Introductory presentation on the role usability can play in achieving sustainability outcomes. PDF download (incl. notes and links) available at http://zum.io/wud09/ Presented to participants of the UPA Sydney World Usability Day festivities 12-Nov-2009.

1. Usability in a sustainable future
Why usability is integral to achieving sustainability
prepared for

2. "Usability is about human behavior. It recognizes
that humans are lazy, get emotional, are not
interested in putting a lot of effort into, say,
getting a credit card and generally prefer things
that are easy to do vs. those that are hard to do."
David McQuillen
in "Taking Usability Offline"
Darwin Magazine, June 2003

3. "Sustainability is about human behavior. It
recognizes that humans are lazy, get emotional,
are not interested in putting a lot of effort into, say,
recycling their waste and generally prefer things
that are easy to do vs. those that are hard to do."

4. Pre-use-ability

5. Make less stuff

8. Transportation Smaller packaging.
Efficient packaging design helps reduce the That means 50 percent more boxes fit on each
Five percent of Apple’s emissions produced during transportation. The shipping pallet, more pallets fit on each boat
greenhouse gas emissions are packaging for the 13-inch MacBook Pro, for and plane, and fewer boats and planes are
a result of transporting our example, is 41 percent smaller than the used — resulting in fewer CO 2 emissions.
products from assembly previous-generation MacBook.
locations to distribution hubs
in regions where our products
are sold.
547,000 metric tons of
greenhouse gas emissions
By reducing our packaging over 40 percent between 2006 and 2009, we ship 50 percent more
boxes in each airline shipping container. That saves one 747 flight for every 32,000 units we ship.*
*Calculated using U.S. configurations.
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9. Use-ability

20. End of use-ability

22. 96%
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26. http://freecycle.org

27. About Join Letterboxing More Info Get Involved Contact
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You might well be the first person in your neighbourhood to join the Sharehood, so the best way to get others to join is
to grab a friend and go doorknocking or deliver a welcoming letter to nearby letterboxes explaining how the Sharehood
Information
works (we've drafted a letter for you to modify).
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When you've found a number of interested neighbours you could organise a social event – such as a picnic at a local Trading System
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If you want to check out the internal working of the website before you join, try logging in as 'pingu', with password the Sharehood's quarterly
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Sharehood Information Evening - Starting a Sharing Community in Your Neighbourhood
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This workshop will explain the process of starting a Sharehood community in your area: letterboxing, the first meeting,
organising social events, as well as generally sharing the experience of building community. We'll also cover privacy
issues, the local currency, people without the internet, and will have plenty of time for questions and discussion.
Following the info night discussion, we are having a meeting of the Sharehood Collective. Everyone is invited. We'll be
discussing the philosophy behind the Sharehood, and would like to get as wide an input to this process as possible.
Primarily we'd like to brainstorm our values, vision and mission. Take a look at our Statement of Purposes to get an idea

