简介:Processesthataimatcontinuousinnovationandhelptoplanpathsthatcansupportandhelptobuildsustainabledevelopmentareencouragedbyallofusandinparticularbypublicadministrationsandprivatecompanies.SolarDecathlonMiddleEast2018isaninternationalcompetition,aimingtodesignandrealizethebestsustainableandenergy-efficienthousingprototypeonarealscale.Theprojectaimstocreateasmartsolarhousethatcanguaranteemaximumefficiencyandeffectivenessintheuseoftechnologyresourcesandprovideanattractive,accessible,andcomfortableenvironment.Theaimofthepaperistoanalyzethecontestfromeducationalstandpoint,highlightingtheaspectsofsmartsystemsandsmartpeople.Theuniversityteamwhichiscompetinginthiseditionhastheobjectiveofdesigningandbuildingintwoyearsafull-scaleprototypeofthebestandmostattractivesustainable,zeroenergy,andsmartsolarhouse.
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简介:Taking'MGVTao'post-disasterreconstructionsocialInnovationasanexample,thispaperexploresthe'MGVTao'blackgritbrandindustrysituation,itsexistingproblems,developmenttrendandthenproposessolutionsthroughdesignthinking,withidentifyinglocalproblemsastheprimarytaskandculturalheritageasthecore,carryoutinnovativedesignandbranddesignstrategyofcommercialoperationsbasedonOnlinetoOfflinelocaldistinctiveresources.Andcombinedwithprojectpractice,itdiscussesthebusinessmodelinnovationofnon-profitbrandsbasedonemotionaldesign.Thenbusinessmodelisbuiltbasedontargetusersandmarketresearch,andproductiterationisachievedthroughthecooperationbetweendesignworkshopsofseveralschoolsandlocalenterprises,therebyestablishinganewbusinessmodeltopromotethesustainablelocaleconomicdevelopment.
简介:Itisasharedopinionthatsustainabledevelopmentrequiresasystemdiscontinuity,meaningthatradicalchangesinthewayweproduceandconsumeareneeded.Withinthisframeworkthereisanemergingunderstandingthatanimportantcontributiontothischangecanbedirectlylinkedtodecisionstakeninthedesignphaseofproducts,servicesandsystems.DesignschoolshavethereforetobeabletoprovidedesignstudentswithabroadknowledgeandeffectiveDesignforSustainabilitytools,inordertoenableanewgenerationofdesignersinplayinganactiveroleinre-orientingourconsumptionandproductionpatterns.ThispaperpresentstheintermediateresultsoftheLeNSChina,theLearningNetworkonSustainabilityofChinesedesignHigherEducationInstitutionsaimingatcurriculadevelopmentonDesignforSustainability.TheprojectisaregenerationoftheLeNSAsian-Europeanmulti-polarnetworkprojectfinancedbytheEuropeanCommission.LeNSChinaistakinginconsiderationthelocalneeds,interestsandopportunitiescouldrepresentasignificantenablingplatformcapabletosensitise,supportandempoweranewgenerationofChinesedesigneducators,designersandentrepreneurstoreachdesignpracticethroughoutanopencollaborativelearningapproach.ThepaperwillfirstlyintroducetheLeNSprojectanditsethos,andthentheLeNSChinanetworkwillbedescribedintermsofthestateoftheartofdesignforsustainabilityanditseducationinChina,thescopeandtheobjective,theresultsachievedsofarandthenextsteps.