Sustainable Product Development: Tools, Methods and Examples

Abstract

6.1 Distributed Computing for Handling Dynamic Data for Eco-Point Calculation Across Multiple Computers This book offers a comprehensive review of sustainability and product design, providing useful information on the relevant regulations and standards for industries to meet increasing market demands for eco-products, while reducing their impact on the environment. The examples and methods presented allow readers to gain insights into sustainable products. The authors also explain how to develop products with sustainability features by applying tools and methods for sustainable design and manufacture. These tools/methods include " Regulations/directives related to sustainable product development " Popular lifecycle analysis software packages " Environmental and social lifecycle impact assessment methods " Lifecycle inventory databases " Eco-point and eco-accounting infrastructure " ICT and traceability technologies for sustainable product development " Sustainable design and manufacture " Integrated approach for sustainable product development A description of each sustainability tool is accompanied by easy-to-understand guidelines as well as sustainable product development methods. Five different case studies are also presented to illustrate how to apply the tools and methods into the development of real sustainable products. In view of the increasing pressure on industries to meet the, sometimes conflicting, demands of the market and environment, this book is a valuable resource for engineers and managers in manufacturing companies wishing to update their knowledge of sustainable product development. It is also suitable for researchers and consultants who are involved or interested in sustainable product development, as well as for students studying sustainable development, production, and engineering management Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- About the Editor -- 1 Introduction and Sustainable Product Development -- 1.1 Overview of the Book -- 1.2 Scope of Sustainable Product Development -- 1.3 Sustainable Product Development Process -- 1.3.1 Sustainable Product Development Through Product Life Cycle -- 1.3.2 Objectives of the Sustainable Product Development -- 1.3.3 A Three-Tiers Approach to Assess Product's Eco-Impact -- 1.4 The Integration of Sustainability Methods and Tools for Sustainable Product Development -- 1.5 Novel Contributions of This Book -- 1.6 Concluding Remarks -- References Part I Sustainability Tools -- 2 Review of Directives, Regulations and Standards Related to Sustainable Product Design and Manufacture -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Directives -- 2.2.1 Energy Labelling Directive 2010/30/EU (EC 2010b) -- 2.2.2 Energy-Related Products (ErP) Directive 2009/125/EC (EC 2009a, b) -- 2.2.3 Eco-design Directive 2009/125/EC (EC 2009a, b) -- 2.2.4 Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Recycling (WEEE) Directive 2012/19/EC (EC 2012a, b) -- 2.2.5 Waste Framework Directive 2008/98/EC (EC 2008) -- 2.2.6 Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive 2011/65/EC (EC 2011) 2.2.7 Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive 94/62/EC (EC 1994) -- 2.2.8 Industrial Emissions Directive (IED) Directive 2010/75/EU (EC 2010a) -- 2.2.9 Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Directive 2014/52/EC (EC 1985) -- 2.3 Regulations -- 2.3.1 Eco-Management and Audit Scheme Regulation (EMAS) (EC) No 1221/2009 (EC 2009c) -- 2.3.2 Eco-Label Regulation (EC) No 66/2010 (EC 2010c) -- 2.4 Standards -- 2.4.1 IEC 62430:2009 Standard of 'Environmentally Conscious Design for Electrical and Electronic Products' (IEC 2009) -- 2.4.2 The ISO 14000 Family of 'Environmental Management' Related Standards 2.5 Application of Directives, Regulations and Standards in Sustainable Product Design and Manufacture -- 2.6 Concluding Remarks -- References -- 3 Review of Life Cycle Impact Assessment (LCIA) Methods and Inventory Databases -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 LCIA Methods -- 3.3 Product Environmental Footprint (PEF) -- 3.4 Environmental Product Declarations -- 3.5 Selection of LCIA Methods -- 3.6 LCI Database Tools -- 3.7 Ecoinvent Database Formats: EcoSpold1 and EcoSpold2 -- 3.8 Conclusions -- References -- 4 Guidelines for Selection of Life Cycle Impact Assessment Software Tools -- 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Review of the LCIA Software Tools -- 4.3 Analysis of the LCIA Software Tools -- 4.4 Guidelines for Selection of the LCIA Tools -- 4.5 An Example: LCIA Software Tool Selection for Sustainable Design of an Industrial Gearbox -- 4.6 Concluding Remarks -- References -- Part II Methods for Sustainable Product Design -- 5 Eco-Accounting Infrastructure -- 5.1 The Eco-Point Approach -- 5.2 The Eco-Accounting Infrastructure -- 5.3 Conclusion -- References -- 6 Application of Information and Communication Technologies for Eco-Accounting