A training solution aimed at both product designers and those involved in managing the eco-design process.

> Introduction
> Who will ‘Managing eco-design: a training solution' be useful for?
> The training solution
        - CD-Rom (including screen shots)
        - Manual
        - Diskettes
> Further information and ordering form

Introduction

Environmental issues are increasingly being considered in product design and development driven by a range of issues including customer and supply chain pressures, competitiveness, new standards such as IS0 14001 and through cost saving opportunities in relation to materials and energy. However, the systematic management of environmentally considered product design or eco-design is a new issue, and is still in its infancy.

Research has indicated there is a need for a training solution on the management of eco-design as the majority of existing material has focused on tools for product designers rather than training tools to enable the eco-design process to begin, progress and advance. The Centre for Sustainable Design, supported by the Design Council in the UK, has developed a comprehensive training solution that incorporates a CD-ROM, manual and diskettes. The material focuses on the dual needs of those involved in managing the eco-design process and those involved in product design.

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Who will ‘Managing eco-design: a training solution’ be useful for?

• Environmental directors and managers
• Environmental affairs directors and managers
• Environmental coordinators
• Product stewardship managers
• Eco-design champions
• Design directors and managers
• Research and development directors and managers
• Engineering directors and managers
• Marketing directors and managers
• Environmental and design academics
• Environmental and design consultants.

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The training solution

The training solution has been designed to be highly flexible and is reinforced by a comprehensive range of practical examples from a variety of business sectors. It contains three elements:

• CD-ROM
• manual
• diskettes

Don't miss the screen shots from the CD-ROM!! (Click here)

CD-ROM

The CD-ROM is divided into three units, a multi-media manual; a guide to eco-design websites; and a database of eco-design bibliographic references.

Unit 1: the multi-media manual has six comprehensive modules, with over 350 screens of information and 50 images. The PC version incorporates Units 2 and 3, and the Mac version includes Unit 2.

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Unit 2: a comprehensive digest of over 120 eco-design websites with full internet links.

Unit 3: a custom-programmed database of references to over 750 articles on eco-design (see picture below).

Manual

The manual contains over 200 pages of high quality material in a ring binder format.

List of Content:

Executive summary
Professor Martin Charter, Joint Coordinator of The Centre for Sustainable Design

Module 1: Introduction
Tom Clark, Principal, Tom Clark & Associates

Module 2: Managing the process
Dr Joseph Fiksel, Senior Director, Environmental, Health and Safety Management, Battelle Memorial Institute

Module 3: Tools for designers
Dr David Dowdell, Senior Life Cycle Assessment Advisor, Dr Neil Kirkpatrick, Senior Consultant, Ecobalance UK, and Stephanie Adda, Senior Consultant, Ecobilan

Module 4: Training and communications
Mark Yoxon, Managing Partner, Inform

Module 5: Case histories
Kieren Mayers, Independent Researcher

Module 6: Information resources
Tom Clark, Principal, Tom Clark & Associates

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Diskettes

Eco-design websites

The diskettes contain a comprehensive digest of over 120 eco-design websites with full internet links. The information is sub-divided into five key sections:

• academic and research
• consultancies
• companies
• government and agencies
• other (including publications and professional associations).

Eco-design routemap

The diskettes also contain a custom-programmed database of references to over 750 articles on eco-design. Each record is divided into ten fields:

• title
• keywords
• authors
• organisation
• journal title
• book title
• page reference
• date
• ISBN number
• media.

Eco-design routemap front screen:

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Further information and ordering form

If you are interested in "Managing Eco-design: a Training Solution," then please fill out your details below, select the options you are interested in (by clicking the boxes provided), and finish by pressing the submit button at the bottom of the page.

Purchases are only confirmed on receipt of payment. If you wish to pay by cheque then please make payable to The Surrey Institute in £ sterling.

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