Furniture Design Ideas

Developing at the systems level requires a strategic mindset that sees opportunities for change in intervention points. Donella Mead­ows understood this inherently when a realiza­tion occurred during a strategy meeting. She started listing leverage points that could be found in almost every system in order to create the most expedient change for the least amount […]

Extrapolate into the Future 345 344 Enter code DITPDE for 15% off any Rosenfeld Media product directlypurchased from our site: http://rosenfeldmedia. com E co-effectiveness is one of the main ten­ants of the Cradle to Cradle framework outlined in the book of the same name. Eco-effectiveness is the next step after eco­efficiency, and it seeks to […]

Industrial estates are gaining popularity in parts of Europe, but they take more planning and coordination than simply redesigning and building a factory. Consider the energy required to extract, smelt, cure, and refine ore into steel. Once poured into ingots, this steel is then cooled, transported to another supplier (often across vast distances), heated again […]

Walter Stahel, the creator of the term Cradle to Cradle, describes two different loops in closed-loop systems that make-up what he calls a “Loop Economy” (see Figure 13.1). The first is the repair, reconditioning, and reuse of products and materials. This could include repairing a printer, refilling its ink cartridge, or giving it to someone […]

Create Take-Back Programs River and Lake Economies industrial estates 329 Enter code DITPDE for 15% off any Rosenfeld Media product directlypurchased from our site: http:Zrosenfeldmedia. com T he ideal sustainability strategy is to close input (resources) and output (wastes) streams so that nothing is wasted and everything is recycled. This strat­egy also means that nothing […]

It’s not too difficult to design more easily disas­sembled products when it’s part of the initial phase of the design specification and goals. However, once engineering, design, and pro­duction are already decided, it’s nearly impos­sible to redesign for easy disassembly. To whatever extent possible, designers and developers can increase the likelihood of their products being […]

Making a solution more durable is, in effect, a type of reuse, but this chapter is about extend­ing past that type. Instead, designers should consider if and how they can transform a solu­tion from once or short-term use to long-term use. Anything sold as “disposable” might bet­ter serve customers and sustainability alike if the solution […]

There are two types of reuse: deliberate and unintended reuse. The first occurs when prod­ucts and services are reused in a way that is expected and intended. Deliberate reuse can span many types, including objects that are reused in similar ways as the original intended usage and those that are planned for complete­ly different uses. […]