Abstract:
This paper highlights the need for ecodesign to innovate. It argues that most current activity views ecodesign as a "corrective" activity and is closely tied to the lifec...Show MoreMetadata
Abstract:
This paper highlights the need for ecodesign to innovate. It argues that most current activity views ecodesign as a "corrective" activity and is closely tied to the lifecycle principles. In terms of improvements, this approach generally, deals with the incremental rather than the innovative, and tends to view ecodesign as a strictly technical problem to be dealt with through materials and processes, and "engineered out". Though useful, LCA (life cycle assessment) is essentially reactive, while there is an increasing need to be proactive in our ecodesign approach. Using experiences for the eco-kitchen project, this paper demonstrates how to consider "environment" as early as possible, and illustrates how we can focus and stimulate ecodesign innovation.
Published in: Proceedings First International Symposium on Environmentally Conscious Design and Inverse Manufacturing
Date of Conference: 01-03 February 1999
Date Added to IEEE Xplore: 06 August 2002
Print ISBN:0-7695-0007-2