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4th Cradle to Cradle Product Design Challenge Winners - Re-Think Everyday Products for Circular EconomyBy Katy Evans | January 23, 2017Made with only two materials, this 100% recyclable camping knife has a product-service system that is safe for both the users and the environment. |
Building science is not a new field. It dances the line between engineering and architecture and combines technical skill with design. It is essential to building design and necessary for sustainable practices. But what is it?
The Rocky Mountain Institute is an organization that we have a tremendous amount of respect for – and who we’ve been delighted to work with in the past. This TED talk by one of RMI’s founders, Amory Lovins, is a wonderful introduction to RMI’s rigorous and pragmatic approach to...
Biomimicry, the study of nature and its systems as inspiration to solve human problems, has been applied to design in many forms. Recently, one of the participating teams in the Biomimicry Institute’s Student Design Challenge looked to nature to inspire the design of a public...
Sustainability Maker Advocate Ben is a mechanical engineering student at Olin College whose summer internship is based at TechShop SF. He is working on designing, building, and sharing a series of projects that explore the use of Autodesk software for do-it-yourself projects...
Alex Lobos recently offered a new class on design and sustainability at Rochester Institute of Technology’s Industrial Design department. His class explored topics such as emotional attachment, materials selection, and timeless design, in order to improve product sustainability...
Jeremy Faludi, sustainable design strategist and co-creator of the Autodesk Sustainability Workshop, recently attended the EdMedia 2012 World Conference on Educational Media and Technology. Here he’s shared with us some of the key findings.
We’ve evolved into a throwaway society. How can you help to fix it?
Two Engineering graduates develop a useful and long-lasting multi-purpose item, with sustainability at the forefront of the design. Learn about their idea and process here.
Reduce waste, design for durability, choose greener materials: many of the basics of sustainable product design are well understood, if not always well disseminated. Luckily, the Okala team have just launched a free version of the Okala Ecodesign Strategy Wheel.
Sarah Krasley, Autodesk’s sustainable manufacturing program manager, explores the difference between innovation and invention in her recent Fast Company piece “The 6 Questions That Lead To New Innovations.”