McGill's Material Analysis Tool

Here's a project I've been working on with the Design Department of University Services of McGill University. 

"The Materials Analysis Tool (MAT) is a free online ranking system that distills manufacturer information to assist you in the selection of building products that are more cost effective, healthy and environmentally responsible.

MAT was developed at McGill University as a short cut through the mountains of information provided by manufacturers to designers about their products. MAT isn’t a certification for products, but is rather a database of manufacturer information seen through the lens of sustainability and a way for McGill University staff and contractors to choose products that best reflect the values of the University."

Currently manufacturers are adding their products to the database, and we are hoping that in the next few months the project will become fully functional and used by University Services of McGill University as well as the other institutions in the Montreal area.

You can visit the website and check it out for yourself here: http://www.materialanalysis.ca/

Materials Analysis Tool Animation

I've been keeping busy working on a project with McGill's University Services to develop a tool to help their designers and consultants make more sustainable building and maintenance product choices. The tool is called MAT, short for Materials Analysis Tool.

We are just in the testing stages right now and are hoping to launch mid-to-late September. In the meantime, I'm working on a short promotional video to for McGill's Sustainability Projects Fund, the organization that funded the project.

Here is a little teaser - this short animation introduces the criteria that are used in the framework of analysis for  MAT.

Desautels Management Leadership Seminar 2010

I'm going to be talking about Sustainable enterprise and the entrepreneur at the 2010 Desautels Management Leadership Seminar this Friday afternoon. I'll also be acting as a judge for one of their case competitions Saturday afternoon - I suspect I'll be prodding students on strategy and sustainability, but we'll see.

Desautels Business Conference on Sustainability 2010: A Catalyst for Change

On Friday November 29th, I'm participating in a round table discussion on the "Moral Obligation of Management Education" as part of the 2010 Desautels Business Conference on Sustainability. The conference will be held January 28-30 at McGill University in Montreal, Quebec. The theme is "A Catalyst for Change".

"Students and professionals from all over North America will be getting together to discuss current issues about sustainability, focusing on the three realms of sustainability that affect and are affected by today's business practices: social, economic and environmental." get more details at the website.