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

fYear

1999

fDate

1-3 Feb 1999

Firstpage

408

Lastpage

413

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;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

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

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ECODIM.1999.747646

Filename

747646