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Circular Design Rules

cdr.tools

(1.9) Circular Design Rules V 2.0 web tool

Circular design plays a central role on the way to a viable circular economy. In order to provide actors in the product development process with a simple set of rules for the design of circular products, the Institute of Design Research Vienna has developed the Circular Design Rules.

In cooperation with designaustria and with the kind support of the Federal Ministry for Climate Protection and the Vienna Business Agency, a webbased tool was developed that contains nine rules for circular design. With the goal of closing product and material cycles, the tool provides orientation and shows progress along the way.

Fostering the understanding on which Aktions might influence circular design based on user’s information and self-evaluation. The tool is free of charge and can be accessed at the URL cdr.tools.