Title :
Concept model of environmentally friendly IT product
Author :
Tamura, Tetsuya ; Fujimoto, Jun ; Tani, Masashi ; Maemura, Atsumi ; Terasawa, Tomoya ; Kawasaki, Kiyoshi
Author_Institution :
Resources & Environ. Protection Res. Lab., NEC Corp., Kawasaki, Japan
Abstract :
When developing new electronic and electrical products in the future, a major challenge will be lessening the environmental impact of the product. To help produce products that are environmentally sound, the authors have created the “eco-design” concept. This concept incorporates the eco-product concept, the basic guideline for manufacturing products with low energy needs and the eco-use concept, which promotes the sharing of parts between products. Two prototype models (personal computer and electronic appliances) were produced based on this eco-design concept
Keywords :
design for environment; ecology; information technology; product development; recycling; IT product development; eco-design; eco-product concept; eco-use concept; environmentally friendly design; manufacturing guidelines; Electrical products; Feeds; Guidelines; Home appliances; Manufacturing; National electric code; Protection; Prototypes; Read only memory; Waste materials;
Conference_Titel :
Environmentally Conscious Design and Inverse Manufacturing, 1999. Proceedings. EcoDesign '99: First International Symposium On
Conference_Location :
Tokyo
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-0007-2
DOI :
10.1109/ECODIM.1999.747646
