ECODESIGN Implementation A Systematic Guidance on Integrating Environmental Considerations into Product Development
Stakeholders such as environmental directives and customer demands for reducing environmental impacts of a product require innovative and environmentally improved products. Therefore a systematic approach and effective methods and tools are needed in the early phase of product development. The basic...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht
Springer Netherlands
2004, 2004
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2004 |
| Series: | Alliance for Global Sustainability Bookseries
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- 1 Product Modeling
- 1.1 Introduction
- 1.2 General principles
- 1.3 Qualitative description
- 1.4 Quantitative modeling
- 2 Life Cycle Assessment
- 2.1 Introduction to Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
- 2.2 General principles of LCA
- 2.3 Life Cycle Assessment in detail
- 2.4 Optional elements of LCA
- 2.5 Summary
- 3 ECODESIGN Tasks
- 3.1 Introduction
- 3.2 Stakeholder requirements
- 3.3 Environmental Quality Function Deployment
- 3.4 Environmental benchmarking
- 3.5 Environmental aspects with the ECODESIGN PILOT’s Assistant
- 3.6 Environmental aspects through interpretation of Life Cycle Assessment results
- 3.7 Applying the ECODESIGN PILOT
- 4 Product Improvement
- 4.1 Introduction
- 4.2 Product specifications
- 4.3 Functional structure
- 4.4 Creativity sessions
- 4.5 Product concept
- 4.6 Embodiment design
- 5 Environmental Communication
- 5.1 Introduction to environmental communication
- 5.2 Environmental product declaration in detail
- 5.3 Summary
- 6. Conclusion
- References