Purpose: The BRIDGES mission is to foster the implementation of sustainable development through innovative partnerships and educational and leadership development. To realize this mission, BRIDGES has created a unique niche in understanding how to operationalize sustainability, to move the discussion from why to how.
3015 Richmond Avenue, Suite 201
Houston, Texas 77098
(713) 520-9223/fax: (713) 520-9178
Beth Beloff, President
Bbeloffjr@aol.com
Dicksen Tanzil, Research Director
Tanzil@bridgestos.org
Programs: Adapt and apply BRIDGES’ sustainability decision-support approaches, including sustainability performance assessment, sustainability metrics, life-cycle assessment, and total cost assessment. Projects in 2005 include the development of a sustainability metrics tutorial for undergraduate engineering education; assessment of sustainability impact of nanomaterials manufacture and use; and sustainability advisory services.
Publications: Journal articles, project reports, and presentation at major technical, trade, and professional meetings (see www.bridgesworks.com/publications). Book: Transforming Sustainability Strategy into Action: The Chemical Industry, to be published by John Wiley & Sons in 2005.
Volunteer Opportunities: Undergraduate and graduate student internships.