The development of an innovative design process for eco-efficient green products

Abstract

Along with the technological advances and the rapid flow of information, people continue to create more innovative technology products in order to make life more convenience and comfortable than the past. However, huge industrial processes bring significant changes in the environment, the earth's resources are getting to dry up, the natural environment and ozonosphere have been destroyed, and leading serious threats to the survival of the Earth's species. Therefore, in recent years, environmental awareness began to be respected, and people explore green issues, hoping to make the earth resources and living things can be survival sustainable. This research attempts to integrate 39 engineering parameters of TRIZ with 7 eco-efficient elements to construct a green product design matrix, and use the patents of LED lights to verify the validity of this innovative green product design process. The green product design process of this research may allow designers to generate green products by improving eco-efficient elements as well as resolving conflict design issues, and assist organizations to increase competitiveness and to achieve sustainable development goals. © 2013 Springer-Verlag.