Title :
The ECODESIGN checklist method: a redesign tool for environmental product improvements
Author :
Wimmer, Wolfgang
Author_Institution :
Inst. fur Konstruktionslehre, Tech. Univ. Wien, Austria
Abstract :
The question of where to start the redesign of a product in respect to environmental improvements should be answered in this paper by setting up the so called ECODESIGN checklist method (ECM) meant for supporting engineers in product development to environmentally improve their products. It is shown with this method how one can work out systematically redesign tasks on parts, function and on product levels to reduce the environmental impact of a product
Keywords :
design for environment; product development; ECODESIGN checklist method; engineering support; environmental impact reduction; environmental product improvements; redesign tool; Electrochemical machining; Humans; Manufacturing; Product development; Recycling; Roads; Sustainable development; Usability;
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.1999.747698
