Circular-Economy

The Bauhaus Legacy - Part 5: Remaking the Act of Making

12 December 2019·648 words·4 mins

Systems and Innovation Bauhaus Sustainability Design Future Circular-Economy Social Design Design and Innovation Technological History Historical Case Studies Social Dynamics

Concluding the series with a vision of design's future role in addressing global challenges through sustainable, situated, and socially responsible approaches.

The Entropy Audit - Part 3: End-of-Life Strategies: Closing the Loop on Industrial Waste

24 November 2019·944 words·5 mins

Sustainability and Future Circular-Economy End-of-Life Waste Management Sustainability Circular Economy Policy and Critique Systems Thinking

Strategies for closing the material loop through reuse, recycling, and circular economy design.

The Entropy Audit: Designing for a Sustainable Future

22 November 2019·234 words·2 mins

Sustainability and Future Embodied Energy Circular-Economy Sustainability Materials Science Environmental Design Circular Economy Policy and Critique Systems Thinking

A comprehensive examination of material life-cycles, embodied energy, and circular economy principles for sustainable design.

Adaptive Futures: Part 6—Regenerative Economics: From Extraction to Life-Enhancement

28 August 2019·1928 words·10 mins

Sustainability and Future Regenerative Economics Circular-Economy Wellbeing Sustainability Economic Systems Systems Thinking Sustainability Policy and Critique Development and Inequality

How economic systems can create life-enhancing value instead of extracting and depleting resources.

The Adaptive Archive: Part 3—Circular by Necessity: Why Nature Has No Waste Category

31 July 2019·1178 words·6 mins

Sustainability and Future Biomimicry Circular-Economy Waste Sustainability Biology Biomimicry Systems Thinking Design and Innovation Circular Economy

Examining how biological systems operate in circular economies without waste categories.