Designers and sustainability

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32972/dms.2015.006

Keywords:

Sustainability, Triple Bottom Line accounting, analysing sustainable developments, Corporate Social Responsibility

Abstract

The article deals with Sustainable Development from the point of view of the designer who selects materials for a given product. Is it possible to objectively assess the impact of our actions on the environment 100 years from now? One of possible methods for assessing the impact of the selection of materials on the environment is given in the case study.

References

Ashby, M.: Materials and the Environment: Eco-informed Material Choice. 2nd ed. Elsevier/Butterworth-Heinemann, Boston, 2013.

Ashby, M.: Analysing Sustainable Developments and the CES EduPack Sustainability Database. Webinar, Cambridge, 2014.

Takács, A.: Generating concepts with the help of green tips. Design of Machines and Structures, 4(2), 53–58. https://doi.org/10.32972/dms.2014.018

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Published

2026-10-26

How to Cite

Mazínová, I. (2026). Designers and sustainability. Design of Machines and Structures, 5(1), 47–52. https://doi.org/10.32972/dms.2015.006

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 1 (2015): Design of Machines and Structures

Section

Articles