Product designers seeking to create more sustainable products need tools that reflect the rapidly iterative process of product development. This is the third in a three-part series by EcoShift, a ...
What are the eight general provisions? How implementing eco-design brings both similarities and differences between products and components. How you can use available tools and methods to help assess ...
Sustainable product design is a critical lever for helping organizations achieve their sustainability targets that is still overlooked by many: Our research shows that, despite increasing awareness, ...
The necessary criteria when benchmarking the sustainability of electronic products. How the GreenTool can help product developers create more sustainable products. It’s no secret that the electronics ...
University of Kentucky professor argues design and circular economy principles are the foundation for effective manufacturing ...
Twelve days, sixteen site visits. Hard hats, clean rooms, 2000 degree incinerators. We came to Denmark and the Netherlands in the dead of winter to learn what best-in-class companies were doing to ...
How do we make things that last? How can we keep this local? How can we keep these skills in our community? For two decades, these questions have guided Dr. Lisa Hix, associate professor and co-chair ...
The world is changing. Oil prices have surpassed $140 per barrel and phrases such as climate change, carbon footprint, and going green have become fixtures in the daily vernacular. Environmentally ...