Learn more about our live projects here. You can also see a selection from our archives.
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. |
cycLEDcycLED will develop and implement solutions for product design and eco-innovation of LED products. |
Centre of Excellence in EcodesignEDC 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 GoLCA 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 StudentshipThis 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. |
Knowledge Acceleration and Responsible Innovation Meta-networkThe 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. |
Construction ResearchEDC 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. |
Constuction Materials ResearchThis project directly supported ecodesign uptake in industry through research on material selection for ecodesign in the construction sector. |
ECCA research – perceptions among European product designers on the use of pre-painted metalsUndertaking this project supported the ecodesign agenda by increasing knowledge required to support material selection for designers. |
E:DN Ecodesign networkThis project made ecodesign happen by connnecting designers to knowledge and resources on ecodesign and sustainability. |
Interdisciplinarity, design thinking & sustainable development: strategies for UK higher educationThis 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 - An evaluation of a sustainable business support programmeThis 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. |
Swedish Industrial Design Forum (SVID) – A study on sustainable design research and postgraduate education in SwedenThe 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. |
shorter Knowledge Transfer Partnership (sKTP) – Harman InternationalThis project directly advanced the ecodesign agenda by supporting a multinational organisation in taking its first steps towards implementing ecodesign practices. |
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