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Sbordone, M.A. (author)The topic of this paper relates to remarks upon the Knowledge Sharing, by Social Networks, and Creative and Inventive Design for new products and services. Knowledge Sharing is a process for practical, creative resolution of problems or issues that looks for an improved future result. It is the essential ability to combine empathy, creativity...conference paper 2010
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Escobar Tello, C. (author), Bhamra, T. (author)SLEUTH is an initiative born out of the need to bring universities towards more happy and sustainable lifestyles. It is the real life application of the resulting conceptual design from the main study of the "Design for Happiness" PhD research project. This aims to identify and propose the design characteristics which compose a product,...conference paper 2010
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Dissanayake, G. (author), Sinha, P. (author)There has been a significant increase in volume of new clothing sales over the last ten years; indeed it is the fastest growing waste in household waste stream, raising the potential for a similar increase in volume of textile waste dispose in landfill sites and the resultant harm to the environment. As volume of throwaway fashion increases and...conference paper 2010
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Frandoloso, M.A.L. (author), Brandli, L.L. (author), Couto, F.A. (author), Wildner, P.D. (author)This paper demonstrates the results of research concerning eco-efficiency at the University of Passo Fundo Southern Brazil. Its objective is to identify the factors that affect energy consumption in buildings of Higher Education Institutions and to elaborate a methodology that can facilitate the evaluation of the degree of influence of each...conference paper 2010
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Van Weenen, H. (author)Renewable material resources, consist of complex systems and parts. Their sub-systems and sub-sub-systems, have unique, specific, general and common properties. The character of the use that is made of these resources, depends on the availability of knowledge, experience, methods, tools, machines and infrastructure. First and above all, however,...conference paper 2010
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Meijer, S.A. (author), Crul, M.R.M. (author), Van Timmeren, A. (author)Over time, humankinds lifestyle became increasingly dependent on finite resources. It follows that such a system is unable to sustain itself indefinitely. Several studies show that in the near future the climate may radically change and oil production will peak. Changes in the natural environment will possibly be so overwhelming that man has to...conference paper 2010
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Guerra Santin, O. (author), Itard, L. (author), Visscher, H. (author)In the Netherlands the energy consumption of new buildings is subject to performance based legislation, based on the Energy Performance Coefficient (EPC). The norm has been compulsory for almost 15 years, but only three surveys, one of them by the authors, were conducted to assess its effectiveness to reduce the actual energy use. The research...conference paper 2010
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Breukers, S. (author), Backhaus, J. (author), Mourik, R. (author), Hodson, M. (author), Marvin, S. (author), Brohmann, B. (author)The history of energy demand side management (DSM) projects shows that accomplishing lasting energy-behavioural changes is difficult. The CHANGING BEHAVIOUR project aims at a better understanding of energy-related behavioural change, in order to improve the DSM practice. The approach is one of continuous interaction between researchers and...conference paper 2010
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Rubik, F. (author), Scholl, G. (author), Teufel, J. (author)Several product labels provide information to the consumer on different product characteristics. Nowadays, a huge variety of labels give information on ecological and/or social aspects of products. Unfortunately, only some aspects of the products sustainability are represented by those labels. Most of them are mere Eco-labels, discounting...conference paper 2010
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Askar, Y. (author), Jago, P. (author), Mourad, M.M. (author), Huisingh, D. (author)Egypt has increased cement production from 4 million tons in 1975 to 46 million tons in 2009, and now accounts for around 1.5% of global cement production. Dust emissions contribute about 6% of the PM10 in Greater Cairo reaching as much as 30% in areas nearby the cement plants. New regulatory standards, expected to be ratified in 2010, will...conference paper 2010
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Castro, E. (author), Zambrano, L. (author), Verdramini, E. (author)Among the diverse initiatives that can be developed in the search of sustainability, universities assume important roles either by disseminating ideas or by implementing real world solutions and applications. Considered as durable products, buildings represent one of the biggest elements in our society that causes impact in the natural ambient....conference paper 2010
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Vicente, J. (author), Frazao, R. (author), Rocha, C. (author), Moreira da Silva, F. (author)Sustainable design is a complex area that integrates a wide range of environmental, social and economic criteria. This paper is part of a research (www.designsustentavel.org) that intends to develop a toolkit and information for wood furniture designers to use in their work process and that should push this product range closer to the...conference paper 2010
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Lindkvist, M. (author), Baumann, H. (author)The starting point for this paper is the importance of understanding how humans interact with material and energy flows. Technical systems are vital to model for improving eco-efficiency, but they are always managed by humans. Daily maintenance of machinery and the process of planning a new warehouse are examples of these ordinary human actions,...conference paper 2010
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Konishi, T. (author), Sagisaka, M. (author), Sharma, V.K. (author), Romero, J. (author)The triple bottom line approach, focusing on "People Planet Profit" is based on environmental,economic and social criteria. To ascertain the sustainability of biomass utilisation, these aspects must be considered to overcome or minimise the problems. Then quantitative measures are needed for assessing impacts from environment, economic and...conference paper 2010
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Dendler, L. (author)To facilitate more sustainable consumption different actors have introduced various labeling schemes providing information about a products environmental, social or other attributes. Many argue however that the multiplicity of existing schemes has caused confusion for both producers and consumers. To reduce this confusion there have been calls...conference paper 2010
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Nevison, J. (author)How do responsible consumption choices impact a consumers quality of life? As studies continue to highlight, more consumption does not necessarily mean increased happiness. But do more responsible consumption choices lead to improved well-being? This paper explores this relationship through food, one of the main priority areas identified for...conference paper 2010
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Lockton, D. (author), Harrison, D. (author), Stanton, N.A. (author)Influencing more environmentally friendly and sustainable behaviour is a current focus of many projects, ranging from government social marketing campaigns, education and tax structures to designers work on interactive products, services and environments. There is a wide variety of techniques and methods usedwe have identified over 100 design...conference paper 2010
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Budde, B. (author), Weber, M. (author)Innovation at several levels is necessary in order to transform the current automotive based transportation system into a more sustainable one. Alternative propulsion systems, like fuelcell, battery-electric or hybrid vehicles were proposed, as green alternatives to the dominant fossil fuel based mobility system. In particular the technological...conference paper 2010
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Kiss, B. (author), González Manchón, C. (author), Neij, L. (author)To combat climate change, different types of initiatives and policy instruments are required to support the development and dissemination of new energy efficient technologies. What type of policy instruments shall be used is, however, not pre-determined. To advance knowledge in how to design successful policy instruments, evaluations and deep...conference paper 2010
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Ivner, J. (author), Westerberg, K. (author), Ljung, S. (author)This paper presents a study in which ten small local authorities were asked how they would like to approach local stakeholders in their energy-planning. Based on the answers this paper discusses participation in an energy-planning context and shows how goals and methods may differ according to the different target groups the local authorities...conference paper 2010