Estimating the environmental profile of early design concepts

Innovation in Life Cycle Engineering and Sustainable Development

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 321-334

  Dewulf, W ^a   Willems, B ^a   Duflou, J R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Conceptual design; Eco PaS; Environmental impact screening

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL DESIGN; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); ECODESIGN; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FRUIT JUICES; PRODUCT DESIGN; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EARLY DESIGN CONCEPTS; EARLY DESIGN STAGES; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATORS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROFILE; FUNCTIONAL PARAMETERS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); LIFE-CYCLE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; QUANTITATIVE INFORMATION;

LIFE CYCLE;

EID: 77957319959     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1007/1-4020-4617-0_22     Document Type: Conference Paper

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