GREEN DESIGN PREDICTIONS FOR 2011!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

 

As we kick off 2011 this fine Saturday, there's no better time to reflect on the year passed and to make some predictions as to what the coming year may hold. In what's become a bit of a tradition here at Inhabitat, we asked some of our favorite movers and shakers in the green design space to share their forecasts for what 2011 may mean for sustainable design, architecture and the natural and social environment. From the proliferation of share programs and bike culture, to eco-innovations in technology to make building and energy management easier — read on what some of the most eminent minds in the green design world have to say about 2011.

William McDonough - Designer/Thought Leader, Founder McDonough Consulting, MBDC, and William McDonough + Partners

For more than 30 years, I have been lucky to learn a great deal. As I continue to collaborate with German chemist Dr. Michael Braungart, with whom I co-developed the Cradle to Cradle philosophy, we are seeing broader and deeper understanding that less bad will never be enough. Moving forward, I predict that the pace of change will quicken and that Cradle to Cradle ripples will widen. What a delightful journey—toward abundance for all—we are on together.