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Ecological Thinking · book page 212
Design for Durability, Repair & Disassembly
A checklist to design products that last, can be repaired and taken apart.
When to use it
In product development, when circularity must be built in.
How to start
- Check durability of materials and components.
- Make repair easy and documented.
- Design for disassembly and reuse of parts.
The book explains the tool step by step, with examples from the case study The Living Soil Mandate.
More Ecological Thinking templates
Ecological Thinking · p. 214Sustainable Behavior Design CanvasA canvas to design interventions that make sustainable behaviour easy and attractive.Ecological Thinking · p. 204Doughnut Economics ModelA model to keep solutions within the safe and just space between social foundation and planetary boundaries.Ecological Thinking · p. 206Biomimicry & Permaculture PrinciplesPrinciples from nature as a source of ideas for products, services and systems.
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