Merging a practice-orientated approach with an engineering-driven product development: A case study on home improvement

Journal of Design Research

Volumn 10, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 28-49

  Haines, Victoria ^a   Mitchell, Val ^a   Mallaband, Becky ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Design research; Domestic energy efficiency; Home improvement; Practice orientated design; Sustainability; UCD; User centred design

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859384749     PISSN: 17483050     EISSN: 15691551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/JDR.2012.046138     Document Type: Article

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