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Innovation management and new product development.
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ISBN: 0273655604 Year: 2002 Publisher: Harlow Financial Times/Prentice Hall


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Ecodesign : ecologisch verantwoord industrieel ontwerpen
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ISBN: 9789038225012 Year: 2015 Publisher: Gent Academia Press

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Ecodesign staat voor het integreren van ecologie in het ontwerpproces van alle mogelijke producten, van speelgoed, verpakkingen, allerhande huis-, tuin- en keukenproducten tot heel technische producten zoals vorkliften of medische scanners. De rode draad bij ecodesign is het levenscyclus-denken. Voor elke fase van de levenscyclus van producten, van het ontginnen van de grondstoffen tot het afdanken van het product, streeft de ontwerper ernaar om de milieu-impact te minimaliseren. Dit boek bespreekt grondig de ecodesignhulpmiddelen die kunnen ingezet worden tijdens het ontwerpproces. Deze hulpmiddelen worden gebruikt om enerzijds bestaande producten te screenen op hun milieu-impact en anderzijds de ontwerper te leiden bij het ontwerpen van milieuverantwoorde producten. Daarnaast komen een aantal actuele trends aan bod, zoals de circulaire economie en biomimicry, die gericht zijn op de transitie naar een duurzame maatschappij en die de ontwerper kunnen inspireren. Dit boek geeft inzicht in het vakgebied ecodesign en moedigt ontwerpers aan om duurzame producten te ontwerpen. De cartoons zijn het werk van Simon De Meulenaer, hij studeerde af in 2015 als Master in de Productontwikkeling aan de Universiteit Antwerpen.

Total design : integrated methods for successful product engineering
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ISBN: 0201416395 Year: 1991 Publisher: Wokingham, England ; Reading, Mass. : Addison-Wesley Pub. Co.,

Design + Environment : a Global Guide to Designing Greener Goods
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ISBN: 1874719438 1907643249 1351282204 0367107503 1351282190 9781907643248 9781874719434 9781351282208 1351282182 Year: 2017 Publisher: London : Taylor and Francis,

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"There is a huge scarcity of good, practical resources for designers and students interested in minimizing the environmental impacts of products. Design + Environment has been specifically written to address this paucity. The book first provides background information to help the reader understand how and why design for environment (DfE) has become so critical to design, with reference to some of the most influential writers, designers and companies in the field. Next, Design + Environment provides a step-by-step approach on how to approach DfE: to design a product that meets requirements for quality, cost, manufacturability and consumer appeal, while at the same time minimising environmental impacts. The first step in the process is to undertake an assessment of environmental impacts, using life-cycle assessment (LCA) or one of the many simpler tools available to help the designer. From then on, DfE becomes an integral part of the normal design process, including the development of concepts, design of prototypes, final design and development of marketing strategies. Environmental assessment tools and strategies to reduce environmental impacts, such as the selection of appropriate materials, are then discussed. Next, some of the links between environmental problems, such as global warming, ozone depletion, water and air pollution and the everyday products we consume are considered. In order to design products with minimal environmental impact, we need to have a basic understanding of these impacts and the interactions between them. The four subsequent chapters provide more detailed strategies and case studies for particular product groups: packaging, textiles, furniture, and electrical and electronic products. Guidelines are provided for each of the critical stages of a product's life, from the selection of raw materials through to strategies for recovery and recycling. Finally, Design + Environment takes a look at some of the emerging trends in DfE that are offering us the opportunity to make a more significant reduction in environmental impacts. Both the development of more sustainable materials and technologies and the growing interest in leasing rather than selling products are examined. Design + Environment is organized as a workbook rather than an academic text. It should be read once, and then used as a key reference source. This clear and informative book will prove to be invaluable to practising designers, to course directors and their students in need of a core teaching and reference text and to all those interested in learning about the tools and trends influencing green product design. The authors have all been involved in an innovative demonstration programme called "EcoReDesign", which was developed by the Centre for Design at RMIT University with funding from the Australian government. The Centre successfully collaborated with Australian companies to improve the environmental performance of their products by following DfE principles."--Provided by publisher.

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