmental and social impact.

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  Term: Design