Live projects.

Interdisciplinarity, design thinking & sustainable development: strategies for UK higher education

This project is making ecodesign happen by increasing knowledge on how interdisciplinarity and design education for sustainability can happen in universities in Wales.

Future Factory - An evaluation of a sustainable business support programme

This project is making ecodesign happen by improving the delivery of a sustainable business support programme and highlighting transferable knowledge to other programmes in the future.

Program of Work (PoW)

The Program of Work is making ecodesign happen in Wales by informing the development of Welsh Government policy, increasing ecodesign awareness in businesses and implementing ecodesign education according to international best practice.
LCA to go

LCA to Go

LCA to Go directly increases the integration of ecodesign within SMEs’ product development processes through development of an SME specific Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) tool.
KESS Studentship

KESS Studentship

This project researches the challenges for Small to Medium Size Enterprises in implementing ecodesign practices when faced with complex materials, complex supply chains and unsuitable environmental assessment approaches.
KARIM – Knowledge Acceleration and Responsible Innovation Meta-network

Knowledge Acceleration and Responsible Innovation Meta-network

The project will establish a network of universities and Small to Medium Size Enterprises, across North-West Europe, to facilitate transnational knowledge and technology transfer that can enable responsible innovation.

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European Commission

European Commission Project Review & Evaluation

This work supports ecodesign through evaluation of the effectiveness of ecodesign projects, which are funded by the European Commission.

ECCA research – perceptions among European product designers on the use of pre-painted metals

Undertaking this project supported the ecodesign agenda by increasing knowledge required to support material selection for designers.

E:DN Ecodesign network

This project is making ecodesign happen by connnecting designers to knowledge and resources on ecodesign and sustainability.

Swedish Industrial Design Forum (SVID) – A study on sustainable design research and postgraduate education in Sweden

The SVID project generated recommendations for undertaking best practice in ecodesign research and education. Research projects such as SVID develop the broader infrastructure required to make ecodesign practice the norm.

shorter Knowledge Transfer Partnership (sKTP) – Harman International

This project directly advanced the ecodesign agenda by supporting a multinational organisation in taking its first steps towards implementing ecodesign practices.

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  • Breaking Down the Waste Hierarchy

    image source: http://ec.europa.eu/environment/waste/framework/index.htm This is a short article I wrote for publication in the Chartered Institute of Waste Management newsletter. Increasing the ...

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