This research reports on findings from case-based collaborative research for green production equipment design and acquisition. Prevailing challenges as to why current production design included limited sustainability aspects have been explored and as a way out a Green Design Methodology has been proposed. A holistic systems thinking model applied and integration of sustainability (green thinking) which is viewed as something that is realized through iterative and continued process encompassing multiple decision hierarchies makes this work unique compared to previous studies that considered green design approach on product design. The proposed methodology is argued to provide a possibility to facilitate integration of strategic and project level perspectives through a cascade of components, and enhanced integration with equipment suppliers and other stakeholders.