Sustainable Product Development: Tools, Methods and Examples

Part I: Review of regulations, directives and standards related to sustainable product design and manufacture.- Review of lifecycle analysis (LCA) software packages.- Review of LCIA methods and inventory databases.- Part II:  Integrated approach for sustainable product design.- Eco-design methods.- ICT infrastructure for Eco-accounting.- Genetic algorithm for sustainable product design optimisation.- Ontology for product life cycle modelling.- Life cycle inventory management.- Part III: Gearbox life cycle assessment.- Farm food life cycle assessment.- Life cycle assessment of shampoo.- Comparative LCA of LED lighting product design.- Part IV: Integrated approach for Eco-lighting product development.- Integrated approach for sustainable flooring product development.