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Sustainability Movement at DoTT07
A great computer-based interactive at the DoTT07 Festival is in the Movement area. A digital map of the roads of the North East shows little dots moving around the area. Colour coded for the type of vehicle and number of passengers, the map clearly shows areas of considerable congestion. A “road” protrudes from the front […]
DoTT marks the TREE
October 20, 2007
At the DoTT07 Festival I found some student work that is quite inspiring . As part of Dott07, design students were challenged to design a “stuff-0-meter”to help us understand more about the”hidden rucksack of everyday products”, cradle to grave, and make informed choices. The award was won by David Foster Smith. His winning entry “TREE”: Total Recyclability […]
Clever twist on “less stuff”
October 20, 2007
The strapline for the DoTT07 Festival is “Better lives with less stuff”. At a display focussing on improved energy management as a means to urban renewal there is an interesting twist on “less stuff”. As part of the process energy consveration measures are supplied in a “saverbox”. At the festival itself the organisers recognise that the “less […]
Less stuff more living – and exactly how much stuff?
October 19, 2007
I’ve written before about ecolabels in computing: sticky labels on products giving it a green tick (or not). This is from the DoTT07 book: The amount of waste matter generated in the production a single laptop computer is close to 4,000 times its weight on your lap (gulp, and what if you’re writing on that […]
Computing for Sustainability 
October 20, 2007
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