waste = bad design
1 = 5
http://www.chrisjordan.com/
30,000 mileshttp://www.spiegel.de/international/
http://www.edwardburtynsky.com/
http://www.edwardburtynsky.com/
80% of
impact
whatapproach to design that considers the materials, processes & practices of a company
why it helps identify layers of waste & layers of value
howecodesign addresses all life cycle impacts, adressing the biggest impacts and designs these out
jargon ‘low carbon’, ‘carbon neutral’, ‘recyclable’, ‘natural’,‘organic’, ‘environment friendly’, ‘green’, ‘blah blah blah’
}$433 m avoided waste cost since 1995
pioneered LCA in industry
first to use Product Declarations
diverted over 100,000 tons from landfill
uses biomimicry
considers social impact of products
8 of 9 plants uses 100% renewable energy
isn’t just about building more efficiently (e.g. by reducing waste)
is finding new and better ways to achieve the same or even higher functionality—with less resource-intensive materials, new technologies and new approaches to design
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