A resource to provide information on the critical topic of sustainability for our profession. A collection of case studies from leading professionals in a range of fields. Created on behalf of The Designers Institute.
A resource to provide information on the critical topic of sustainability for our profession. A collection of case studies from leading professionals in a range of fields. Created on behalf of The Designers Institute.
Created on behalf of The Designers Institute, the building blocks create a ‘Road Map’ for both designers and clients to help with the uptake of sustainable design. The Building Blocks of Sustainable Design are designed to promote discussion, provide guidance, and encourage investigation; helping you to create uptake for your company or clients.
Locus Research helped to form the Sustainble Design Group of New Zealand in 2008 with the Sustainable Business Network CEO, Rachel Brown.
Locus Developed the organisations website, public presence and brand with a little help from Peter Salmon from the Next Plays.
The SDNG will hopefully continue and has formed a linked in group to assist with the dispersal of information i the wider community.
With the publishing of the first Life Cycle Thinking article 'Life Cycle Thinking - a design mindset' in Prodesign (Issue 94) we talked about several tools including the MET matrix and the IoEA (Impacts of Environmental Aspects). These are now both available for download in the right hand column.
These simple tools use Excel (or another spreadsheet application if you use Open Office) to enable a quick assessment of your product or service idea. Both provide a slightly different look at your environmental impact and could be an ideal starting point for discussion within your organisation.
They can assist in visualising where the key areas that you can focus are, and then provide a platform for discussion and improvement.
This is the first in a special series of three articles on product design that covers life cycle thinking, life cycle management and life cycle assessment tools. These articles introduce these subjects from a New Zealand design perspective and provide some insight into how they can be applied practically and strategically by designers...
This is the second in a series of three articles on Life Cycle Thinking and its application to design-led business practice. The articles and the aligned series of workshops at the Unitec School of Design in Auckland are designed to equip people with the capability to promote principles of Life Cycle Thinking and to initiate change within their organisations....
This is the final in a series of three articles on Life Cycle Thinking for sustainable design. The first two articles introduced the concept of its business application. This article discusses the tools which are used to affect and support decisions made during the development process....
This article was published as part of the Sustainable Business Review 2008 for the Sustainable Business Network. It explains the issues designers are facing and demands a major rethink by New Zealand's design community if we are to survive the business changes ahead....
