Eco-Design – a design methodology to save the environment

Preface

We are living in a world with growing populations and increasing consumption of natural resources. Our lifestyles are likely to lead to irreparable damage to the physical environment in the near future. One estimate from the World Bank indicates that if we live the way we live today, we may need four earths to satisfy the human needs by the year 2100. It is therefore necessary to intervene in the process of consumption of resources to improve the ways these resources are used. Designers play an important role in this intervention. They can design products that consume less materials and need less energy to operate to give the needed services. In this short presentation on Eco-Design I shall attempt to capture the salient features of the Eco-Design method as it is practiced today. I am sure that this presentation will stimulate at least a few of my friends to “think differently” and to contribute to preserve the earth for the future generations. ...

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