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Sustainable composites for lightweight applications
Published in S. Thirumalai Kumaran, Tae Jo Ko, S. Suresh Kumar, Temel Varol, Materials for Lightweight Constructions, 2023
A. Soundhar, V. Lakshmi Narayanan, M. Natesh, K. Jayakrishna
Design for the environment is a method of accomplishing design goals without compromising or adversely affecting the environment or human health throughout the process or product life cycle [39]. It focuses on improving product quality and affordability while reducing or eradicating all environmental consequences of a product throughout its life cycle. Biocomposites involve five different product life-cycle stages such as materials, manufacturing, distribution, usage, and recovery, as illustrated in Figure 9.4. The processes involved in each stage are appropriately planned and monitored to maintain or safeguard a healthy environment [40, 41].
Green Smart Environment for Smart Cities
Published in Pradeep Tomar, Gurjit Kaur, Green and Smart Technologies for Smart Cities, 2019
Yaman Parasher, Gurjit Kaur, Pradeep Tomar
The concept of design for the green environment usually takes into account all the environmental impacts of a typical product development life cycle at subsequent stages of its growth (Billatos 1997). In general, the whole concept of design for the environment is categorized into two main broad areas: the first is concentrated on the principle of design for sustainability, which mainly seeks to minimize the usage of material, energy, water and other vital resources, while the second uses design for health and safety, which simply seeks to reduce any potential risk from any type of pollutants, toxic substances and waste as a whole.
Special Mention Tools and Methodologies
Published in H. James Harrington, Sid Ahmed Benraouane, Managing Innovative Projects and Programs, 2023
H. James Harrington, Sid Ahmed Benraouane
The Design for the Environment Program of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency helps consumers, businesses, and institutional buyers identify cleaning and other products that perform well and are safer for human health and the environment. Lists are available that identify safer chemical products for use in manufacturing processes and also aid in determining safer reuse/recovery techniques or appropriate disposal.
Integration of DFMA and sustainability - A case study
Published in International Journal of Sustainable Engineering, 2021
Arunkumar Subbaiah, Kishore M. Antony
In the framework of product design, sustainability is the design of products with minimal impact on environment, highest growth of economy and positive benefits on society. The industries must work towards designing products which could be reused, recycled and disposed safely. In addition, they must strive for minimising the intense use of materials, energy, and emissions. Thus, a paradigm shift in the product design approach was observed since from the last two decades. Earlier, product design approach incorporating environmental considerations was referred to as green design. Later the terms like eco-design, that is, environmentally friendly design (widely used in Europe) or DfE (Design for Environment, widely used in U.S.) were used. Both eco-design and DfE are restricted to reducing the environmental impacts. DfE incorporated the environmental issues in one of stage of product’s life cycle while eco-design’s scope is stretched over the entire product’s life cycle. Currently, the term sustainable design is used and accepted all over the world. Sustainable design integrates the environment, economy and societal parameters into the design and development of products (Baumann, Boons, and Bragd 2002).
Examining the effects of government intervention on the firm’s environmental and technological innovation capabilities and export performance
Published in International Journal of Production Research, 2018
Hye-Young Joo, Yong-Won Seo, Hokey Min
Environmental innovation capabilities are defined as firm-specific capabilities that can mitigate all the adverse environmental effects of the firm’s business activities due to environmental knowhow that is obtained from the inside and outside of the firm (Chen, Lai, and Wen 2006; Hult, Hurley, and Knight 2004). Examples of such capabilities include eco-design, new green (environment-friendly) product development, green purchasing, reverse logistics, re-manufacturing and waste reduction (Baker 2014; Chen 2008; Min and Galle 1997, 2001; Min and Kim 2012).