Recent Publications

O'Rafferty, S, Curtis, H, O'Connor, F (2008) 'Embedding ecodesign and sustainability in mainstream design education: Insights from Wales' paper presented at the 10th International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education
4 & 5 September, Barcelona, Spain.

O’Rafferty, S, O’Connor, F and Cox, I (2008) 'Supporting sustainable regional innovation and ecodesign in small to medium enterprises' paper presented at SCORE Conference 2, March 2008, Belgium.

O’Connor, F and O’Rafferty, S (2007) 'Personal reflections on the ecodesign journey in Wales' paper published in SEEdesign Bulletin, Issue 4, March.

O’Connor, F, O’Rafferty, S, Cox, I and Estrada Bonilla, B (2007) ‘Ecodesign Centre Wales – continuing the ecodesign agenda’, paper presented at ERSCP 2007, Basel.



O’Rafferty, S and O’Connor, F (2007) ‘Capacity building for ecodesign in Wales – an innovation systems approach?’, paper presented at ERSCP 2007, Basel.



O’Rafferty, S and O’Connor, F (2006) ‘The role of public sector intervention in product development within SMEs – managing the sustainability message?’, paper presented at 13th International Conference of The Greening of Industry Network, Cardiff.


O’Rafferty, S and O’Connor, F (2006) ‘An ecodesign case study of the award winning TinyLab™’, paper presented at 13th CIRP International Conference on Life Cycle Engineering, Belgium.