LEED for design?
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- sabatizer0
"What more would you want/expect" - exactly the question I think many in the design industry are scratching our heads about.
I'm not sure what else to expect, but I know it goes beyond just paper and printing choices which seems to get all the attention. For example paperless offices. Digital distribution models. Sourcing vendors closer to distribution (avoid shipping). Responsible use of imagery. Cradle to cradle analysis. Who knows what else... basically anything to help model a best-practices scenario on environmental or social stewardship across the full design process, not just in manufacturing.
The issue that I see is not only designers wanting more clarity on this outside of just paper/printing, but also I see clients, vendors and partners who want to tout their values more through their marketing materials. A LEED style system for design seems an obvious path to take, I'm just not sure what efforts (beyond Nathan Shedroff's www.revealinfo.com program) have been attempted.