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Design Tools and Techniques

Tools for design and sustainability.

Loaded a few tools which may be of interest for those in design. Pretty basic, will get to do some more in depth reviews of some for the tools we have used over last 6 years in due course.

www.pre.nl Pre Consultants: SimaPro (LCA Tool), EcoIt (Lite LCA Tool), Eco-indicators (Impact Assessment Method)

www.gabi-software.com PE International, GABI (LCA Tool), GABI SFX (LCA/Design)

www.greenflyonline.org Greenfly Sustainable Design Tool (Hybrid Guide/LCA/Analysis Tool)

www.leibrecht.org Ecologicad (Hybrid CAD/LCA tool with an extendable API)

www.ecosmes.net Everdee (LCA tool) Tespi (EcoDesign Tool)

www.idemat.nl Idemat is a material database with a focus on environmental aspects.

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Timothy Allan
Timothy Allan is the Executive Director of Locus Research. He brings more than a decade of sustainable product development in the commercial domain to the team, along with a proven ability to lead technology oriented product development projects and diversified design teams.