Creating experiences that use less energy and less stuffthroughout everyday living
Our name, Design + Environment, identifies the special attention we give to our products: an emphasis on design principles; and an equal emphasis on measurable, positive impacts to the environment. Adding the two together often results in a broader adoption and integration of energy efficient products and services into everyday living.
After a meeting you place a paper handout into a recycling bin. The functional life of that paper lasted less than an hour although it traveled hundreds of miles to get to your meeting.
At the end of the workday 20% of your co-workers will leave their computers switched on throughout the night, 12 extra hours.
As you walk along a city street you pass a recycling bin that captures only a fraction of recyclable material.
At your bus stop less than 35% of the people there will rely soley on public transportation for everyday living; this includes commuting to work, visiting friends, and shopping for groceries among other things.
Energy efficiency efforts that underlie these situations rarely generate an experience more satisfying than existing, inefficient choices; thus preventing widespread adoption.
What's necessary for paper reduction, power savings, recycling, public transit and other products and services to achieve breakthrough levels?
Breakthrough, sustainable levels are achieved by our coupling of energy efficiency with an intuitive user experience that's more satisfying than existing choices.