Sustainable Design Online

Designers need to know the fundamental properties of materials, how they combine, and how they exist in the cycles of industry and the earth. In short, life cycles. Where do materials come from? How are they changed during manufacturing? What happens to the design while it "lives" and where does it go at the end of life? This course covers life-cycle-related topics, along with product-service systems and collaborative consumption, through weekly discussions, analysis, calculation of impacts, and visual illustration of the life cycle. Students will work individually and collaboratively.