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Sustainability 2009, 1, 1087-1105; doi:10.3390/su1041087 OPEN ACCESS sustainability ISSN 2071-1050 /journal/sustainability Article A Model for Sustainable Humanitarian Engineering Projects Bernard Amadei 1,*, Robyn Sandekian 1 and Evan Thomas 2 1 Mortenson Center in Engineering for Developing Communities, Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, University of Colorado at Boulder / 428 UCB, Boulder, CO 80309-0428, USA; E-Mail: sandekian@ 2 Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences, University of Colorado at Boulder / 429 UCB, Boulder, CO 80309-0429, USA; E-Mail: ethomas@ * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: amadei@; Tel.: +1-303-492-7734; Fax: +1-303-492-7317. Received : 10 September 2009 / Accepted: 18 November 2008 / Published: 20 November 2009 Abstract: The engineering profession should embrace a new mission statement—to contribute to the building of a more sustainable, stable, and equitable world. Recently, engineering students and professionals in the United States have shown strong interest in directly addressing the needs of developing communities worldwide. That interest has taken the form of short-and medium-term international trips through Engineers Without Borders—USA and similar organizations. There are also several instances where this kind of outreach work has been integrated into engineering education at various US institutions such as the University of Colorado at Bould