Contribution to the characterisation of eco-design projects

Lots of eco-designed projects were carried out successfully, and eco-designed products are now on the market. However, it is very difficult for designers and engineers to compare their design projects to those already done and consequently to reuse the knowledge gained. In a more general perspective...

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Published in:International journal of sustainable engineering 2011-12, Vol.4 (4), p.301-312
Main Authors: Hernandez Pardo, Ricardo J., Brissaud, Daniel, Mathieux, Fabrice, Zwolinski, Peggy
Format: Article
Language:English
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characterisation method
Classification
classification method
Criteria
Design
design criteria
Design engineering
eco-design
eco-tools
Frames
Interior design
Markets
Reuse
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Summary:Lots of eco-designed projects were carried out successfully, and eco-designed products are now on the market. However, it is very difficult for designers and engineers to compare their design projects to those already done and consequently to reuse the knowledge gained. In a more general perspective, a method to take advantage of previous experiences in eco-design is needed. This paper is a contribution to develop a standard for eco-design practices and proposes a framework to characterise both eco-design projects and eco-tools. Forty case studies from the literature were exploited to extract criteria and options to define the framework. The proposed usage-oriented classification of eco-tools, associated with the practical analysis frame of the design projects, was implemented and finally robust enough to characterise 40 projects.
ISSN:1939-7038
1939-7046
DOI:10.1080/19397038.2011.560293