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Distrupt Design
Sustainable design is the approach to creating products and services that have considered the environmental, social, and economic impacts from the initial phase through to the end of life. EcoDesign is a core tool in the matrix of approaches that enables the Circular Economy. (Leyla Acaraglu, Medium Article)
Slow Factory
In this course we will start with a strong understanding of context; what are we working with here, and lay out the major issues to move towards a system which is Good for the Earth, Good for the People. Solutions come in the form of system design—it’s a form of design thinking applied to systems.
You become both a researcher and an advocate. Become a professional troublemaker. (Slow Factory Website)
You become both a researcher and an advocate. Become a professional troublemaker. (Slow Factory Website)
Lunar
Classic sustainable design guide focused on product life cycle.
EU Circular Design Website
Around the world, many practitioners, researchers, and educators have developed countless tools and methods for Design for Sustainability and Circular Economy and shared them online for everyone to use. However, the sheer number of these resources can be overwhelming for many, as finding the resource you need is a time-consuming task, especially if you are a First-timer when it comes to Circular Economy and Sustainability. This database is an early attempt to collate as many of those as possible and present them in several, easy-to-navigate categories. (EU Circular Design Website)
EU Sustainability Website
Use ecodesign tools and methods to minimise the environmental impacts of products and services over their life cycle. Maximise their benefit for the business, the user, the network-partners and society.
Companies often develop their own methods, checklists and tools for sustainable design inspired by the ones below. Some methods can be used directly in development processes, while others require a course to work efficiently with the method. (EU Sustainability Website)
Companies often develop their own methods, checklists and tools for sustainable design inspired by the ones below. Some methods can be used directly in development processes, while others require a course to work efficiently with the method. (EU Sustainability Website)
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Use ecodesign tools and methods to minimise the environmental impacts of products and services over their life cycle. Maximise their benefit for the business, the user, the network-partners and society.
Companies often develop their own methods, checklists and tools for sustainable design inspired by the ones below. Some methods can be used directly in development processes, while others require a course to work efficiently with the method. (EU Sustainability Website)
Companies often develop their own methods, checklists and tools for sustainable design inspired by the ones below. Some methods can be used directly in development processes, while others require a course to work efficiently with the method. (EU Sustainability Website)
This digital resource site from the Biomimicry Institute provides a quick-start guide to biomimicry, introducing the core concepts and methods that are essential to successfully incorporate insights from nature into design.
Biophilic design can reduce stress, enhance creativity and clarity of thought, improve our well-being and expedite healing; as the world population continues to urbanize, these qualities are ever more important. Theorists, research scientists, and design practitioners have been working for decades to define aspects of nature that most impact our satisfaction with the built environment. “14 Patterns of Biophilic Design” articulates the relationships between nature, human biology and the design of the built environment so that we may experience the human benefits of biophilia in our design applications.