Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2017
Publication Title
International Journal of Sustainable Design
Department
Thayer School of Engineering
Abstract
How do designers, engineers, and managers choose the best sustainable design method for their work? How can different design practices combine to complement each other? This study makes recommendations by deconstructing 14 design methods, guides, certifications, and other practices into their constituent activities and mindsets, then characterizing those activities and mindsets. For example, some of the seven activity categories are analysis, ideation, and goal-setting; some of the eight mindset categories are priorities, abstract versus concrete goals, and environmental versus social goals. Recommendations are given for matching sustainable design practices to different usage contexts by their constituent activities and mindsets. It also recommends combining design practices by showing which methods / guides / certifications contain complementary activities or mindsets vs. redundant ones. This work should enable designers and engineers to practice more effective and creative sustainable design.
DOI
10.1504/IJSDES.2017.10012855
Original Citation
Faludi, Jeremy. (2017) ‘Recommending Sustainable Design Methods And Combinations By Characterizing Activities And Mindsets’, Int. J. of Sustainable Design,.
Dartmouth Digital Commons Citation
Faludi, Jeremy, "Recommending Sustainable Design Practices by Characterizing Activities And Mindsets" (2017). Dartmouth Scholarship. 2052.
https://digitalcommons.dartmouth.edu/facoa/2052
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