ENHANCING SUSTAINABLE DESIGN - THE USE OF NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS IN DESIGN EDUCATION
Year: 2016
Editor: Erik Bohemia, Ahmed Kovacevic, Lyndon Buck, Christian Tollestrup, Kaare Eriksen, Nis Ovesen
Author: Dowlen, Chris; Griffiths, Brian; Ledsome, Colin; Potter, Clare; Winfield, Pat
Series: E&PDE
Institution: 1London South Bank University, 2Brunel University, 3Vice-Chairman, IED, 4University of Sussex, 5Oxford Brookes University
Section: Framing and Alignment of Projects in Design Education
Page(s): 066-070
ISBN: 978-1-904670-62-9
Abstract
The British Standards Committee TDW/7 is responsible for publishing the ‘Design for Manufacture
and Un-manufacture’ standard BS8887. This committee includes academic members. As a
contribution to design education, this paper explains their use of standards in teaching, particularly
with respect to sustainable design. The paper starts with an overview of their use, suggesting
advantages and disadvantages. Case study examples are given of their use in four UK Universities
and it is concluded that they can give a significant advantage in design teaching.
Keywords: BS8887, case studies, design, standards.