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De Pauw, I.C. (author)Product designers can apply different strategies, methods, and tools for sustainable product development. Nature-Inspired Design Strategies (NIDS) offer designers a distinct class of strategies that use ‘nature’ as a guiding source of knowledge and inspiration for addressing sustainability. Biomimicry and Cradle to Cradle, two Nature-Inspired...doctoral thesis 2015
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Slob, C. (author), Mohammadi, S. (author), Geraedts, R.P. (author)‘Perfection means something is complete and stands still and what stands still doesn’t change or evolve and is automatically dead. Everything in the universe changes, evolution implies that the creation is not complete hence the possibility of evolving’ (Osho, 1985). Our society and economy are constantly changing. Hence the demands and wishes...conference paper 2012
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De Pauw, I.C. (author), Karana, E. (author), Kandachar, P.V. (author)In design practice, Nature-Inspired Design Strategies (NIDS) can be applied when developing sustainable products. However, knowledge on how this actually helps designers is lacking. This study explores the effects of applying Cradle to Cradle and Biomimicry in student projects, as compared to using Ecodesign. The findings indicate that NIDS...conference paper 2012
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De Pauw, I. (author), Kandachar, P. (author), Karana, E. (author), Peck, D. (author), Wever, R. (author)Current design practices focus on eco-efficiency as the main approach in the field of sustainable product development. This approach mainly aims at improving existing products and services. Environmental product performance can be greatly improved using ecoefficiency but in many cases the improvements are incremental. Furthermore, the overall...conference paper 2010
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De Pauw, I.C. (author), Kandachar, P.V. (author), Karana, E. (author), Peck, D.P. (author), Wever, R. (author)Current design practices focus on eco-efficiency as the main approach in the field of sustainable product development. This approach mainly aims at improving existing products and services. Environmental product performance can be greatly improved using ecoefficiency but in many cases the improvements are incremental. Furthermore, the overall...conference paper 2010