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IDC Designed Shower Head Makes Little Splash for Big Savings

Working for Challis Water Controls, Industrial Design Consultancy (IDC) has been involved in a ground-breaking project to develop a new shower head which saves precious water resources and heating costs. The new Challis shower head is so effective that it can save up to 30% of hot water while still providing the same flow strength of a full flowing conventional shower head.

Continue reading 2 September 2008

IDC Develops Eco-friendly Inflatable Solar Panel

As a leading sustainable product designer, Industrial Design Consultancy (IDC) is delighted to announce its latest product development; an inflatable solar collector called SolarStore. The SolarStore harnesses the sun’s natural energy to warm domestic water and can heat up to three full tanks of water per day at temperatures close to 80°C.

Continue reading 10 April 2008

IDC Launches LCA Calculator

With increasing concerns over waste and the need for ‘greener’ products, a new free online service will help manufacturers take the first steps towards greener designs by assessing their product’s carbon output in minutes, without spending a penny.

Called the LCA Calculator, the service will provide a complete life cycle assessment (sometimes described as life cycle analysis) of any given product. The questions are comprehensive, addressing issues such as the types and amounts of materials used in production, where the product is manufactured, how the materials are processed, the amount of energy it consumes in use, where and how it is transported, the impact during disposal, landfill or other, and whether it is recycled.

Continue reading 20 February 2008

IDC Addresses the CO2 in Santa’s Sack

As Santa squeezes down the chimneys of millions of households on Christmas Eve, he won't just be leaving sooty footprints in the front room. Leading product design consultancy, IDC (Industrial Design Consultancy), has just completed a Carbon Footprint Analysis of the top gifts likely to be on Christmas lists this year. The analysis creates estimates of the carbon dioxide emissions associated with all the stages from a product’s life, the materials it is made from, the manufacturing processes, transport, and the energy used by the product.

Continue reading 3 January 2008

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