Engineers adopt Permaculture

There is university competition for first year engineering students called "Engineers Without Borders Challenge." It is a national design competition based on a sustainable development project.

In 2007, the 3rd prize was awarded to RMIT for a water supply and treatment, permaculture design. The final 41 short listed designs will assist the Uluru Childrens Home in Alampara in southern India improve the waste water treatment, water supply, sanitation, permaculture, agriculture, rural electrification, bridges, household and medical technology.

Information sourced from Water Engineering 2(1) March 2008. No link to article but you can read more about Engineers Without Borders. Picture from EWB site.