Design principles for green ergonomics

Thatcher, Andrew; García-Acosta, Gabriel; Lange-Morales, Karen

doi:10.1201/b13826-69

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“…This paper seeks to expand on previous research that has sought to influence pro-social behaviours through the use of design (Cash, Gram Hartlev, & Durazo, 2017;Cash, Holm-Hansen, Olsen, Christensen, & Trinh, 2017). The desire to leverage pro-social and pro-environmental behaviour is a growing concern and aim within both the ergonomics community (Thatcher, Garcia-Acosta & Morales, 2013) and the design community (Tromp & Hekkert, 2016).…”

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confidence: 99%

Ideation using the “Design with Intent” toolkit: A case study applying a design toolkit to support creativity in developing vehicle interfaces for fuel-efficient driving

Allison

Stanton

2020

Applied Ergonomics

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Everyday driving is a significant source of greenhouse gases and pollutants within developed nations. Finding ways to combat these emissions and minimise the impact of anthropometric climate change is a growing challenge for all research disciplines. This current paper explores the use of a design toolkit "Design with Intent" to generate ideas for in-vehicle interfaces designed to reduce fuel use and emissions. A preliminary interface validation assessment is also presented in order to assess whether the ideas generated were appropriate in encouraging behavioural change and of potential value. It is suggested that whilst further evaluation of the interfaces are required, the use of the "Design with Intent" toolkit facilitated the creative process, allowing engineers to conceive initial interface designs in a creative manner.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Ideation using the “Design with Intent” toolkit: A case study applying a design toolkit to support creativity in developing vehicle interfaces for fuel-efficient driving

Allison

Stanton

2020

Applied Ergonomics

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“…Thus, green ergonomics can make a valuable contribution towards sustainable development by focusing on the interaction between people and the built environment. In this regard, Thatcher, Garcia-Acosta, and Morales [43] propose four design principles that serve as a basic framework for green ergonomics, which we interpret in the context of office design from the perspective of office workers.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In Principle 3, Thatcher and his co-authors [43] maintain that green ergonomics should accommodate indigenous/vernacular solutions to local problems. This implies understanding local requirements using a participative approach to arrive at an optimal design solution, and satisfying those requirements using local resources.…”

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A Socio-Technical Perspective on the Application of Green Ergonomics to Open-Plan Offices: A Review of the Literature and Recommendations for Future Research

2021

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Open-plan office (OPO) layouts emerged to allow organizations to adapt to changing workplace demands. We explore the potential for OPOs to provide such adaptive capacity to respond to two contemporary issues for organizations: the chronic challenge of environmental sustainability, and the acute challenges emerging from the great COVID-19 homeworking experiment. We apply a socio-technical systems perspective and green ergonomics principles to investigate the relationship between an OPO environment and the occupants working within it. In doing so, we consider relevant technical and human factors, such as green technology and employee green behavior. We also consider how a green OPO might provide non-carbon benefits such as improving occupant well-being and supporting the emergence of a green organizational culture. Our investigation highlights several avenues through which an OPO designed with green ergonomic principles could benefit occupants, the organizations they work for, and the natural environment of which they are a part and on which they depend. We find reason to suspect that green OPOs could play an important role in sustainable development; and offer a research agenda to help determine whether it is true that OPOs can, indeed, exemplify how “going green” may be good for business.

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“…Gestão da Produção, Operações e Sistemas, v. 14, nº 2, p. 1 -16, 2019. Thatcher et al, (2013) apresentam três princípios da Ergonomia verde: a) Avaliação, desenho e inovação para a eco eficiência, eco eficácia, e eco produtividade.…”

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“…Os principais princípios ecológicos consideram incluir a resiliência, diversidade, adaptabilidade e interdependência. Além da usual definição de resiliência em engenharia, em ergonomia verde esse termo se refere especificamente à resiliência ecológica, o que significa a capacidade que tem um sistema de reestabelecer seu equilíbrio depois de ter sido interrompido por um distúrbio, ou seja, a capacidade de recuperação (THATCHER et al, 2013). De acordo Siemieniuch et al, (2015) os ergonomistas devem ter uma boa compreensão da engenharia das resiliências, pois os engenheiros constroem resiliências de sistemas, assim como também as competências e conhecimento requerido pelos seres humanos para aumentar a resiliência dos ecossistemas.…”

Section: Princípios Da Ergonomia Verdeunclassified

Ergonomia Verde e Sustentabilidade: Revisão de Literatura

Gaitan¹,

Xavier²,

Nunes³

2019

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A sustentabilidade tornou-se um assunto de considerável importância devido aos diversos problemas ambientais e as mudanças climáticas que está sofrendo nosso planeta. Na necessidade de procurar soluções para essa problemática, da ergonomia nasce um termo chamado Ergonomia Verde para auxiliar a um adequado desenvolvimento sustentável. O objetivo deste trabalho é realizar uma revisão de literatura sobre o que se conhece atualmente sobre Ergonomia verde e sua relação com a sustentabilidade. Para elaborar esta revisão foram utilizados artigos recentes internacionais extraídos das bases de dados Scopus e Science Direct. Neste estudo serão apresentados conceitos, princípios e aplicações da Ergonomia Verde. Encontrou-se que a popularmente conhecida na literatura como Green Ergonomics se faz presente principalmente nas áreas de inovação em desenhos de sistemas e produtos amigáveis com a natureza. Ambas as disciplinas se complementam com o objetivo de criar um ambiente sustentável e a sua vez favorecer e beneficiar ao ser humano.

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Design principles for green ergonomics

Cited by 13 publications

References 4 publications

Ideation using the “Design with Intent” toolkit: A case study applying a design toolkit to support creativity in developing vehicle interfaces for fuel-efficient driving

Ideation using the “Design with Intent” toolkit: A case study applying a design toolkit to support creativity in developing vehicle interfaces for fuel-efficient driving

A Socio-Technical Perspective on the Application of Green Ergonomics to Open-Plan Offices: A Review of the Literature and Recommendations for Future Research

Ergonomia Verde e Sustentabilidade: Revisão de Literatura

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