Interviews with William McDonough, keynote speaker at VERGE San Francisco

Posted on November 26, 2012

VERGE San Francisco: “The City as an Organism”: William McDonough was the keynote speaker at VERGE San Francisco in November 2012. In a Studio C interview by John Davies of GreenBiz.com , William McDonough talks about how a city is made up of complex and serendipitous interactions, outlining new tools and approaches that are helping improve the livability.

Joel Makower of GreenBiz.com leads a panel discussion with William McDonough about the future of material banking

McDonough Braungart Design Chemistry (MBDC) is a sustainability consulting firm founded by William McDonough and Michael Braungart, co-authors of “Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things”. MBDC advises companies on integrating C2C principles into products, operations, and corporate strategy to regenerate economy, ecology, and equity.

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