Marc Alt

Citizen Urbanism, Ecological Design, Urban Planning, Open Data and Collaboration for the Future of Cities. (Currently in development)

Marc Alt + Partners (MAP), is a design, research and strategy agency dedicated to sustainability and social innovation.

Recent consulting projects include MINI USA/BMW North America, The Green Electronics Council/EPEAT, Neenah Paper, Lippincott, Gerson Lehman Group, The Consumer Electronics Association of America (CEA).

Recent speaking engagements and workshops at IKEA, J&J, Bloomberg LP, Liz Claiborne, PSFK Trends Conference, CEA Industry Forum, CES, SINOCES, Greener Gadgets, AIGA and at numerous international conferences, trade associations, NGOs and private companies.

Creating affordable, sustainable food and living systems powered by clean technology.

One project, unlimited members. Open source collaboration in support of the UN Millennium Development Goals MDGs. (Currently in development)

Green Parking Council (GPC) is a non-profit organization developing certification and credentialing programs, open source standards, professional leadership and educational development and training for organizations and individuals in the parking industry. GPC works at the intersection of parking, green building, clean technology, renewable energy, smart grid infrastructure, urban planning and sustainable mobility. Key initiatives include extending EV charging and alternative fuel infrastructure in advance of demand.

Created and taught experimental lecture and field study class "Designing Living Systems" in the graduate MFA Interactive Telecommunications Program (ITP) at Tisch School of the Arts. In this class, we explored emerging technologies in urban farming, phyto-remediation and living systems design. Primary thesis explored: Developing clean technologies that protect, preserve and restore the integrity of ecosystems while serving the needs of the projected billions of people who will join urban populations will be one of the defining challenges of our time. Full description here: http://itp.nyu.edu/sigs/program/?sortby=tier&semesteryear=All%20Semesters&submit=Go

Greener Gadgets is the leading conference focusing on sustainability in the $170 billion consumer electronics industry. Each year in New York City, industry leading manufacturers, entrepreneurs, journalists, product designers and students gather for a one day forum exploring the challenges and opportunities of sustainability in the consumer electronics industry to a sold-out audience of over 400 people. Presenting sponsors have included BusinessWeek, HP, Dell, Nokia and CEA.

The topics of discussion include: design for sustainability, eco-innovation, product life cycle, enhanced producer responsibility, take-back and recycling programs, energy, materials, product lifespan and upgradeability, supply chain, impacts and issues facing the developing world, social innovation and consumer insight and behavior.

Presenters have included senior management from HP, Dell, Nokia, Sony, M.I.T., EPEAT, the Green Electronics Council, IDEO, Engadget, Earth2Tech/GigaOm, One Laptop per Child (OLPC, XO Laptop), Freeplay Energy, Solio, Voltaic, Recyclebank, and many others.

As a board member of AIGA, The Professional Association for Design, Marc developed the concept for and chaired the first conference dedicated to the intersection of design, sustainability and business in New York City. The conference featured presentations by senior executives from Wal-Mart, Johnson & Johnson, Osram Sylvania, IDEO, Russell Design, Cook+Fox Architects, Material ConneXion, UN Global Compact and many other leaders of industry.

Marc was the founding co-chair of the AIGA Center for Sustainable Design, an initiative of AIGA, the oldest and largest design organization in the country. He currently serves on the Advisory Board.

Marc Alt, Open Source Cities, MOJO Projects

Speaking Engagements/Workshops: Volvo Cars, Gothenburg, Sweden BMW AG, Munich, Germany MINI USA, New Jersey OgilvyEarth Lab, New York PSFK Conference New York PSFK Good Ideas Salon Tokyo / Nissan Green Business Conference, Istanbul SINOCES, Qingdao, China International Design Congress, Beijing, China International Design Congress, Brisbane, Australia Opportunity Green Conference, Los Angeles Sustainable Brands, Miami AIGA Chapter Green Salons - Miami, Philadelphia, Honolulu AIGA Compostmodern, San Francisco AIGA Y-Conference, San Diego Yale, F.I.T. Parsons, New School, CalArts

Permaculture, Wilderness Ecology, Wildcrafting, Indigenous Culture, First Nations, Primitive Arts, Primitive Technology, Natural Horsemanship, Natural Building, Homesteading, Plant Identification, Foraging, Mycology, Ethnobotany, Bioregionalism, Biomimicry, Conservation.