2. Life cycle assessment, an ecodesign tool – definitions and concepts
2.1 Ecodesign: a few definitions
The production of goods and services is now subject to constraints. It will therefore no longer be enough to respond to a technical specification in a cost-effective way, we will now have to integrate respect for mankind and the environment; this means reducing the consumption of fossil resources, limiting greenhouse gas emissions, complying with environmental constraints – this means limiting environmental impacts. However, taking into account all environmental impacts during the manufacturing process, and not just measuring carbon footprints or CO 2 emissions, means integrating eco-design into classic design processes, and also into the innovation process as a consequence. This innovation process is thus...
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Bibliography
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Ecoinvent data v2.2: life cycle inventory database (August 2010) from Ecoinvent Centre (competence center of ETH Zurich, EPF Lausanne, Paul Scherrer Institute, Empa and the Swiss Federal Research Station Agroscope Reckenholz-Tänikon)
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Standards and norms
- Environmental management – Lifecycle analysis – Principles and framework - ISO 14040 - 2006
- Environmental management – Lifecycle analysis – Requirements and guidelines - ISO 14044 - 2006
- Environmental labels and declarations – Type III environmental declarations – Principles and operating procedures - ISO 14025 - 2006
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