Sustainable Design from Vision to Action

“Many books provide suggestions on how to address today’s ecological issues. These are essential, but they leave out the details necessary to transform the visions into action. The title of this badly needed text tells it all: this book has practical tools to make the visions real.”

Don Norman, author of Design for a Better World: Meaningful, Sustainable, Humanity Centered

“This captivating book breaks down complex sustainability topics into actionable ways of designing, using straightforward language and many illustrations. It’s the sustainable design partner that you will want to go back to again and again.”

Cindy Pereira Cooper, Engineering for One Planet co-founder and initiative leader, The Lemelson Foundation

“If we’re to redesign our world to be more just, equitable and sustainable, we’ll need a roadmap to show the way. There may be no better one than this to leverage the full suite of tools, from biomimicry to behavior change to business strategy, needed for the journey.”

Joel Makower, co-founder and chairman, Trellis Group and GreenBiz

“I’ve followed Jeremy’s sustainable design thought leadership for more than 15 years and recommend this book to anyone looking for guidance on how to put theory into practice.”

KoAnn Vikoren Skrzyniarz, founder/chairwoman of SustainableBrands

“I have reformulated [my course] to follow your book chapter by chapter and with the suggested activities. I am pleased to report that it is going extremely well. Personally, I love the materials, and the students appear to be very engaged. I dare say ‘riveted.’ “

Benoit Cushman-Roisin, professor of engineering sciences at Dartmouth College

“This book provides a thorough exploration of sustainable design – covering materials, energy, and lifecycle strategies to create environmentally responsible products and services. With practical methods and actionable insights, it equips designers and engineers to accelerate the necessary transformation toward circularity and sustainability.”

Prof. Steven Eppinger, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, co-author of Product Design and Development.

“This book is a must-read for designers, educators, innovators, and changemakers. As we consider all the possible ways to apply sustainability to design practices, Sustainable Design: From Vision to Action bridges a longstanding gap between ambition and execution by equipping the reader with practical and implementable strategies that move us beyond the space of aspiration. By exposing multiple frameworks, it empowers a designer to tap into a broader perspective of sustainable design and have actionable steps to move their work forward.”

Kara Pecknold, VP of Regenerative Design at frog, part of Capgemini Invent

Jeremy Faludi is Assistant Professor of Design for Sustainability at the faculty of industrial design engineering, TU Delft, the Netherlands.