25/04/2026
I made an app.
Tools in the sustainability industry that can help design have been around for some time. One of those is the Malcolm Wells' Wilderness-Based Checklist for Design and Construction (1969), revised by the Society of Building Science Educators (SBSE), 1999.
As an educator, in and classes recently this has found its way into assessments with sections 'whited' out and the students numbers placed into the cells for use. I wondered what it would look like as an online tool.
Having tinkered with a little ai here and there since a girlfriend took me to a hackathon last year and thought I would give it a go. Giving the correct instructions can be a challenge, simple is often best particularly if you want outputs to pdf to look a particular way. After a few prompts and days, graphic edits here and there it was a useable app.
In reflection, it was earth day when this was published and quietly found its way out into the digital domain. As a way of nodding to one of many ways to improve one's work the simplicity of Well's checklist made digital with a little help from .
You can print to pdf for the slider graphics to show up it to ensure the graphic visibility is “on” in pdf print settings which lets you keep a record of your assessment.
Give it a go:
https://wells-wilderness-checklist.base44.app
Tell me what you think in the comments below!
