Sustainable Design

Synopsis: Uses three case studies to illustrate elements of sustainability in design: 1) the smart car - initially a joint venture between Mercedes and Swatch, the car is designed for maximum economy of space and performance and body panels can be replaced and recycled. The Smartyville powerplant in Germany has its own powerplant and recycles the body warmth given off by the workers, thus saving 50% on energy costs; 2) the Remarkable pencil - each one made from a recycled plastic cup; 3) Freeplay Power - initially intended to power radios in the developing world, Freeplay developed a wind-up mechanism now used instead of batteries in torches and is experimenting with wind-up laptop computers and mobile phones.
Language: English
Country: Australia
Medium: Video; Videocassette. VHS. col. 20 min.
Year of production: 2000
Availability: Sale; 2006 sale: £44.00 (+VAT +p&p)
Uses: Age 13 and up.
Subjects: Design
Keywords: product design; renewable energy resources; sustainable development

Name: Classroom Video
Notes: Classroom Video ceased trading in January 2015. Some of their assets including the streaming platform and our curriculum content have been acquired by ClickView. Around 160 DVD titles are available (or will be made available) through Boulton-Hawker.

Name: Classroom Video
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