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Is being green always the right path?
By Lorrin Windahl. Back at the end of the last millennium, British actor and activist Joanna Lumley dreamed up an idea to create a garden bridge in memory of Princess Diana. That never eventuated and the years passed without the idea becoming much…
Read MoreF1 racing leads the charge for greener cars
By Nat Hunt. Motorsport in general is seen by most as a gratuitous waste of petrol, rubber, and more money than anyone would care to think about. Therefore, it’s a fair question as to why it’s featuring on a blog…
Read MoreThe great debate: reusable vs disposable nappies
By Lorrin Windahl. I’ve recently had my first child and, being very aware of the impact I have on the environment, I have been faced with a dilemma – reusable or disposable nappies. And I thought the timing of this…
Read MoreDesigner Profile 2 – Paul Polak
By Lorrin Windahl. In my opinion, Paul Polak is a quiet achiever. His name may be more synonymous with sustainable design in the US, where the SRD movement is much larger, but here in Australia he is relatively unknown. So…
Read MoreProduct Life Cycle Assessment: Don’t bite off more than you can chew!
By Giles Matthews. A life cycle assessment (LCA) is a reporting method that quantifies the environmental impact of a particular product. An LCA considers the product’s impact in terms of its: Resource recovery Manufacture Distribution & Sale Installation Use End…
Read MoreBagasse – not just a waste material
By Chris Morrish For a long time sugarcane crop has been harvested purely for its sweet sucrose. But now, with the increased development into sustainable bio-fuels, such as bio-ethanol and bio-diesel, demand for the fibrous grass has sharply increased.
Read MoreThe Story of Stuff
By Lorrin Windahl. A few years ago I did a short course at RMIT in sustainable design and life cycle assessment. It was during this course that I was first introduced to ‘The Story of Stuff’ by Annie Leonard. It’s…
Read MoreDesigner Profile 1 – Victor Papanek
By Lorrin Windahl. So I thought I’d include in this blog some profiles of people who have had a significant impact on socially responsible design. Who better to start with than the godfather of SRD, Victor Papanek.
Read MoreCorkin’ it up
By Lorrin Windahl. Well I’m happy to admit that I’m a recent convert to cork. I guess convert isn’t quite the right word, I just didn’t know what a fantastic material it is but now I do. I’ve been enlightened….
Read MoreI’m here now but what is this really all about?
Welcome to our first post, well technically it’s our second but who’s actually counting. We’re pretty excited to have developed this blog so we can spill out all the socially responsible thoughts that are running around our heads and our…
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