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Earth Accounting

Sustainability Problem and Proposed Solution: 

Create an intuitive user-interface that allows the average consumer to use the app with a very minimal learning curve. The interface should display the product's information in a clear and concise manner so that the consumer can grasp the product's overall impact within a minute of looking at the screen.

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Project Categories: 
Business & Economics
Awareness, Education & Engagement
Purchasing
Project Status: 
In Progress
Project End Date: 
06/15/2019
(estimated)
Campus Organization: 
College Eight Sustainability Minor
Affiliated Department, Unit or College: 
IDEASS
Project Location: 
Both on and off campus



Stakeholder Contacts: 
Contact NameEmail AddressContact NumberDepartment
Tamara Ball
tball@ucsc.edu
N/A
IDEASS/S-Lab
How to Join: 
Contact Tamara Ball at tball@ucsc.edu

Project Description: 

Create a well structured product design so that there will not be much backlog, and the implementation process (execution of the design) would be much easier to complete. Create a thorough questionnaire tailored to manufacturers and producers to retrieve data regarding the embodied emissions in their products. Ensure the questionnaire is easy to understand. Based on current requirements and foreseeable needs, decide on the best database application to organize and manipulate the data. The database application should meet the current needs and be flexible enough to meet future needs as well.

Metrics for Success: 

The measurement of success for this project will be determined, by our ability to gather reliable data for consumers to interact with. We will be using a life cycle analysis and cradle to cradle outlook to score each attribute.

Result Categories: 
Infrastructure/Built Environment
Behavior Change
Technology
Education/Outreach
Data Collection & Analysis
Results: 

Create an intuitive user-interface that allows the average consumer to use the app with a very minimal learning curve. The interface should display the product's information in a clear and concise manner so that the consumer can grasp the product's overall impact within a minute of looking at the screen.

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