Formed in 1993, the Consortium on Green Design and Manufacturing at U.C. Berkeley works to encourage multidisciplinary research and education on environmental management, design for environment, and pollution prevention in critical industries. CGDM aims to:
- Form multidisciplinary research agendas among engineering, management, public health, and policy faculty.
- Integrate green design and manufacturing issues into engineering, business, and science curricula.
- Establish collaborative research with industry partners.
- Establish channels of support and information exchange with government agencies at the city, regional, state, and federal levels.
- Disseminate information on green design and manufacturing to businesses, government agencies, and private organizations.
The consortium's strategic research areas are:
- Civil infrastructure systems
- Electronics industry
- Service industries
- Biotechnology
