Sustainable+Design+Principles

Sustainable Design Principles

Low-impact materials ||< choose non-toxic, sustainably-produced or recycled materials which require little energy to process || Energy efficiency ||< use manufacturing processes and produce products which require less energy || Quality and durability ||< longer-lasting, repairable and better-functioning products will have to be replaced less frequently, reducing the impacts of producing replacements || Design for reuse and recycling ||< Products, processes, and systems should be designed for performance in a commercial 'afterlife'. || Biomimicry ||< designers gain inspiration from nature e.g. bicycle helmet based on a crustacean shell || Service substitution ||< shifting the mode of consumption from personal ownership of products to provision of services which provide similar functions, e.g. from a private automobile to a car sharing service. || Renewability ||< materials should come from nearby (local or bioregional), sustainably-managed renewable sources that can be composted when their usefulness has been exhausted. || Healthy ||< sustainable design aims to create objects that are not harmful to their users or the environment. ||
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