Product Sustainability 2018
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Course scope
Product sustainability is an interdisciplinary and international course on sustainale product development. It is organized by Aaltonaut-program of Aalto University together with Innovaction Gym of Technologico de Monterrey (Mexico). The course focuses in the sustainability topics which are important in product development process: eco-design, material efficiency, product life cycle and user approach.
Course project
Student teams will develop green alternative for products of a company (BigCo). Their goal is to re-develop products to be sustainable at the both markets (Finland and Mexico). During the process the teams will study the product sustainability improvement from different approaches: Eco-design guidance, Material choises and efficiency, Product life cycle impacts and User centred approach. The final outcome is the market launch of a new, more sustainable product.
See how it all started...
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Time
Place
 Session title & themes
Teacher
13.9.
15:15.-18:00
Design Factory Studio
Course kick off
Guidance towards sustainability in product development
Elina Kähkönen
17.-20. (Schduled by teams)
On line teamwork
Information exchange on products and guidance tools
Elina Kähkönen
27.9.
15:15.-18:00
Design Factory Studio
Teppo Vienamo
1.-4.10. (Schduled by teams)
On line teamwork
Information exchange on materials
TBD
11.10.
15:15.-18:00
StartUp Sauna Backstage
Teppo Vienamo
25.10.
15:15.-18:00
Design Factory Studio
Elina Kähkönen
29.10.-1.11. (Schduled by teams)Â
Team meeting with teacher
Feedback on assignment
Elina Kähkönen
8.11.
15:15.-18:00
StartUp Sauna Backstage
Briefing for the debate
Elina Kähkönen
Matthew Billington
12.-16.11. (Schduled by teams)
On line teamwork
Peer evaluation on product life cycle report
22.11.
15:15.-18:00
Design Factory Studio
Matthew Billington
5.12.
15:15.-18:00
Design Factory Stage
User of the green product
Miko Laakso
10.-13.12. (Schduled by teams)
Team meeting with teacher
Feedback on assignment
Miko Laakso
(20.12.=>) 13.12.
15:15.-18:00
(Design Factory Studio =>) Tori, Learning Center
Green product launch- final presentations
Course feedback session
Elina Kähkönen
Jaana Suviniitty