28. 01 03 05 07
Incorporating sustainable Processes for cleaning fibres use Knitting and weaving are The cut make and trim stage of
business practices at the design considerable levels of energy. Wool predominantly mechanical production turns textiles into
and production management scouring is water and chemical processes. Key sustainability finished garments, and is a highly
stages significantly improves the intensive and results in water issues relate to energy use, labour- intensive process. Key
economic, environmental and degradation if effluent is untreated. solid waste generation and sustainability issues relate to
social impact of clothes. dust and noise, labour rights and working
Sustainability Considerations:
04 conditions.
!
Sustainability
• Energy use 02 Spinning is the process by which 06
Considerations: • Solid waste generation Wool and cotton are renewable
resources, however both have
natural fibres or synthetic cellulose
materials are turned into yarn. It is
Fabric processing is the final
stage of textile production, and
08
• Dust and noise Selling garments has an impact on
significant environmental impacts highly automated and labour includes the printing and
• Land degradation • Labour conditions the environment. Transporting
including high water, pesticide and intensive, Lubricants and dyeing of textiles and the
• Labour rights issues • Hazardous effluents stock, customer travel, store fit-
chemical use when conventional conditioning agents applied to the application of finishes.
outs, packaging, lighting and
• Pesticides farming methods are poorly fibres result in hazardous air Processing is a major cause of
heating, use resources and
• Child labour managed. pollutants and effluent containing environmental impacts in this
energy, pollute, and produce
• Fair trade/organic ! toxic substances. phase – using significant
waste.
certification ! quantities of water, energy and
chemicals, and produces
• Water use
substantial amounts of effluent.
Sustainability
! Considerations:
Sustainability • Water use
Considerations: • Energy use
• Chemicals
• Transportation • Effluents
• Social / Environmental • Pollution & Fumes
impact of design
Systems usability
• Chosen textiles & trims
!
Sustainability Sustainability
Considerations: Considerations:
• Energy use • By-product waste
• Water use • Landfill
• Effluents • Energy benefits in
• Dust & Noise recycling clothing
• Rollers
• Poor working
conditions! 09
Washing, drying and ironing can
account for the greatest energy
and water use in the lifecycle of a
garment.
Sustainability
Considerations: 10
Garment production waste can be
• Energy use categorized as pre-and post-
• Effluents with toxic Sustainability consumer. Pre-consumer waste
substances Considerations: includes by-products from fibre,
• Noise and dust Sustainability yarn, fabric and garment
• Labour rights Considerations: production. Post-consumer textile
• Working conditions waste includes clothing and
Sustainability
household textile waste.
• Worker exploitation Considerations: • Energy use
• Worker injuries and • Phosphate-free
illnesses • Energy saving washing detergents
• On-site dormitories techniques
• Solid waste recycling • Recycling
• Ethical practices
• Ecofriendy retailing
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29. 01 03 05 07
Incorporating sustainable Processes for cleaning fibres use Knitting and weaving are The cut make and trim stage of
business practices at the design considerable levels of energy. Wool predominantly mechanical production turns textiles into
and production management scouring is water and chemical processes. Key sustainability finished garments, and is a highly
stages significantly improves the intensive and results in water issues relate to energy use, labour- intensive process. Key
economic, environmental and degradation if effluent is untreated. solid waste generation and sustainability issues relate to
social impact of clothes. dust and noise, labour rights and working
Sustainability Considerations:
04 conditions.
!
Sustainability
• Energy use 02 Spinning is the process by which 06
Considerations: • Solid waste generation Wool and cotton are renewable
resources, however both have
natural fibres or synthetic cellulose
materials are turned into yarn. It is
Fabric processing is the final
stage of textile production, and
08
• Dust and noise Selling garments has an impact on
significant environmental impacts highly automated and labour includes the printing and
• Land degradation • Labour conditions the environment. Transporting
including high water, pesticide and intensive, Lubricants and dyeing of textiles and the
• Labour rights issues • Hazardous effluents stock, customer travel, store fit-
chemical use when conventional conditioning agents applied to the application of finishes.
outs, packaging, lighting and
• Pesticides farming methods are poorly fibres result in hazardous air Processing is a major cause of
heating, use resources and
• Child labour managed. pollutants and effluent containing environmental impacts in this
energy, pollute, and produce
• Fair trade/organic ! toxic substances. phase – using significant
waste.
certification ! quantities of water, energy and
chemicals, and produces
• Water use
substantial amounts of effluent.
Sustainability
! Considerations:
Sustainability • Water use
Considerations: • Energy use
• Chemicals
• Transportation • Effluents
• Social / Environmental • Pollution & Fumes
impact of design
• Chosen textiles & trims
!
Sustainability Sustainability
Considerations: Considerations:
• Energy use • By-product waste
• Water use • Landfill
• Effluents • Energy benefits in
• Dust & Noise recycling clothing
• Rollers
• Poor working
conditions! 09
Washing, drying and ironing can
account for the greatest energy
and water use in the lifecycle of a
garment.
Sustainability
Considerations: 10
Garment production waste can be
• Energy use categorized as pre-and post-
• Effluents with toxic Sustainability consumer. Pre-consumer waste
substances Considerations: includes by-products from fibre,
• Noise and dust Sustainability yarn, fabric and garment
• Labour rights Considerations: production. Post-consumer textile
• Working conditions waste includes clothing and
Sustainability
household textile waste.
• Worker exploitation Considerations: • Energy use
• Worker injuries and • Phosphate-free
illnesses • Energy saving washing detergents
• On-site dormitories techniques
• Solid waste recycling • Recycling
• Ethical practices
• Ecofriendy retailing
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32. Self
Identity
Presence Attention
Community Share Activity

33. Self
Identity
Presence Attention
Community Share Activity

34. Information usability

37. Search
Apple Store Mac iPod + iTunes iPhone Downloads Support
Life Cycle Impact Product Usage Impact Reports News
To accurately measure a company’s environmental footprint, you must look at the impact that
company’s products have on the planet. Apple uses comprehensive life cycle analysis to determine
exactly where our greenhouse gas emissions — all 10.2 million metric tons of them 1 — come from.
Manufacturing Transportation Product Use Recycling Facilities
Learn more Learn more Learn more Learn more Learn more
Material use.
Manufacturing
Because Apple designs smaller, thinner, lighter
Manufacturing — including products, we do more with less material.
extraction of raw materials and MacBook Pro features a revolutionary unibody
product assembly — accounts design, which replaces dozens of individual
for 38 percent of Apple’s total parts with a single piece of recyclable
greenhouse gas emissions. aluminum. And today’s 20-inch iMac uses 55
percent less material than its first-generation,

39. Interfaces everywhere

40. Telecommuting

41. http://asix.org.au @AuSIX

42. Questions & discussion

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