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New Webinar on Biomethane

3/3/2023

 

New Webinar! Biometano: concepto, producción y posibilidades

I'ts with great pleasure that we introduce this new webinar  on biomethan and biogas that will be held next monday 6th of March at 16:00 (CET) through Structuralia 's e-learning portal .

This masterclass will be in Spanish with simultaneous translation into English, and we well discover what these resources are, how the are produced, the by-products we can have, pros and cons...

Feel free to join this #masterclass by registering here:
​https://formacion.structuralia.com/webinars#masterclass

Join us ! :)
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Collaboration with HE-Arc University in Neuchâtel

4/15/2021

 

Fresh ideas to face encouraging challenges

Emile is a student at the Haute-Ecole Arc Ingénierie, with an entrepreneurial mindset, who came across our ecodesign activities. So he proposed us a collaboration to help EeD to develop a crucial functional unit in one of our current projects, where his skills in ergonomic design are much valued.  He is a torrent of energy and creativity. We were amazed by the interest he showed during our videocalls, so...we couldn't say no! :)

Since some weeks ago, EeD and HE-Arc have started a collaboration project where Emile has been engaged to help us in this product development process. Their values and ours are much in common: the end-user shall be the main focus of the product design process. With this core idea in mind, we share ideas, perform surveys, discuss product features and possibilities... But there is nothing like the feedback and feeling you have from a prototype.  ​
This collaboration is just the beginning of a long-lasting synergetic relationship where, the environment and the end-user with be most benefited. We are eager to find what comes from Emile's contribution... so far, so promising!

New collaborations to come

It is EeD's DNA to back partnerships where ecodesign is valued. In this sense, interesting collaborations with local and foreign start-ups and Universities will start in the coming weeks. Joining forces is the key to make solid projects, share ideas, learn, and bring prosperity in a decentralised world.

EeD's new workshop!

9/2/2020

 

Our new Eden for product development

It had to be the right place. The right environment. The right moment. 
The development of a product is, in essence, about introspection. But it requires lots of interaction with the world, too. Needs of inspiration and good vibes, and it all has to happen when you have access to your work materials: you need to be in your tailored atelier. 
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Our workshop is born in the guts of an ancient watermill. Centuries ago, the emplacement served as a convent and, later, belonged to the Lords of La Sarra. This emblematic place called Le Moulin Bornu, was also known at that time as The Middle of the World, and links both Rhone and Rhine and, further, Mediterranean Sea with Nordic Sea.

Today, it has been re-adapted for the local industry, and there we gather a variety of enterprises, from service companies, to construction, blacksmiths, restaurants, artists... The watermill has turned a hydroelectric power station providing electricity to local areas.


Everyday, we pass right close to the river basin to enter to the workshop. Isn't it magic?​ So it is to count with a part of the old watermill mechanism right inside our workspace :) Old-tech and new-tech gathered in the same place!

What we do there

Such an adequate environment brings a flow of things to do:
  • devising and development of ideas
  • functional analysis of the needs of our products
  • building of mock-ups and prototypes
  • testing and optimisation
For that, we count with all the tools needed for materialising our ideas which include drilling, cutting, soldering, welding, and general purpose tools. Soon, a 3D printer, a CNC machine, and a plastic recycling system for injection moulding, will be part of our equipment.

Some facts

  • We use 100% renewable energy which, as expected, comes from hydroelectric power,
  • We mostly reuse materials for prototyping,
  • We upcycle or recycle to the limit,
  • We co-work with JAVI Multiservices to share machinery, tools, materials, and ideas, 
  • We promote industrial symbiosis with local companies in the area.
EeD's design stage is about carbon neutral,
produces very limited waste, and
optimises available material resources
Soon, we will share some images of how we refurbished the place and how it looks like with you :) 
​Find the place here!

5 years of EeD: Naveen Ramanathan

7/9/2020

 
By the end of 2018, Daniel and me had created the one-million-dollar-ideas list (yes: it is) which contains a set of tens of product conceptions we know can effectively disrupt the Market. So, a lot of IP generated... but still we had a hard work ahead to develop and commercialise it all. We were such freaks of design that we had put aside the transition from drawings to money :$ Naveen just came to our SOS call.

Naveen: the ever-ready-to-work guy

A working session with Naveen is always special. Discussing a commercial plan can take to a dissertation about the sense of life, or vice-versa. I remember chatting about his neighbour's hydroponic farm and, I don't know how, ending up devising a new business opportunity for coastal Europe.
It's much fun. You never know what to expect. The only certainties are:
  • he is always available for helping or working, no matter the hour;
  • he will yield a broad amount of feasible solutions to any problem you may have.
​He is sort of our EeD's Swiss knife kit. ​
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Working at full throttle 

Naveen is positiveness in person; the kind of fellow any team would need. He is in charge of EeD's commercial duties since 2018 but his tasks actually are going way beyond that. His a naval architect with overwhelming social skills, and a concern for the environment as deep as his knowledge of commercials and business strategies. He's a sea dog always searching for the Blue Ocean. He has continued Vanessa's incredible work and let EeD expand and make real the transition between IP and money.

​Personally, I always have the feeling that I'm a step behind. His brain works much faster than mine. This forces me everyday to learn something new to catch up.
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Thank you, pal, for your trustworthiness and resourcefulness.
​ You rub off your enthusiasm on us.
- Santiago

5 Years of EeD: Daniel Belchí

7/8/2020

 
Environmental care shall prevail, but quality is a must in a good product. As simple as that. But it's easier said than done. Once the business strategy was set, was this mantra but, how to attain it? When you find the right colleagues, things come easy. 

