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In the ideal world, all design would be "green design" -- that is, designers would consider the environmental impacts of their designs over their entire life-cycle: materials selection, sourcing, manufacturing, marketing, use, and end-of-life disposition -- ideally, by recycling it full-circle into another product of comparable value. In some cases, a designer might even rethink the entire system of commerce in which the product exists. In this section we look at the expanding toolbox available to help all design eventually become green design.
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Creating products from bio-inspired ideas isn't easy, but three groups have found ways to bridge the development gap.
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In this hour-long webcast, you will hear from Sivam Krish, Founder/CEO at Genometri Pte Ltd., Steve Sanderson, Partner at CASE, and Matt Jezyk, Senior Manager of AEC Conceptual Design Products at...
In this one-hour webcast, you will learn about the approach Varian Medical Systems has undertaken to realize its product stewardship vision along with benefits and lessons learned to...
The European Union's new toy regulations, how women are finding roles in the cleantech industry, Best Buy's new sustainability report and Netle's zero waste work at a Kit Kat plant are among the...
Government and electronics companies have come together to support responsible e-waste recycling and energy efficient product design.
New fishing policies in the European Union, the effect of genetically modified salmon breeding in the wild and Lego's new packaging plans are among the stories on our radar this morning.
From the 'Prius Effect' to Farmville, the way we interact with technology can be a force for positive environmental change, and -- if done well -- can help companies build loyalty and revenues.
The new law requiring U.S. public companies that use tin, tantalum, tungsten or gold to trace them back to their source calls for unprecedented transparency in supply chains. But will it end the...
Method offers an inside look at its packaging design philosophy and how it functions as a core component of the company's organizational thinking.
The war over wood product certification labels may be raging among forestry and green building advocates but the White House is trying to steer clear of the controversy in staging its annual...
Al Iannuzzi, Johnson & Johnson's senior director of Worldwide Health & Safety, provides an insider's look at the company's efforts in eco-leadership.
The drive to clean up healthcare's impacts gets a push from a group that wants to recycle more plastic at hospitals.
The USDA named the first 60 products that can carry a new label showing their bio-based content.
Using a new product scorecard, IKEA hopes to make its stock greener so that by 2015 the retail chain can classify 90 percent of the goods it sells as being "more sustainable."
A toxic byproduct of the coal industry can be used to make metal foam that's light and strong.
Coca-Cola Enterprises Ltd., the world's third-largest independent Coke bottler, and the largest plastics recycler in Europe are teaming up to build a U.K. facility that's expected to more than...
The pending ban of traditional lightbulbs, which spurred the lighting industry to introduce more energy efficiency products, has led to the redesign of a classic toy -- the Easy-Bake Oven.
Navigating the rapidly changing landscape of greener products can be a daunting task. Until all available product choices are good ones, there is a need for consumers to have tools available to...
The Coca-Cola Company today announced a partnership that will license the beverage giant's plant-based packaging to Heinz for use in its ketchup packaging.
Eben Bayer, the co-founder and CEO of Ecovative Design, extols the natural processes and properties of grass and cows as a way of thinking about the design of environmentally responsible products...
Despite the well-trod cliché that a journey to sustainability is a marathon and not a sprint, Nike, with its Considered design ethos, shows all the signs of being in it for the long haul....
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