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4th Cradle to Cradle Product Design Challenge Winners - Re-Think Everyday Products for Circular Economy


By Katy Evans | January 23, 2017
Made with only two materials, this 100% recyclable camping knife has a product-service system that is safe for both the users and the environment.
By adammenter | January 23, 2012
John Turner had originally designed the Hydra Outdoor Tool Set for a class project, but wasn't happy with the outcome. With sustainability in mind, he set out to do a re-design that would be lighter weight, more durable, and easier to recycle.
By adammenter | January 20, 2012
The 2011 Autodesk Inventor Student Design Competition challenged students in India to design a cost effective assistive and rehabilitation devices. The teams chosen demonstrate key learnings in sustainable design, as highlighted below.
By adammenter | January 09, 2012
When Erin Fong set out to re-design her SLR Camera design to improve the lifetime of the product, she focused on durability and recycling, as well as creating a novel handle and tripod setup.
By adammenter | January 05, 2012
Industrial design student, Marc Levinson, set out to reduce the environmental impact of his simple, yet elegant, Tea Infuser using Autodesk tools and educational resources.
By adammenter | December 06, 2011
21-year old designer David Markus is a BFA in Industrial Design student from the Savannah College of Art and Design. His idea was to use sustainable manufacturing practices to create a zero energy lamp.
By adammenter | November 27, 2011
This is the second installment of updates on the construction of Anderson Anderson’s net zero energy classroom. This is the report from the front-lines.
By external-contributor | November 16, 2011
Massachusetts-based David Fustino aimed to redesign the everyday desk lamp. His solution is a magnetically assembled three-legged desk lamp named IRIS that structurally displays an LED bulb that elegantly diffuses its light.
By external-contributor | November 09, 2011
We’ve talked about net zero energy buildings on the Sustainability Workshop – zero energy districts is essentially the same idea applied to a cluster of buildings.
By adammenter | November 07, 2011
RIT’s Golisano Institute of Sustainability has multidisciplinary education and research programs focusing on sustainable production, sustainable energy, sustainable mobility, and ecologically friendly IT.
By adammenter | October 28, 2011
Two things that stood-out at the Engineers for a Sustainable World conference were the strength of the student community around sustainable engineering and how well students were positioning themselves for the cutting-edge, meaningful careers.

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