ECODESIGN Pilot: Product Investigation, Learning and Optimization Tool for Sustainable Product Development with CD-ROM

Preface. 1: It's Not as Simple as that. 1.1. Identifying Interdependencies. 1.2. Make It Better Next Time. 2: Systematically Identifying Weak Points. 2.1. The Search for Good Solutions Begins. 2.2. Combating Causes. 2.3. Planning Influences Costs and Environmental Impact. 2.4. Products Have Different Phases in Their Life Cycles. 2.5. Recognizing and Modeling the Productive Life Cycle. 2.6. Identifying and Modeling Environmental Relations. 2.7. Environmental Impact Causes Environmental Problems. 2.8. Products from the Perspective of Environmental Management. 2.9. Establishing an Appropriate Product Characterization. 3: Targeted Identification of Ecodesign-Measures. 3.1. Systematic Product Improvement. 3.2. The Concept of an Ecodesign Database. 3.3. The Ecodesign Aspects along the Product Life Cycle. 3.4. From Ecodesign Aspects to Ecodesign Guidelines. 3.5. Assigning Ecodesign Guidelines to Objectives and Strategies. 3.6. Assigning Ecodesign Strategies to Product Types. 3.7. Three Steps Toward Ecodesign Product Improvement. 4: Prepare Ecodesign for Product Development. 4.1. Principles of a Methodological Approach to the Product Development Process. 4.2. Fundamental Way of Thinking in Product Development. 4.3. Fundamental Approaches in Product Development. 4.4. Integrating Ecodesign in Product Development. 5: Embedding Ecodesign in Product Development. 5.1. Relations between Ecodesign and Environmental Management. 5.2. Integration of Ecodesign and Environmental Management. 5.3. Will Ecodesign be Implemented? 6: Successful Initiation of Ecodesign Projects. 6.1. Convincing Presentation of Ecodesign Benefits. 6.2. Considering Critical Success Factors in Project Preparation. 6.3. Scheme of a Successful Ecodesign Project. References.