When things come alone

In mid 2017, I got an email from Daniel Belchí. He was an ecodesign enthusiast, and so he wanted to know more about EeD's approaches. We Skyped for long, and at the end we came up with more than 10 different ideas we could develop together. Our first contact was a brainstorming session: that was promising!
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Santi and Daniel at the Climate Show in Geneva, 2018.
Daniel is PhD in ecodesign engineering, passionate for mechanics and the environment, and a magnificent illustrator. No wonder that, when we gathered our brains, something has to happen.

At the end of 2017 we collaborated for the first time to participate in a C2C design contest. That idea happened to end up being YeeZee our garbage compactor. We unleashed our prolific design inertia and continued our collaborations. 
In 2018 we started our most ambitious project so far, FitWatt, we presented the idea at the Climate Show in Geneva, and the first machine was ready for prototyping that summer. He's been EeD's core collaborator since then. ​

Art and engineering

Daniel's contribution to EeD goes beyond engineering. He is gifted for making something functional become also beautiful. Apart from participating in the devising processes, he is in charge of giving the ultimate shape to the designs. He is so meticulous that great quality is inherent and guaranteed. By the way, sketching with an illustrator takes the sharing of ideas to a different level!
Thanks Daniel for your commitment, support, and friendship.
EeD is what it is thanks to your talent.
- Santiago

5 years of EeD: Vanessa St. Germain

7/7/2020

 
When EeD was still a toddler, one of the most complex issues was facing the management strategy. I (the fella in the photo) came from the world of calculations and problem resolution, linked to the purest essence of an industrial designer. So, I believed a company could run just the same if the offer of services was just good. So wrong was I!

Meeting Vanessa

Vanessa Saint Germain, is an expert in project management, and also worked as business consultant when I first met her in 2015.

We found synergies from the start since we both shared a deep interest for CleanTech business opportunities. So, she has participated in the development of the company from the very early stages. 
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The turning point

Thanks to Vanessa, EeD could devise a feasible business strategy, create a well structured business master plan, and start thinking as an organised network of entrepreneurs pursuing similar goals to maximise opportunities and optimise quality.

Vanessa believed from the start in EeD, and was the first core collaborator we had, undertaking business-related tasks in parallel to her own entreprenurial venture. Despite she found a great opportunity at SIG, she was always helpful and kept giving a hand when needed. Unfortunately for us, life ha different plans for her and couldn't continue collaborating. Anyhow, I couldn't be more grateful for her valuable help, and deeply hope she is exploiting her huge potential. 

Thank you Vanessa for all your support,
and for such lovely coffee times in Nyon!
- Santiago

5 years of EeD!

7/6/2020

 
Time flies! This week we celebrate 5 years from the registration of Eco-efficient Design in Switzerland. So, we have the excuse excuse to share with you these days part our our story.

Once upon a time...

Actually, the idea of EeD started over a decade ago, in Sweden at the Institute of Technology of Linköping University. The influence that some reputed experts in the field of ecodcesign and environmental impact analysis such as Tomohiko Sakao, Mats Eklund, Mattias Lindahl, Niclas Svensson or Olof Hjelm (among many others!) have in our designs and approaches can't be denied. Let's say, they planted the seed of our entrepreneurship in the rich soil of Circular Economy.


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Meanwhile, fruitful collaborations with the laboratory of Dr. Nozomu Mishima at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), watered it with robust convictions, provided important technical and managerial nutrients, and guided the roots to let grow the ecodesign agency we are now.

5 years growing 

It takes time to shape up and entrepreneurial venture. Oh boy! It does! Now we have collaborators in about all continents and tens of countries, we are opening a new workshop in Switzerland in the coming weeks, and are developing enough products and IP to be worth over CHF 1M. :)

Interview with Kelly Logan about ecoefficiency

6/18/2020

 
This is the first piece of a kind interview that Kelly Logan, managing director at Logan & Partners, made me at the Musée cantonal des Beaux-Arts in Lausanne.
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Kelly is much interested in getting deeper knowledge about Circular Economy. So, he contacted Eco-efficient Design to know more about it from an ecodesigner's perspective.

​We talked for quite long, but in this short fragment I introduce the concept of ecoefficiency and how this objective is so important for a company...and how it happened to name our product design agency.

- Santiago - 

3D printing in turbulent times

3/22/2020

 

Prototyping prior to launching

Last steps before introducing to the Market a garbage compactor made of recyclable material and completely recyclable. ​The ideal partner to help you reduce volume of waste!
Multiple sizes and features for domestic and hospitality industries. It's designed in 3 different capacities, namely 17, 35 and 60 Litre Capacity for mixed waste. ​
It's affordable, dependable, environment-friendly, inspired by the circular economy, upcycling, and zero waste philosophies. Helps save money on garbage disposal bags.

We urge mankind not to making garbage a commodity. We deserve a clean and nourishing environment.
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Reduce. Reuse. Recycle.
Gratitude to the 4 design consultants in Switzerland, Spain, Germany and Portugal involved in the prototyping of the design. 
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Despite distance, Covid-19, and restrictions, we made it!

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About to produce new prototype

11/19/2019

 
Thanks a million to the therapists of Castillo de Uclés Geriatric Centre for their insightful contributions. Thanks to you, we are almost ready for the first prototype of our latest design. Your contributions are PRICELESS.

Particularly, thanks to Manuel Bogeat for your ideas and tips. Sharing this project with you is being so fruitful fun! It's great to find professionals so committed to help older people to have a better life. 

In coming weeks we will start testing to add more features in our MoSCoW plan.
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