COLLABORATIVE PROCESS BETWEEN FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS ET LIFE CYCLE ASSESMENT: INTEGRATING ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDÉRATIONS INTO EARLY STAGES OF DESIGN PROCESS
Year: 2015
Editor: Christian Weber, Stephan Husung, Gaetano Cascini, Marco Cantamessa, Dorian Marjanovic, Monica Bordegoni
Author: Rodriguez Moreno, Paulina; Rohmer, Serge; Ma, Hwong-Wen
Series: ICED
Institution: 1: Troyes University of Technology, France; 2: National Taiwan University, Taiwan
Section: Design for Life
Page(s): 151-160
ISBN: 978-1-904670-64-3
ISSN: 2220-4334
Abstract
Is in the early stages of design process where decisions can have most influence on the definition of product environmental performance. Nevertheless, is difficult to integrate environmental considerations into a phase where designers have a reduced knowledge about the product. In fact, functional requirements present in conceptual phase are qualitatively subjective to allow the prediction of environmental impacts in the future product. Anyway, some authors suggest that establishing environmental performance in a functional structure can influence a more effective eco-design practice for products. This paper present the construction of a collaborative process where functional analysis will be related with environmental considerations with the aim to help designer to propose products that have less environmental impact from the early stages. The chosen methods to carry out this proposal are Functional Analysis, based in Value Analysis and Life Cycle Assessment method.
Keywords: Early Design Phases, Ecodesign, Functional Modelling, Life Cycle Concept