d-e takes pride in the relationship we form with our customers. We work to help stores design retail spaces, match fixture needs with merchandise and provide all the necessary store supplies. From the moment you sign your lease, to opening your doors and beyond, we stand beside you providing support and service.
We are real people working with stores to: find efficient & effective floor layouts, match merchandise to floor fixture and rack needs, provide the supplies needed to operate a successful retail business.
Early 1990s: Beginning of Design for the Environment. The Design for the Environment (DfE) Program began in the early 1990s as an innovative, non-regulatory initiative to help companies consider human health, environmental and economic effects of chemicals and technologies, as well as product performance, when designing and manufacturing commercial products and processes.
These partnerships produced an array of analytical documents and technical resources, in the form of Comparative Technology Substitutes Assessments (CTSAs), Best Practices Guidance, and Life-Cycle Assessments.
2015: DfE Safer Product Label Becomes the Safer Choice Label. In February 2015, the Safer Choice label replaced the DfE product label. The new Safer Choice label has a more modern look to help consumers, businesses and institutional buyers easily recognize products that have earned the label. Note that the DfE logo, which was redesigned in 2022, is still in use for DfE-certified antimicrobial products.
2022: DfE Logo Modernized. In May 2022, EPA updated the DfE logo following a surge of engagement from consumers and institutional purchasers wanting to better understand how the products they use affect their health and the environment and to make responsible purchasing choices. The logo modernization aimed to make DfE-certified products easier for consumers and purchasers to find and to encourage companies to pursue certification for their products. The DfE logo identifies antimicrobial products, like sanitizers and disinfectants, that meet the health and safety standards of the pesticide registration process under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) as well as the standards for the DfE program.
The PrimeWave Design Environment also offers a unified workflow driven analysis for all PrimeSim Reliability Analysis applications consisting of guided analysis setup, intuitive visualization and debug and root-causing capabilities to enable a reliability aware design methodology.
Our teams are created based on the fact that we feel these projects are not based on technical, artistic, content, or interactive issues alone. Rather, it is the interplay between these domains that brings the value that multimedia holds. Our multimedia team is comprised of writers, 2D artists, 3D artists, programmers, industrial designers, architects, scientists, and visionaries. We work fluidly between the disciplines yet all adhere to an overall project management vision and plan.
Our design approach is centred on the visitor experience and we consider the social interaction, physical interaction, and cognitive processes that occur when the visitor approaches an exhibit. Content and experience are always balanced in our approach. To that end, we use techniques such as experience piloting, prototyping, focus groups, and simulation in order to create the most engaging and relevant exhibits possible.
Whether the project is a single kiosk, an exhibit installation in a large museum, an immersive film experience, an environmental graphics program, an industrial design of exhibits, or a strategic plan for content, we are up for the job, and excellence is our goal.
There is no shortage of information in the world we live in. However, there is a shortage of understanding. Our scientific experts, writers, and visual designers make information understandable through design. We use 2D and 3D graphics, clear writing, and data representation techniques to ensure that people understand the key message.
We understand how vital it is to capture the attention of visitors at events such as trade shows, expositions, and fairs. Whether it is a product being promoted or the rich culture of a country being showcased, we bring the best of design and environmental thinking to the project.
Our team of graphic and industrial designers, art directors, and writers can take your concept and turn it into physical reality. We often combine interior design, audio-visual design, and graphics on these projects. We analyze the layout and visitor flow and then work with our network of suppliers to create the best solution.
We bring a unique added value to these projects by using our environmental expertise to produce ecologically responsible experiences. We do professional environmental analysis including carbon footprint assessment and life cycle analysis of materials used.
Businesses increasingly have to address existing and emerging environmental issues and our team provides scientific, technical, and strategic expertise to create opportunities from these challenges. Our goal is to create social, environmental, and economic opportunities for businesses and not just help companies comply with mandatory regulations.
Our team is adaptable and creative. We are constantly updating our skills and keeping on top of the changes in regulations, carbon market activity, innovation in environmental technology, and research and development.
Environmental policy must balance scientific, economic, and social understanding with practical reality. Our team brings the perspectives of industry, government, and civil society together. The core of our expertise is in environmental science and technology and we apply this knowledge to sustainable development policy.
We work with international governmental organizations, non-governmental organizations, research organizations, and governments. Our method of engagement can be as consultants or as partners, depending on the project and situation. Our network allows us to quickly assess funding opportunities for capacity development projects.
Specific areas of expertise are climate change mitigation and adaptation, environmental impact assessment, ecosystem science, payment for ecosystem services, and REDD (reduced emissions from ecosystem degradation and deforestation).
We provide our environmental, technical, and creative expertise to forest carbon projects. Our team can act as consultants, partners, financiers, or as part of a larger collaborative team on forest carbon projects. The depth of our contribution comes from our experience with ecosystem science and geospatial technology.
There is often a lot of synergy between the work we do in corporate social responsibility and the forest carbon projects we engage with. We will always aim to get involved with projects that have a triple bottom line aspect and which are fully integrated with the local community. Experience working on climate change mitigation and adaptation policy analysis allows us to connect forest carbon projects with international environmental policy. We can identify areas of synergy and ways to mainstream policy objectives with practical forest carbon projects.
Our focus is on REDD (reduced emissions from ecosystem degradation and deforestation) and AR (afforestation and reforestation) and how we can direct these projects towards voluntary or regulated markets. Part of our role is determining the best path forward for a forest carbon project.
We have a diverse pool of environmental experts and associates that can apply their knowledge to environmental research projects. We are able to work in a variety of different contexts and are not limited to academic research or traditional industrial applications.
Our approach is versatile and it allows us to use our creativity, knowledge, and analytical capability in areas that are not traditional for environmental scientists, such as in finance, business strategy, and technology innovation.
The adaptive DE model for building teams allows us to harness the capabilities of world experts in specific areas to act as DE associates as projects require them. Our core knowledge and experience in environmental analysis serves as the basis for our applied environmental research work.
We maintain active collaborative relationships with leading research institutes around the world. This keeps us at the forefront of research and development in environmental science and technology. We bring this value to all of our consulting and research challenges.