ECODESIGN Implementation: A Systematic Guidance on Integrating Environmental Considerations into Pro

Contents:Preface; Introduction; 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