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.