Software, hardware, computing power -- the modern-day cogs of our economy have transformed most sectors, and that includes design. Increasingly, the leaders in information technology are creating tools and technologies to help designers more effectively integrate environmental thinking into their operations.

In this clip from our panel at Greener by Design 2008, Dawn Danby, a sustainable design consultant at Autodesk, and Michael Murphy, Dell's Senior Manager for Worldwide Environmental Affairs, talk with Terry Swack about the tools that designers are taking advantage of to design the greenest possible products -- and to make the design process itself even greener.