Workshop: Design Methods for Sustainability, held in Montreal, Canada; August 15-18, 2010

这项资助的目的是举办一个研讨会，汇集专家来解决工程设计中可持续性的基础研究问题。这些专家将包括：设计理论和方法论的研究人员；可持续性研究人员；以及可持续设计的实践者。本课程将着重于解决可持续性问题的工程设计理论，以及促进可持续性的方法和工具。本次研讨会的目标是确定一个研究议程，以促进可持续设计的理论基础的制定。本次研讨会的可交付成果包括研究结果总结报告，在主要设计期刊上发表研讨会建议，以及向赞助商提供简报。如果成功，这个研讨会将导致一个严格的规范理论的基础上的产品设计的可持续性。可持续设计解决了从减少过程中的浪费到设计可拆解的最佳再利用、回收或再制造等问题。对广泛的产品和行业的潜在影响是巨大和关键的。

The objective of this grant is to conduct a workshop that will bring together experts to address fundamental researchs issues in sustainability in engineering design. These experts will include: researchers in design theory and methodology; researchers in sustainability; and practitioners in sustainable design. This workshop will focus on the theory of engineering design that addresses issues of sustainability, as well as the methods and tools to facilitate sustainability. The goal of this workshop is to identify a research agenda to facilitate the formulation of a theoretical basis for the sustainable design. The deliverables for this workshop include a summary report of findings, publication of workshop recommendations in leading design journals, and briefings to the sponsors.If successful, this workshop will lead to a rigorous normative theory underlying the design of products for sustainability. Design for Sustainability addresses issues from decrease of waste in the process to design for dissassembly for optimal reuse, recycling or remanufacturing. The potential impact across a broad spectrum of products and industries is substantial and critical.