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About David A Bainbridge

I grew up in the West in a small town working in the family toy factory and enjoying the rivers, mountains and sage covered hills. After earning my BA in Earth Sciences at UC San Diego in 1970, I headed to UC Davis to complete an MS in Ecology in the multidisciplinary Eco-Grad Program. I started a company doing environmental impact analysis, then transitioned to a solar research and design firm, Living Systems, where I worked on community design, passive solar heating and cooling, building codes and solar rights. My research on passive solar heating and cooling led me to the California Energy Commission as a solar specialist, where I earned a commendation for my work on the passive section of the state Solar Tax Credit program. I then established the Passive Solar Institute to continue research, education, and consulting on solar design and energy conservation. I started work on straw bale building systems in 1985 with a consulting project for a farmer, an interest that eventually led to the completion of The Straw Bale House in 1994. After the collapse in energy prices dampened interest in solar energy in the early 1980s I returned to academia and worked on desert restoration at UC Riverside and San Diego State University from 1986-2001. In 1995 I started teaching at Alliant International University, where I retired as Associate Professor of Sustainable Management in the Marshall Goldsmith School of Management. My current research involves micro-irrigation, cool pool design, and true cost accounting.
Among the many awards I have won:
Passive Solar Pioneer. American Solar Energy Society, 2004.
American Institute of Planners award for Energy Conservation in Davis report, Living Systems. 1978.
Abstracts are shown - for full article, report or ppt you must download. Some files are large - be patient. If it says "file" it will be a presentation.
Inventory of the David A. Bainbridge Papers at UC Davis
www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt400035mp/
Many early papers and book chapters at http://alliant.academia.edu/DavidBainbridge

Curriculum Vitae



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Honors and Awards

  • Earth Repair Hall of Fame, 2022.
  • Award for Leadership. TV Channel 10, San Diego. 2009.
  • Heart of Green, 40 inspiring stories of people making a difference. The Daily Green. 2009.
  • Passive Solar Pioneer. American Solar Energy Society. 2004.
  • World’s Top 40 Socially Conscious Designers. International Design Magazine. 2001.
  • World Organization of Building Officials. Award for indigenous material in building
  • Outstanding Planning Program Award, American Planning Association for Land Use Capability Manual. 1981
  • Community Energy Conservation Award. City of Davis for Davis Energy Conservation Building Code development and implementation. Living Systems. 1979.
  • Special commendation from the California Energy Commission for work on the State Passive Solar Tax Credit Regulations. 1978
  • American Institute of Planners award for Energy Conservation in Davis, Living Systems. 1977.

Courses

  • ENV 4100. Environmental Restoration
  • ENV 4000. Environmental Economics
  • MGT 7010. Leadership for the Triple Bottom Line
  • BUS 4999. Ecopreneurship
  • BUS 4999. Ecopreneurship
  • BUS 6040. Business Values, Ethics and Societal Strategy
  • SUB 6090. Sustainable Products and Services
  • SUB 6110. Sustainable Operations and Production
  • SUB 6110. Sustainable Operations and Production
  • SUB 6510. Environmental Management Reporting
  • SUB 6500. Sustainable Management


Contact Information

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True cost accounting, ecological economics (20)

Passive solar design (12)