4.2 sustainability system design tools vezzoli 11-12 (33)

course System Design for Sustainability
Subject 4. Methods and tools for System Design for Sustainability

learning resource 4.2
Sustainability-orienting system design tools

carlo vezzoli
politecnico di milano . INDACO dpt. . DIS . School of design . Italy

Learning Network on Sustainability

Carlo Vezzoli AH-DESIGN, EU PROJECT
Politecnico di Milano / INDACO dept. / DIS / School of Design / Italy

CONTENTS

. System design orientation towards sustainability

. Sustainability Design-Orienting (SDO) toolkit
. Sustainability Interaction story-spot


[… NOT ALL SYSTEM INNOVATION ARE ECO-EFFICENT
AND/OR SOCIALLY EQUITABLE AND COHESIVE!]

> SUSTAINABLE CRITERIA AND GUIDELINES ARE
NEEDED
> METHODS AND TOOLS ARE NEEDED to orientate
design towards SUSTAINABLE system stakeholder
interactions


SUATAINABILITY SUSTAINABILITY ORIENTING DESIGN/DEVELOPMENT PROCESS
EFFECTIVENESS TOOLS/PROCESSES PRODUCT, SERVICE, SYSTEM

+ existing system evaluat.
(priorities) A
strategic analysis

system concept
concept orientation B stakeholders interactions concept

system concept product concept service concept
evaluation/visualisation C

system concept

system design
evaluation/visualisation A’ stakeholders interactions design
system design orientation B’

product design service design
system design
evaluation/visualisation C’’

system design

system engin.
evaluation/visualisation A’’
stakeholders interactions engineering

_
system engineering evaluation
B’’ product service
system engineering engineering engineering
evaluation/visualisation C’’


MSDS (main) SUSTAINABILITY ORIENTING
DESIGN TOOLS:
. Sustainability Design-Orienting toolkit (SDO)
. Sustainability Interaction Story-Spot


DESCPRIPTION OF SDS TOOLS
. aims and description
. how to use
. integration in the MSDS design process
. software and/or other supports


SUSTAINABILITY DESIGN-ORIENTING (SDO) TOOLKIT
AIM
orientate system design process
towards sustainable solutions
(environmental, socio-ethical,
economic)
WHAT IT CONSISTS OF:
a modular software toolkit supporting the following
processes:
- A: existing system qualitative analysis/prioritisation of
sustainability criteria/guidelines
- B: best practices analysis/identify sustainable existing
options
- C: generate sustainability-focused idea
- D: check/visualise sustainability
improvement/worsening of developed concept/s


SDO STRUCTURE:
SUSTAINABILITY DIMENSIONS<CRITERIA<GUIDELINES
sustainability dimensions criteria guidelines
principles distinguished areas designer-BRIDGE- addressing potential
analyst improvement

• guideline
(e.g. on-site
future generation criterion 1 production/assembly)
(e.g. transportation
• guideline
environmental reduction)
(e.g. use local resources)
environmental •…
preservation
criterion 2 •…
(e.g. system life optim.)

social equity … criteria 3-6 •…
and cohesion

socio-ethical … criteria 1-6 •…
economic
prosperity
economic … criteria 1-6 •…


ENVIRONMENTAL CRITERIA (GUIDELINES)
to suggest system eco-efficency
(stakeholder innovative interactions)

. system life optimisation
. transportation/distribution reduction
. resources reduction
. waste minimisation/valorisation
. conservation/biocompatibility
. toxic reduction


OCIO-ETHIC CRITERIA (GUIDELINES)

o suggest system social equity and cohesion

stakeholder innovative interactions)

improve employment/working conditions

increase equity/justice in relation to stakeholders

enable responsible/sustainable consumption

favour/integrate the /weak and /marginalized PROJECT
Carlo Vezzoli
Politecnico di Milano / INDACO dept. DIS / School of Design Italy
AH-DESIGN, EU

HOW TO USE THE SUSTAINABILITY
DESIGN-ORIENTING (SDO)?


0. LOGIN [if requested]
to start type:
username and password
and click on OK


0. LOAD/NEW PROJECT select a
language
type projct name to be loaded (if
existing) or created (if new)

click on OK


0. STARTING DATA (MENÙ)

fields to be
filled

select the
sustainability
dimension to
work on and
click (e.g.
environmen.)


C. GENERATE “SUSTAINABLE IDEAS” BY BRAINSTORM.

cliclk on
set
priorities


A. ENVIRONMENTAL/SUSTAINABILITY PRIORITIES DEF.
select a define priorities: visualise one by one the
criterion No, Low, evaluation checklists
Medium, High (for each criterion)

write
answers,
one for
each
checklist,
evaluating
existing
system
(for each
criterion)


cliclk on
orientate
concept


select one by one the idea tables
read the guidelinees at
(one for each criterion; start
the system level
form those with high prioriitiies)
(a set for each criterion)

click on the
button and
type emerged
ideas


select one by one the idea tables
read the guidelinees at the
(one for each criterion; start
system level
form those with high prioriitiies)
(a set for each criterion)

click on the
button and
type emerged
ideas


D. SUSTAINABILITY CHECK OF IN PROGRESS SYSTEM
CONCEPT

cliclk on
check
concept


D. CHECK IN PROGRESS SYSTEM CONCEPT
visualise one by one the
select a define evaluation checklists
criterion improvement (for each criterion)

radar env.

