Performance Evaluation of DFE tools
The latest enhancement of CES Selector and DFMA software has introduced the capacity for the user to estimate the eco-impact of a product during its early design stage. This addition of environmental assessment capabilities gives both tools a useful asset. However, to be successful in industry, a Design for Environment (DFE) tool must have real appeal to the designer. This paper presents a comparison between Grantas Eco-audit tool, the Industrial Design Consultancys LCA Calculator, Product Ecology Consultants (PRé) Eco-it 1.3 tool and Boothroyd Dewhurst Inc.s (BDI) DFMA 2009 software, with the focus on generating improvements to the usability and appearance of a DFE tool. A case study was conducted to assess the tools and perceived problems were highlighted.
Design for Environment Simplified LCA Eco-design
Birch, A Hon,K K B Short,T D
Department of Engineering, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, L69 3GH, UK
国际会议
宁波
英文
51-56
2010-01-11（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）