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ARE ECO-DESIGN STRATEGIES IMPLEMENTED IN PRODUCTS? A STUDY ON THE AGREEMENT LEVEL OF INDEPENDENT OBSERVERS

Part of: Socio-technical Issues in Design

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 June 2020

L. Maccioni ,
Y. Borgianni ,
D. C. A. Pigosso  and
T. C. McAloone
L. Maccioni*
Affiliation:
Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy
Y. Borgianni
Affiliation:
Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy
D. C. A. Pigosso
Affiliation:
DTU-Technical University of Denmark, Denmark
T. C. McAloone
Affiliation:
DTU-Technical University of Denmark, Denmark
*
*lorenzo.maccioni@unibz.it

Abstract

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Eco-Design Strategies lead to both enhanced environmental sustainability and product differentiation, which, however, takes place only if observers recognize and value these advantages. To study this aspect, a sample of 40 product pictures has been administered to 12 subjects with experience in eco-design. They were asked to evaluate whether one or more Eco-Design Strategies (in Vezzoli and Manzini's version) were implemented in each depicted product. The outcome of the evaluation was an overall fair agreement. Useful information for eco-design is inferred from nuances of the results.

Keywords

sustainable designproduct designdesign evaluationecodesign strategies
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Proceedings of the Design Society: DESIGN Conference , Volume 1 , May 2020 , pp. 2039 - 2048
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