Sustainable Design And Manufacturing Sept 09

Sustainable Design and Manufacturing September 22, 2009 Chicago, IL Roger Saillant

References
Laws of Lean
Laws of Nature
Contrasts
What can be done?
Outline

References
From Lean to Green: Interface, Inc.
by Dave Gustashaw and Robert W. Hall,
originally published by Association for Manufacturing Excellence, 2008
Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature
by Janine Benyus
www.BiomimicryInstitute.org
www.AskNature.org
The Necessary Revolution
by Peter Senge et al.
Sustainability by Design
by John Ehrenfeld

References
Sustainable Value: How the World's Leading Companies Are Doing Well by Doing Good
by Chris Laszlo
Leverage Points: Places to Intervene in a System
by Donella Mead ows
First published by the Sustainability Institute, 1999
www.SustainabilityInstitute.org
A I and the Future of Human Morality
by Steve Omohundro
presented at the Silicon Valley World Transhumanist Association Meetup

10 Lean Laws
Create a Culture of Continuous Improvement
Empower Workers
Meet Customer Requirements
Partner with Suppliers
Do It Right the First Time

10 Lean Laws
Eliminate Waste
Abolish Local Optimization
Maximize Flow
Minimize Inventory
Pull From Demand

Lean Drives Towards a Minimum

9 Laws of Nature
Nature runs on sunlight
Nature uses only the energy it needs
Nature recycles everything
Nature demands local expertise
Source: Janine Benyus

9 Laws of Nature
Nature fits form and function
Nature rewards cooperation
Nature banks on diversity
Nature curbs excesses from within
Nature taps the power limits
Source: Janine Benyus

Nature is never in perfect balance. It is the ‘act of balancing’ that nature has perfected.

Comparisons Variable Lean Nature Objective: Economic Efficiency Abundant Life Scope: Thousands of Sq. Feet Plant and Supply Base Earth + 50,000 ft – 30,000 ft Global Eco-System Energy: Fossil Fuels Predominates Sunlight & Geothermal Time Scales: Days – Hours - Minutes Seasons - Millennia Waste: Converge to Minimum Waste = Food

Comparisons Variable Lean Nature Materials: Metal-Based Customized Materials Toxic Chemicals Carbon Based Supply Chain: Global Local Morality: Human Centric Fill All Niches Survival of the Fittest System: Narrow Subsystem Focus Global Systems Webs

12 Leverage Points 12. Constants, parameters, numbers (such as subsidies, taxes, standards) 11. Sizes of buffers and other stabilizing stocks, relative to their flows 10. The structure of material stocks and flows (such as transport networks, population age structures) 9. The lengths of delays, relative to the rate of system change 8. The strength of negative feedback loops, relative to the impacts they are trying to correct against Source: Donella Meadows

12 Leverage Points 7. The gain around driving positive feedback loops 6. The structure of information flows (who does and does not have access to what kinds of information) 5. The rules of the system (such as incentives, punishments, constraints) 4. The power to add, change, evolve, or self-organize system structure 3. The goals of the system Source: Donella Meadows

12 Leverage Points Source: Donella Meadows 2. The mindset or paradigm out of which the system -- its goals, structure, rules, delays, parameters – arises 1. The power to transcend paradigms

Locate yourself on Meadows’ 12 Leverage Points
Where is your primary focus?
Expand to all species for all times
Where Are You?

Four Driving Questions
Where are you?
Where do you want to be?
How do you want to get there?
Why do you want to go there?

Power of 150 Year Vision
Move away from “knowns”
Imagine what is truly desired
Provide a reference point for key decisions
Subordinate ego to goal (humble)
Requires multi-generational handoff (Iroquois planning)

A Design Attitude will Push:
Practices
Materials
Technologies
Cultures
Values
Adopt a Design Attitude

100 Years of Evolution in Production Painting of Cars

1. An Energy Path Forward…
Assess Plant Energy Footprint
Implement Energy Reduction Strategies
Solid State Lighting
Window Treatments
Insulation Opportunities
DC Considerations
Downsizing Power Equipment Requirements
Strategic Plan for Years: 2009 - 2025

Assess supplier and transportation energy footprint
Collaboratively implement energy reduction strategies
Apply the learnings from your plant throughout the supplier network
Continue process all the way back to raw materials

Redesign product to minimize energy throughout the supply chain
Reduce energy in use
Reduce energy in end-of-life practice
Account for all “virtual energy”

Shift to power plants running on solar, geothermal, wind, and other renewables
Build smaller plants on brownfield sites in customer markets

Redesign products to use biological processes for fabrication and materials
Focus on needs vs. wants
Plan to use transmitted energy from outer space

6. An Energy Path Forward… Be prepared to push practices, materials, technologies, cultures, and values in order to operate solely on renewable energy. PLAN CHECK DO ACT P P C D A D C A

“ If people do not revere the Law of Nature, it will inexorably and adversely affect them.”
-- Lao Tsu

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