Rise and Design: Design for Net Zero
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About this event
While we've been focussing on the COVID pandemic, the environmental crisis hasn't gone away. If anything it's just got worse.
It's now imperative that all of us - countries, businesses, individuals find ways to go about our lives making zero impact on the planet.
It won't be easy, but then designers love a challenge, so we've brought together a few of them to share their stories of how they're meeting that challenge.
And to inspire you to do the same.
Speakers include -
Steve Abbott, Hyperdrive Innovation.
Sunderland based Hyperdrive are at the forefront of the global shift to electrification for moving people and things around. Their battery systems power cars, boats, trains and diggers, and perhaps planes next. Steve will give us some insights into the challenges faced by the industry, and the innovations that are overcoming them.
Paula McMahon, Sir Robert McAlpine Ltd
Paula is the Institution of Civil Engineers Teesside Chair, North East Vice Chair and Panel Chair of the ICE Proceedings: Civil Engineering journal. Paula is also the current North East ICE STEM Ambassador of the Year, North East Apprentice Ambassador of the Year and holder of the European Women in Construction and Engineering Lifetime in Engineering Award.
Paula will share her enthusiasm on the need for us all to work towards NetZero and how Civil Engineers can help contribute by sustainably designing the infrastructure of the future.
Ilona Alcock, Elevate
Ilona is the co-founder of Elevate (the world’s first Carbon Literate business development organisation), and hase a passion for sustainability both personally and professionally, having created a Green Tech conference and webinars for the GM Green Summit. Clients include Electricity North West, Bruntwood Works and Lorien Global.
Ilona will talk us through the concept of carbon literacy, sharing examples of businesses that have taken huge and small steps towards achieving the goal of net zero, and perhaps inspiring us to do the same.
Organizer Design Network North
Organizer of Rise and Design: Design for Net Zero
Design Network North supports innovative companies, helping them to utilise high quality design skills and processes.
We accomplish this by offering specialised product design, industrial design and new product development support.
Good design is the key to future competitiveness. At a time when product quality standards are universally high and costs have been driven relentlessly downward, design and improved functionality have become the most important factors in the marketplace.
Intended to enhance regional companies’ ability to employ high-quality design, skills and processes, Design Network North works closely with other regional, national and international design projects, and helps those without access to the relevant design skills, achieve their aspirations for growth. Design Network North also holds regular networking events, 'Rise & Design', and delivers onsite Design Performance Workshops to embed good design within your business.
The Northern Design Centre is a regional focal point for use of design by North East England’s businesses and service providers. Throughout each year, the Design Centre will feature work not just from local product designers but examples from all areas of design.
Funded by the EUropean Union, the network is co-ordinated by RTC North Ltd in Sunderland.
To become a member or to get involved, visit our website www.designnetworknorth.org
