Carbon Footprint Tracker App For Greenr
Project Type
Design and development
Tech Stack
About the Client
In 2020, the founding members of the company understood that, with climate change being considered as one of the most grave environmental problems that mankind is currently facing, environmental considerations are an important factor in justifying urbanization decisions. Based in the UK, they set out to make people aware of the effects of their actions on the environment.
The Problem
The client was looking for the best Flutter developers and being acquainted with our portfolio, reached out to us through our website request form on July 23rd, 2020. The idea behind the project was simple, yet thought-provoking. They were looking for a way to leverage technology in order to calculate the carbon footprints of users and create awareness about climate change. The initial idea was to build a prototype, which they could showcase to their potential investors, get funding and then move on to develop the complete app.
With the initial discussions in place, the total engagement period was decided to last for 6 weeks over a Fixed Cost Model, divided between designing the app and developing parts of it to build a MVP, which later transitioned into complete development of a full-fledged working app at the time of official delivery, which was later changed to 8 weeks.
With the initial discussions in place, the total engagement period was decided to last for 6 weeks over a Fixed Cost Model, divided between designing the app and developing parts of it to build a MVP, which later transitioned into complete development of a full-fledged working app at the time of official delivery, which was later changed to 8 weeks.
Team On-Call
For creating the design for the app, the team consisted of an expert designer, overseen by a design lead to carry out tasks and activities efficiently. For development of the actual app, the team consisted of one Flutter dev and a QA engineer, overseen by a Tech Lead. The teams would be in touch with the client through every phase of the entire cycle to understand requirements and incorporate changes in the existing process.
Make green investments an easy, accessible and profitable everyday decision through a mobile app.
Provide exposure to and access towards selected green retailers who are advocates of the go-green agenda.
A social media platform for climate and sustainability enthusiasts.
An in app simple/advanced calculator to calculate emissions.
Incorporating bonus points, an initiative based on air miles that stores carbon offsets.
Strategy
Amidst the severe environmental crisis that the world forces, we joined forces with Greenr in their attempt to raise awareness digitally. We engaged with the client over a period of eight weeks on a fixed cost model to develop a mobile app to support the go-green agenda.
Analysis Planning
The client chose Flutter to design the mobile app while we put forward the idea that using Node.js for the Backend along with MongoDB as the database would be technically prudent.
UI/UX
The project required designs for every screen on the application. The design team worked incessantly to research the user base so that they could implement clear cut designs that don't interfere with the user’s patterns.
Development
In lieu of the clients plans, we integrated a sign up/log in screen along with a social media feed wherein the user could create content, post pictures, log their meals and travels. We also created a sidebar to enhance the manageability of the user’s profile.
Testing
We followed a test-driven development approach where we implemented continuous design and delivery which helped catching bugs and fixing them at the initial stages.
Delivery
After eight weeks of hard work, the partnership resulted in a successful MVP which drew in investors the app idea could be developed and visualised.
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