Dear Colleagues, The Research for Industrial Ecology, LCA and Systems Sustainability (IELCASS) has recently published an article on *"Advancing Integrated System Modeling Framework for Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment".* This highlights the need for using integrated system modeling framework for developing sustainable systems and addressing the challenges in engineered complex systems. This can be accessed at http://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/3/2/469/ Regards, Anthony -- Anthony Halog, PhD, MBA Certified Life Cycle Assessment Professional Research Group for Industrial Ecology, LCA and Systems Sustainability (IELCASS) University of Maine, 5755 Nutting Hall Orono, Maine 04469-5775 Tel: +1-207-581-2944 Email: anthony.halog(a)maine.edu Website: http://ielcass.tripod.com/ilss/ “Understand the Implications of our Personal Actions to Global Awareness. Or, Translate our One Global Awareness into Respective Personal Actions” - Anthony Halog