Green Design - Circular and sustainable production investments
| Reference number | |
| Coordinator | Mälardalens Universitet - Akademin för Innovation, design och teknik |
| Funding from Vinnova | SEK 4 999 846 |
| Project duration | September 2022 - November 2025 |
| Status | Ongoing |
| Venture | Circular and biobased economy |
| Call | Increased resource efficiency for a sustainable industry 2022. |
Important results from the project
Green Design has created insight and knowledge about the design and investment phase as a means of reducing the environmental impact of production during its life cycle. By incorporating green technical innovations already in the design phase, companies could invest in more sustainable and circular production equipment and factories. The concept is based on implementing Green Design Events integrated in the generic investment process. The method is web-based and includes a toolbox and support.
Expected long term effects
Green Design has shown the potential of changing mindsets, internal working methods and forms of cooperation between customer and equipment supplier to achieve greener production investments. It inspires decision-makers, project managers and users to adopt a life cycle approach and an awareness that today´s investment decisions determine the company´s climate footprint 10 - 20 years later. Green Design is now being implemented at companies with large investment portfolios, attracting followers.
Approach and implementation
Green Design is conducted in close collaboration between KTH, Mälardalens Universitet, RISE, Scania, AstraZeneca, Volvo CE and Elektroautomatik. The knowledge development on green production design is based on case studies, benchmarks and pilots. The environmental map from the Green Kaizen method has formed the basis for the Green Design Events concept. The project is run in WPs: project management, as-is analysis, knowledge building, development of green design methodology, and verification.