Live projects.

European Network of Ecodesign Centres (ENEC)

ENEC will make ecodesign happen through openly exchanging knowledge, experience and best practice in all aspects of ecodesign with a network of partners across Europe.
cycLED

cycLED

cycLED will develop and implement solutions for product design and eco-innovation of LED products.
Welsh Government

Centre of Excellence in Ecodesign

EDC have been designated a Centre of Excellence in Ecodesign by the Welsh Government since 2008. As a Centre of Excellence EDC works with the Welsh Government, industry, educators and other actors to enable, stimulate demand for and make ecodesign happen.
LCA to go

LCA to Go

LCA to Go directly increases the integration of ecodesign within SMEs’ product development processes through development of an SME specific Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) tool.
KESS Studentship

KESS Studentship

This project researches the challenges for Small to Medium Size Enterprises in implementing ecodesign practices when faced with complex materials, complex supply chains and unsuitable environmental assessment approaches.
KARIM – Knowledge Acceleration and Responsible Innovation Meta-network

Knowledge Acceleration and Responsible Innovation Meta-network

The project will establish a network of universities and Small to Medium Size Enterprises, across North-West Europe, to facilitate transnational knowledge and technology transfer that can enable responsible innovation.

Projects archive.

Constructing Excellence in Wales

Construction Research

EDC were commissioned by CEW to look at the feasibility of implementing a tool that helps the construction industry select environmentally superior products while phasing out hazardous substances.
Constructing Excellence in Wales

Constuction Materials Research

This project directly supported ecodesign uptake in industry through research on material selection for ecodesign in the construction sector.

ECCA

ECCA research – perceptions among European product designers on the use of pre-painted metals

Undertaking this project supported the ecodesign agenda by increasing knowledge required to support material selection for designers.
Ecodesign Network

E:DN Ecodesign network

This project made ecodesign happen by connnecting designers to knowledge and resources on ecodesign and sustainability.
Higher Education Academy

Interdisciplinarity, design thinking & sustainable development: strategies for UK higher education

This project aimed to make ecodesign happen by increasing knowledge on how interdisciplinarity and design education for sustainability can happen in universities in Wales.
Future Factory

Future Factory - An evaluation of a sustainable business support programme

This project made ecodesign happen through improving the delivery of a sustainable business support programme and highlighting transferable knowledge to use in other programmes in the future.

SVID

Swedish Industrial Design Forum (SVID) – A study on sustainable design research and postgraduate education in Sweden

The SVID project generated recommendations for undertaking best practice in ecodesign research and education. Research projects such as SVID develop the broader infrastructure required to make ecodesign practice the norm.
Harman

shorter Knowledge Transfer Partnership (sKTP) – Harman International

This project directly advanced the ecodesign agenda by supporting a multinational organisation in taking its first steps towards implementing ecodesign practices.

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