{"id":1451,"date":"2016-06-17T10:32:54","date_gmt":"2016-06-17T10:32:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/sussexenergygroup\/?p=1451"},"modified":"2016-06-17T10:40:38","modified_gmt":"2016-06-17T10:40:38","slug":"makerspaces-creating-inclusive-spaces-sustainable-innovations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/sussexenergygroup\/2016\/06\/17\/makerspaces-creating-inclusive-spaces-sustainable-innovations\/","title":{"rendered":"Makerspaces: Creating inclusive spaces for sustainable innovations"},"content":{"rendered":"

Making stuff is all the rage these days. But how does sustainable development fit into this enthusiasm?<\/strong><\/p>\n

The White House is celebrating a Week of Making<\/a> from June 16-23 2016 after hosting its first Maker Faire in 2014 to spark a \u201cgrassroots renaissance in American making and manufacturing<\/a>\u201d. The hope is that by exposing people to design and fabrication skills it will \u201cunleash a new era of jobs and entrepreneurialism<\/a> in manufacturing and transform industries\u201d. This follows the first ever EU Institutional Maker Faire, European Maker week<\/a>, which ran from 30 May 2016 to 5 June to celebrate \u201cmakers and innovators from all over Europe\u201d. The 400 events<\/a> across the continent ranged from workshops on 3D printing in Italy<\/a> to learning how to use a machine to do controlled cutting of hard materials<\/a>, like composite or wood, in Limerick, Ireland. In February this year, there were also government-supported events to celebrate making in India. The maker movement is both mainstreaming and globalising.<\/p>\n

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Making stuff is all the rage these days. But how does sustainable development fit into this enthusiasm? The White House is celebrating a Week of Making from June 16-23 2016 after hosting its first Maker Faire in 2014 to spark…<\/span><\/p>\n

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