A modular design approach to support sustainable design

Proceedings of the ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference

Volumn 3, Issue , 2004, Pages 909-918

  Bryant, Cari R ^a   Sivaramakrishnan, Karthik L ^a   Van Wie, Michael ^a   Stone, Robert B ^a   McAdams, Daniel A ^a  

^a Architectural and Environmental Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Life cycle assessment; Modularity; Sustainable design

Indexed keywords

CONSUMER PRODUCTS; CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; LIFE CYCLE; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; RECYCLING; CONCEPTUAL DESIGN; ECODESIGN; PRODUCT DESIGN; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; MODULARITY; SUSTAINABLE DESIGN; % REDUCTIONS; DESIGN APPROACHES; DESIGN OF PRODUCT; MODULAR DESIGNS; PRODUCT MODULARITY; PRODUCT REDESIGN; RECYCLABILITY; RESOURCE USAGE;

PRODUCT DESIGN; LIFE CYCLE;

EID: 14044258777     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/detc2004-57775     Document Type: Conference Paper

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