An intern getting to grips with the work required to design sustainably.
This project a detailed investigation into the role of LCA (Life Cycle Assessment) as a tool for product designers and engineers. The work was conducted in association with Landcare Research New Zealand and David Trubridge Design. It reviewed a range of tools available, explored how LCA might better be incorporated into the design process, and made clear recommendations to David on which tools he might use in his new product development process.
“Mark worked for us on a LCA project and I was extremely impressed by his dedication, his thoroughness, and his breadth of knowledge. He also brought no preconceptions to a project which is usually loaded with them and was hence able to give us an extremely valuable, objective assessment. He did far more than he needed to have done, or was expected to do.”