Peter Stasinopoulos, Michael Smith, Karlson Hargroves, Cheryl Desha

Whole System Design is increasingly being seen as a cost-effective way to both increase productivity and reduce negative environmental impacts of an engineered system.

A focus on design is critical, as the output from this stage of the project locks in most of the economic and environmental performance of the designed system throughout its life.

This book has been produced by The Natural Edge Project, a sustainability think tank hosted by Griffith University and the Australian National University.

It provides a clear design methodology, based on leading efforts in the field and supported by worked examples that demonstrate how advances in energy, materials and water productivity can be achieved through applying an integrated approach to sustainable engineering.

2009 9781844076437 183pp Paperback