Original Product Development
Sustainability / Life Cycle Thinking
Corporate, Primary Sector, SMEs/Startups / September 19 2011
Traditional natural and wool grease based lubricants perform poorly in cold climates as the lubricant solidifies in low temperatures. The water repellent properties of lanolin make it a valuable... Read more
Manufacturers / November 1 2009
We worked with companies to help them understand how to integrate sustainability into the product development process.
This programme created by Landcare Research bought together all the key... Read more
SMEs/Startups / February 15 2009
Our team carefully reviewed the existing Cayo products and developed a series of recommendations that would retain the key design features Coast had developed but productionise it and improve... Read more
Government Research / July 6 2008
The Life Cycle Thinking series was made possible through the support of the Hothouse at Unitec, the Ministry for the Environment with support from Prodesign, The Designers Institute of New... Read more
Government Research / June 6 2008
Life Cycle Thinking has been a developing area within New Zealand. However, little was known about the practitioners and their approach to life cycle assessment and more specifically the inventory... Read more
Government Research / December 18 2007
Our response was to present a structured approach with four simple steps that would allocate the funds to progressive companies and interesting projects. These steps involved: Read more
Primary Sector / June 6 2006
This programme was established to create an in-depth understanding about the use of finger jointed and primed timber products in the exterior cladding, siding, and trim market in the US. The research... Read more
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Government Research / May 6 2006
It looked holistically at the New Zealand exterior cladding context and has subsequently gone on to form the basis for a major R&D project which will be launched commercially in 2008. Read more
Government Research / May 6 2005
The project hinged on the presence of young NZ designer Josh Astill based in Holland. A project was hatched where Josh would seek to spend 5-6 months at TU Delft, the recognised leader in the field... Read more
