1. Sustainability Visualised – Net-Zero at a District Council Level
University of Hertfordshire and Community Services, St Albans City & District Council
St Albans City & District Council is implementing sustainability targets where a bewildering array of actions need to successfully interface with the diverse requirements of council departments, local businesses, and residents. How can design thinking and data visualization aid this process, helping the council realise its Net Zero ambitions?
2. ZeroCity+ an urban game
University of Reading and Urban Transcripts
A digital urban game that embeds Design Council’s Beyond Net Zero report findings in relation to the societal, behavioural and organisational culture change, promoting values and impact-led net zero+ goals across stakeholders in public participation for decision-making with co-design workshop approaches.
3. Interaction and service design of a virtual health hub for patients with cardiovascular disease
Ulster University and Western Health & Social Care Trust (WHSCT): The Cardiac Assessment Unit (CAU)
Embedding design research within healthcare to synthesise complexity and strategically develop a Virtual Health Hub for Patients with Cardiovascular Disease. Specifically conceptualisation of a Realtime App., to manage the flow of patients, and Service Design for a Cardiology Virtual Assistant enabling remote patient engagement across hospital sites and diagnostic equipment.
4. Digital timber for affordable housing
University of Cambridge and PLP Architecture
This research explores how engineered timber, already the most sustainable way of building, and a natural material that stores carbon in its cells as it grows, can improve the way we live through the design of sustainable, adaptable and flexible interiors for future living.
5. A double diamond approach towards sustainable manufacturing for repair and reduction of waste
Brunel University and Geo Kingsbury Machine Tools
This project aims to utilise the Double-Diamond Design Method to adopt more sustainable production practices for high value components using Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM).
6. Going Circular; Harris Tweed Hebrides Repurposing British Waste Textiles
University of Hertfordshire and Harris Tweed Hebrides
The project will embed sustainable and circular economy practices amongst Harris Tweed Hebrides’ network of weavers to deliver net-zero wins and create new revenue streams through design and manufacture of unique woven products – with emphasis on upskilling, empowering and the rehabilitation of women prisoners.
7. Accelerating Net-Zero Housing at Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council
University of Hertfordshire and Welwyn and Hatfeld Borough Council
A project to transfer specific design methodology to housing schemes to maximise net-zero outcomes. In addition to reducing carbon emissions and costs, the project will ensure better thermal comfort and quality of life for housing occupants and irradiation of fuel poverty.
8. Digital equity through e-waste reduction
University of the Arts London (Creative Computing Institute) and Power to Connect
A collaboration between Power to Connect, a not-for-profit addressing the lack of access to online learning within deprived communities, and UAL’s Creative Computing Institute, to develop a data wiping solution, ensuring that second-hand devices can be repurposed and given to young people, thereby reducing e-waste and addressing digital inequity.
9. Sustainability by design: developing a model for design-led local government to achieve net zero by 2030
University of the Arts London (London College of Communication) and Southwark Council
In order to help councils to tackle the climate emergency in communities and become carbon neutral, we will operate as a ‘designer in government’ in Southwark, London helping to co-create and co-deliver local policies and services that empower local stakeholders to play their part in achieving net zero by 2030.
10. Beyond Net Zero Goals - Regenerative Fashion
University of the Arts London and Elvis & Kresse
Elvis & Kresse create high quality fashion accessories from rescued waste materials, operating with the highest social and environmental standards. This project documents and supports the company’s climate ambition to become Net Regenerative by 2030, diversifying their products through regenerative agriculture and regenerative fashion practices within a rural ecosystem.
11. Making better by design - translating NetZero+ in a craft SME context
University of Brighton and Posh Totty Designs
NetZero+ and UN Sustainable Goals are excellent global vehicles to promote and deliver sustainability; however translating them down into practical approaches that SMEs can take is a design challenge. Making Better by Design will apply University developed community co-design research approaches to translate NetZero+ ambitions into a making SME context.
12. Circular Bio-Economy and Food Waste: Designing a blueprint for social housing estates
University of Kent and LEAP
Food waste can become renewable energy and fertiliser. This partnership will exchange technological knowledge and design skills to co-design a circular bio-economy waste food system (anaerobic digestion, composting and food growing) and a blueprint allowing repeatability of this process, for a London social housing estate, together with the residents.
13. Leicester Outdoor Pursuits Centre
De Montfort University and Leicester Outdoor Pursuits Centre
This project explores concept designs for redeveloping Leicester’s 150-years old Outdoor Pursuits Centre, located on a 15-acre flood plain in the city. Designs will evaluate flood resilient buildings and its activities facilities to achieve LOPC’s ambition for a state-of-the-art site which embeds net zero into all aspects of its operation.
14. The Value of Nature Based Enterprise
Glasgow School of Art and Glasgow City Council
The Value of Nature-Based Enterprise partners with Glasgow City Council’s Centre for Civic Innovation to co-evaluate and strategically develop nature-based businesses and social enterprises, launched following a pilot Nature-Based Accelerator. This aims to establish developmental evaluation processes using design-based relational mapping methods to connect and grow Glasgow’s sustainable enterprise eco-system.
15. Reducing the Environmental Impact of Hospital Curtains
Brunel University and Sustainability Division, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
By applying a design thinking approach, the project delivers an innovative solution that reduces CO2 emissions and landfill waste caused by the making and disposal of single-use hospitals’ curtains. The partnership enables the Trust Sustainability team to gain competences on how Design can drive innovation for a sustainable healthcare.