write
answers,
one for each
checklist,
comparing
concept with
existing
system
(for each
criterion)

D. VISUALISE IN PROGRESS SYSTEM CONCEPT
priority of existing system
select concept
concept improvement (e.g. Low)
check
(e.g. +)

type text
synthethising
improvement

for each IMPROVEMENT…
criterion
(sust.
dimension)

D. VISUALISE IN PROGRESS SYSTEM CONCEPT
select concept
concept improvement check
(e.g. +)
per other
sustanibility
dimension,
e.g. socio-
ethical

type text
synthethising
improvement

for each IMPROVEMENT…

criterion
(sust.
dimension)

SDO
integration in the design process STRATEGIC ANALYSIS
ANALYSIS OF THE PROJECT PROMOTERS
per each sustainability dimension ANALYSIS OF THE REFERENCE CONTEXT
increasing the detail level ANALYSIS OF THE REFERENCE STRUCTURE
ANALYSIS OF BEST PRACTICES
A: prioritises sustain. DEFINITION OF SUSTAINABILITY DESIGN PRIORITIES
criteria/guidelines
[tool: checklist/existing EXPLORING OPPORTUNITIES
IDEAS GENERATION ORIENTED TO SUSTAINABILITY
system]
DEVELEPMENT OF THE SUSTAINABILITY DESIGN
ORIENTING SCENARIO - VISIONS/CLUSTERS/IDEAS
B: analysis of sustainab.
best practices
SYSTEM CONCEPT DESIGN
[tool: checklist/case VISIONS, CLUSTERS AND IDEAS SELECTION
study; radars] SYSTEM CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT
ENV, SOCIO-ET. & ECON. CHECK/VISUALISATION
C: sustainability-focused
idea generation SYSTEM DESIGN (AND ENGIN.)
[tool: idea tables + SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT (EXECUTIVE LEVEL)
guidelines] ENV, SOCIO-ET. & ECON. CHECK/VISUALISATION

D:sustainab. improv.
check/visualisat. COMMUNICATION
MULTIMEDIA REPORTING: OVERALL QUALITIES
[tool: checklist/concept;
MULTIMEDIA REPORTING: STAINABILITY QUALITIES
radars] di Milano / INDACO dept. / DIS / School of Design / Italy
Carlo Vezzoli
Politecnico
AH-DESIGN, EU PROJECT

SUSTAINABILITY DESIGN-ORIENTING (SDO) TOOLKIT

SOFTWARE AND OTHER SUPPORTS:

. free use on-line at www.sdo-lens.polimi.it
. free download for local installationfrom from “tool”
section of www.lens.polimi.it
. open source and copy left (admin section to change
and/or texts, e.g. criteria, guidelines, checklists, etc.)
. languages on-line: english, italian, portughese,
chinese, spanish


SUSTAINABILITY INTERACTION STORY-SPOT
(static)
AIM:
to visualise how the
concept help achieve the
sustainability criteria

WHAT IT CONSISTS OF:
one-shot graphical
representation
containing: some images
with short texts (key
sustainability
interactions),
accompanied with notes
highlighting main
achieved sustainability
criteria



IMAGE

BACKGROUND
COLOR

SHORT TEXT

STAKEHOLDER
IDENTIFICATION



GREEN COLOR:
USER/CLIENT

RED COLOR:
PROVIDER



D
ES S TE T L DS EN IO
CR P RA EA T T O -
IT CI CT D HE F
IN H A EM O

P FI IO S
E
T

A
IO C N
TO R E IC IO
IM G E IT

OF
A R

N

N
W V N S AL N
P IV TH ER

PIO IC
A

O

IT
O

F

SCR ECIF ION
A

DE SP ACT DS
CR

ER A
I NT T LE THE F
A S
TH ARD ENT O
C

W M
TO OVE EN L
PR GIV ENTA
IM A M
ON ION
IR R
NV RITE
E C


integration in the design process STRATEGIC ANALYSIS
ANALYSIS OF THE PROJECT PROMOTERS
per each sustainability dimension ANALYSIS OF THE REFERENCE CONTEXT

increasing the detail level ANALYSIS OF THE REFERENCE STRUCTURE
ANALYSIS OF BEST PRACTICES
DEFINITION OF SUSTAINABILITY DESIGN PRIORITIES

EXPLORING OPPORTUNITIES
IDEAS GENERATION ORIENTED TO SUSTAINABILITY
DEVELEPMENT OF THE SUSTAINABILITY DESIGN
ORIENTING SCENARIO - VISIONS/CLUSTERS/IDEAS

visualise (only) key SYSTEM CONCEPT DESIGN
interactions VISIONS, CLUSTERS AND IDEAS SELECTION
underlining the SYSTEM CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT
achieved ENV, SOCIO-ET. & ECON. CHECK/VISUALISATION
sustainability criteria
SYSTEM DESIGN (AND ENGIN.)
SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT (EXECUTIVE LEVEL)
ENV, SOCIO-ET. & ECON. CHECK/VISUALISATION

COMMUNICATION
MULTIMEDIA REPORTING: OVERALL QUALITIES

Carlo Vezzoli MULTIMEDIA REPORTING: STAINABILITY QUALITIES
AH-DESIGN, EU PROJECT

www.lens.polimi.it / tool >
open library of images / places


open library of images / people


open library of images: combine images for visualszation

CONTEXT PEOPLE
IMAGES IMAGES


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