Eco Design

Eco Design

1. Dematerialisation

   • Less is more
   • Miniaturisation
   • Less material used
     • Reduced costs
     • Conserve resorces
   • Less waste to end of life
   • Efficient logistics- lightweight- fuel saved
   • Uncle Bens
   • Steam

2. Design for Optimum Life

   • Avoiding premature disposal
   • Enabling upgrades: having a modular system - family of products sharing common components/accessories
   • Clip on accessories/components-retrofitted
   • Software
   • SMART cars with interchangeable exterior panels, allowing the customer to manually update the look of the car
   • Durability
     • Rust traps
       • Bad design
       • Nooks and crannies where dirt and moisture can enter, can't be seen, or escape easily
   • Obsolescence
     • Planned Obsolescence
       • Deliberate curtailment of a product's lifespan,used by manufacturers to ensure continued consumption
     • Functional Obsolescence (product failure)
     • Technological Obsolescence
       • Advances in technology lead to displacement of old- new (analogue-digital TV)
     • Fashion Obsolescence
       • Products become outdated and are no longer desirable

3. PHILLIPS FAST FIVE

   • 5.Energy
     • Use less than the old?
   • 4.Recycling
     • More easily recycled
   • 3.Service
     • New way to provide a service with less environmental impact
   • 2.Hazardous Waste
     • Contain less than the old one?
   • 1.Product value
     • Longer product life? Easier to repair? Increased desirability?