BECOME A PROFESSIONAL PERMACULTURE DESIGNER
Permaculture CAD* specialist Daniel Halsey takes you through a step-by-step journey to create professional-standard digital designs and learn the United Designers process.
This is a New Course format that now runs each quarter. With limited seats for the utmost personal guidance. The first one starts July the 1st, so don’t miss your seat!
*Computer Assisted Design
SAVE TIME BY LEARNING
DIGITAL DESIGN
As technology evolves, designing has shifted from pencils to digital tools. Whether for homesteads or large-scale ecological restoration, United Designers offers a seamless and adaptive design process with advanced digital tools. Transitioning to digital can be daunting, especially with rising professional standards. United Designers supports your journey to higher levels of professional design, providing tools and a proven process to build your career.
Recognizing the need for a collaborative approach, Daniel Halsey, Co-founder of United Designers International, created an advanced Ecological and Permaculture Design course. This platform guides you through each step of the design process, helping you build skills and expertise. By the course’s end, you’ll produce ecologically sound designs and meet professional standards, positioning you as a leading designer in the field.
– PLEASE NOTE, THAT THIS IS A NEW COURSE AND A NEW FORMAT –
UNITED DESIGNERS
PERMACULTURE & ECOLOGICAL
DESIGN SYSTEM
The design process is a step-by-step guide that deepens your understanding of a site at each phase. With 20 years of experience, Daniel Halsey has crafted a strategy for thorough assessment and planning, avoiding project fatigue and making each project a journey of discovery.
Transitioning to digital design, you’ll seamlessly integrate data into an easy-to-edit platform, from base maps to detailed site assessments. This scalable approach works for any project size, from small backyards to large 200-hectare sites, ensuring clarity and precision at every step.
Workflow
A phased approach and orderly process allow faster and increased expertise with each new project.
Layering
As we stack the information into our base maps, you can turn the layers on or off as you need them in making design decisions. Soil maps, contours, and more can be hidden or made transparent behind other features.
Detail
Each design element can be magnified for adding important detail and notes. Small perennials can be placed next to giant oaks in real time simply by zooming in.
Scale
Designs are accurate and set to a common scale. The vector design canvas is limitless in detail; from a few inches to more than 160 acres.
Drag and Drop
An extensive symbol library of plants allows for drag-and-drop placement. This helps to create complex polycultures and forest layers. Create your own library of common plants ready to be expanded each time you work.
Collaborate with Teams
Files can be shared for team design. Our common design platform and templates are supported by a vast community of designers. Work anywhere in the world.
– DESIGN EXAMPLES –
See many more Examples under our Projects Tab.
ABOUT DANIEL
Daniel is the Co-founder and Managing Director of United Designers International and leads its non-profit arm, United Designers International Foundation. He is also the Principal Partner of The Natural Capital Plant Database.
With a B.S. in Temperate Climate Polyculture Design and an M.P.S. in Horticulture from the University of Minnesota, Daniel is a certified Permaculture and agro-ecosystems designer.
His work in designing homesteads, communities, and ecological restoration projects is globally recognized.
Daniel teaches and consults in Haiti, Lebanon, Costa Rica, Canada, South Africa, Nepal, Senegal, the UK, the Netherlands, and across the U.S.
LEARN A SYSTEM THAT REALLY WORKS
Join us to master the art of ecological design, honed over two decades. This training is a gateway to a vital career in a field that the world urgently needs.
Trying to learn ecological design on your own can be daunting and delay your impact on addressing global food and climate challenges.
Learn and grow with us as part of a supportive community of experts. Whether you’re aiming to become a specialist or a generalist, you’ll gain the skills and resources you need from United Designers International.
