IT Carlow and the Design Ireland Skillnet have developed a certificate in Sustainable Design.

This module is proposed as an ECTS 10 credit Level 9 module.

Introduction:

Primarily this course aims to up skill practicing design
professionals in the area of Sustainable Design Practice (SDP).
Likely students on this programme would typically be
designers, design managers, marketing managers and other
business managers with responsibility for new product development
(NPD), company strategy and design.

Introduction to carbon footprint and its effects and product life-cycle. These are tools which provide a useful way to measure the impacts of our daily activities.

Stimulating, design-driven and energetic workshop to assist your group in becoming more effective at finding win-win-win solutions. It is all about bringing the inherent knowledge within the group to the surface and let creativity rule.

Introduction to Cradle to Cradle thinking, using a product Life-cycle Analysis system to transform your own waste in valuable resources