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Life Cycle Thinking by Design
A New Online Environmental Tool for Designers and Business www.productecologyonline.com The way we design, make and unmake products is a major contributor to environmental impacts and issues. Over 80% of product-related environmental impacts are typically locked-in during the design phase of a product. Waste, toxics, global warming and water scarcity impacts can be significantly minimised through intelligent design,...
Designing the Ideal (Green) Office
There is much more to smart office design and workplace harmony that funky ‘break-out’ zones, ping pong tables and expensive DIY espresso machines. We have seen workplace trends and jargon such as hot-desking, hotelling and harbouring come and go, however their currency is gaining favour again. Major corporates from finance,...
E-Waste in a Digital World
Electronic waste, techno-trash and dead TVs. It’s proliferating fast, but we love our electronic devices and they generally serve us well. Most of the time. They offer convenience and pleasure, increase productivity, maximise connectivity, and generate desire, however, they can also contribute to a range of environmental problems. Poor energy efficiency, toxic materials, short product life,...
Design for Green Growth Trends
Environmental issues and impacts are a source of much debate and discussion, from climate change and oil spills, through to green architecture, green IT, reusable coffee cups and bike share systems. The term ‘Sustainability’ introduces even more challenging opportunities which span social and cultural demands. Consumers are increasingly interested in more than just recycled toilet paper...
Product Ecology 1.1 on track for July
WSP Digital launched an early pre-release version of Product Ecology in March this year. Product Ecology is an online service for rapid LCA-based screening and product footprinting. It’s also uncomplicated to use, requires no uploading of desktop software, and the user-interface is designer-friendly. The response from early customers has been overwhelmingly encouraging. Feedback from designers,...
Australian International Design Awards recognise EcoDesign
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It’s not surprising that more and more awards programs in Australia and around the world are acknowledging the importance of environmental quality and sustainability performance. In particular the Australian International Design Awards (AIDA) program has been a strong advocate when it comes to understanding the value of environmental factors as part of the design process...
WSP sponsors EcoDesign for student awards
WSP Environment & Energy and its Digital Solutions team are committed to ecodesign and product sustainability. As part of this design-driven focus, we’re co-sponsoring the 2010 Australasian Student Design Awards (ASDA) to help increase awareness and action on life cycle thinking, design and sustainability. Organised by the Design Institute of Australia (DIA), the outcomes of...
Product Ecology Online in Action
Product Ecology™ is a potent tool to make life cycle thinking and ec0-products a design-driven process. Developed by WSP, this unique web-based tool allows you to instantly analyze, modify and prioritize your choices across the product life cycle. See how Product Ecology™ works, and the key features available to designers, product developers,...
WSP Digital Announces Product Ecology
WSP Digital today released Product Ecology, a new web based sustainability tool providing Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Product Compliance support. Aimed at product designers, industrial designers, product developers, engineers, environmental managers and brand owners the tool provides three key features: Compliance Navigator – a compliance guidance tool, covering EU RoHS, EU Batteries and EPEAT with EuP and...
iPhone Capabilities featured on Channel 7
WSP Digital’s Manager of Technology Development, Evan Davey, recently appeared on the 7 Network as part of Kochie’s Business Builders program. The segment focussed on WSP’s work on The Hidden Park iPhone App, but also covered the team’s broader skills and expertise relating to mobile devices and associated applications. Evan talks in detail with the Gadget...
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Life Cycle Thinking by Design
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