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Angele Reinders - The Power of Design - 9781118308677 - V9781118308677
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The Power of Design

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Description for The Power of Design Hardcover. The Power of Design offers an introduction and a practical guide to product innovation, integrating the key topics that are necessary for the design of sustainable and energy-efficient products using sustainable energy technologies. Product innovation in sustainable energy technologies is an interdisciplinary field. Num Pages: 368 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: THX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 173 x 250 x 23. Weight in Grams: 744.

The Power of Design offers an introduction and a practical guide to product innovation, integrating the key topics that are necessary for the design of sustainable and energy-efficient products using sustainable energy technologies.

Product innovation in sustainable energy technologies is an interdisciplinary field. In response to its growing importance and the need for an integrated view on the development of solutions, this text addresses the functional principles of various energy technologies next to the latest design processes and innovation methods.

From the perspective of product applications, the book provides clear explanations of technologies that are significant for product integration, such ... Read more

Other features include: 

  • a methodological approach, enabling readers to easily apply the theory to their research projects and to the actual design of sustainable products with energy technologies
  • discussion on interaction design and smart grid interventions
  • colour photographs that illustrate the final products
  • numerous case studies of product development projects and concepts in practice, enabling readers to understand and design energy-efficient products in several different markets
  • a companion website containing useful information about the cases and an additional design cases with sustainable energy technologies 

The Power of Design provides a comprehensive and visually-appealing opening into the subject for third and fourth year students, postgraduates, and professionals in the areas of energy, environment, product design and engineering

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781118308677
SKU
V9781118308677
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1

About Angele Reinders
Professor Dr Angèle H.M.E. Reinders, TU Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands Angèle Reinders has been Professor of Energy-Efficient Design in the Design for Sustainability section of the Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering at Delft University of Technology since 2010. Previous to this she taught and conducted research in the Department of Design, Production and Management at the University of ... Read more

Reviews for The Power of Design
“This book, although it focuses on Sustainable Energy Technologies, brings forth  a good step-by-step analysis of the design process methodology that can be applied to any area of design . . . The Power of Design is an introduction to product innovation and contains key topics necessary for the design of sustainable and energy-efficient products using sustainable energy technologies . ... Read more

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