FutureYard

Hello & welcome to FutureYard! We're on a journey to help make regeneration accessible to yard owners, so that collectively, we can have a significantly positive impact on the planet. If you'd like to help then please spare 3 mins to complete this survey (https://lnkd.in/eHGxpNnk) or sign up for updates on our website (www.futureyard.co). Thank you for wanting to be a part of a regenerative solution! We're thrilled to have you join us.

The countdown begins! 1 week until we exhibit and present at Newlab's epic New Climate Futures event as a part of the Rhode Island School of Design and Sustainable Markets Initiative Terra Carta Design Lab showcase. Come say hi, or if you'd like to chat longer, send us a message here on LinkedIn, and we'll schedule a time with our founder, Isabelle S.. #NewClimateFutures #NCF #NCF2024 #Whova

Meet the 10 RISD finalists shortlisted in the Sustainable Markets Initiative’s global Terra Carta Design Lab competition, which seeks student-led, high-impact solutions to the climate and biodiversity crisis. Along with RISD, this year the competition has been run in conjunction with Dubai Institute of Design and Innovation (UAE), National Institute of Design Ahmedabad (India) and the Royal College of Art (UK).

This week the Sustainable Markets Initiative announced the shortlisted finalists of its global competition seeking student-led, high-impact solutions to the climate and biodiversity crisis – the Terra Carta Design Lab.   Entries from the Dubai Institute of Design and Innovation, National Institute of Design (NID) Ahmedabad, Rhode Island School of Design and the Royal College of Art include a biodegradable alternative to micro-plastic made from fish scales, a speed detection system for animal road crossings, and an affordable early wildfire detection solution.   Eight winners will be chosen later this year following a judging process led by Sir Jony Ive, with all receiving funding and mentorship to further develop their innovations and enable them to be scaled and taken to market.   Reflecting on the competition, SMI CEO Jennifer Jordan-Saifi, M.V.O., MBA said that the entrants’ “work exemplifies what is possible when we put design, engineering, innovation, technology, art and global experience at the heart of systems-level change.”   Read more about this year's entrants here: https://lnkd.in/eiAKxPHf

We've got news! FutureYard is a shortlisted finalist in the first global Terra Carta Design Lab competition alongside incredible projects from the National Institute of Design (NID) Ahmedabad, Dubai Institute of Design and Innovation, Royal College of Art, and Rhode Island School of Design (our founder's alma mater). The Terra Carta Design Lab, set up by His Majesty King Charles III through the Sustainable Markets Initiative, seeks to tackle global environmental crises by helping to bring alumni and student solutions to market. FutureYard is one of the Rhode Island School of Design's ten finalists going in front of the global judging panel, headed by Sir Jony Ive. The winners will be announced later this year, and will receive funding and mentorship. By using nature-based carbon storage, existing technology, financial incentives, alternatives to fossil fuels, and increasing biodiversity in yards, gardens, and accessible green spaces, FutureYard aligns with the Terra Carta Charter Article 5: Game Changers and Barriers. Our goal is to design a network of local communities that are empowered to regenerate green spaces all over the world. A massive thank you to the project's board of advisors: Doug Tallamy, Sir Peter Crane, Magenta Ceiba, Bruno Bianchini, Marina Strano, and Lynne Kaye for generously sharing their incredible experience, feedback, and ideas to design a feasible solution. Thank you also to the wonderful team at Rhode Island School of Design's Office of Strategic Partnerships, especially Sara Ossana and Vrinda Mathur, for organizing a program with amazing guest speakers, and advisors which prepared FutureYard for the previous three rounds of elimination, and getting into the finals! If you'd like to sign up for updates, you can do so here: https://www.futureyard.co/. Thanks for the support, and for more info, check out the links below! SMI announcement: https://lnkd.in/eiAKxPHf RISD press release: https://lnkd.in/eusQgdE7 Terra Carta Charter: https://lnkd.in/ehG-4KD2