Naslov
Design for Environment Using Life Cycle Assesment

Autori
Kljajin, Milan

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u zbornicima skupova, cjeloviti rad (in extenso), znanstveni

Izvornik
Proceedings of the 6th International Design Conference - Design 2000 / Marjanović, Dorian - Dubrovnik : Fakultet strojarstva i brodogradnje Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, 2000, 175-180

Skup
The 6th International Design Conference - Design 2000

Mjesto i datum
Dubrovnik, Hrvatska, 23.05.2000. - 26.05.2000

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
design; ecodesign; environment; quality; life cycle assessment

Sažetak
Design for environmental quality of products or ecodesign makes it possible to integrate the aspect “Environment” in an early design stage, besides issues as quality, safety and cost. Within the general framework of the design process there are a number of different support ecotools to perform each activity and it depends on the special design project and on individual preferences which tool will be chosen. Ecotools are either software or non-software tools with the purpose of analysing and improving environmental performances of products, processes or whole design strategies. Most ecotools available at this moment are aimed at analysing and improving the design of products. The starting point for developing any improvement of a product’s design evidently must be an analysis of the status quo. The term used in this context is the “environmental product profile”, which describes the main environmental problems the current product causes during its total life cycle. There are a number of different ways and methods how to develop and show such a profile and it will depend on time, budget and personnel preferences which method will be applied. Because of its importance a technique for systematically analyzing a product from gradle-to-grave, as the first of all helpful methods is the so called Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) technique. Life Cycle Assessment or LCA is used as a tool to identify the weak points in a product design. These weak points show us where changes in product design will lead to improvements of the product’s environmental profile. With the co-operation of the product manufacturer, a selection is made of the different options for improvement. Based on this selection a changed concept of the product will be elaborated which can be screened by means of a LCA to be sure the total environmental profile has been improved. Through ecodesign the basic structure of product development does not change but environmental issues are integrated from the very first beginning of the design process. The product life cycle principle requires to consider already during the planning phase environmental aspects of all life cycle stages. Obviously therefore the ecodesign approach makes it necessary to research new types of information, new information providers and new types of decisions. It will be essential for the success of product design to get information about the environmental impact of materials, components and processes, about environ mental data from both upstream (e.g. suppliers) and downstream (e.g. disposal organisations) partners and about new kinds of decision making (e.g. in order to deal better with possible trade-offs between ecological and economical goals). This fact is another proof for the increasing complexity of environmental projects.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Strojarstvo

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