Design for Environment
Creating Eco-efficient Products and Processes
Joseph Fiksel(Author)
McGraw-Hill Inc.,US (Publisher)
70th Edition
Published on 1. October 1995
Book
Hardback
512 pages
978-0-07-020972-5 (ISBN)
Description
Design for Environment (DFE) may be defined as a systematic consideration, during new product and process development, of design issues associated with environmental and human health and safety over the full product life-cycle. This book is an introduction to DFE.
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Edition
70th ed.
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
100 illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 157 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-07-020972-5 (9780070209725)
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Content
Paradise lost and found; the gospel of sustainable development; corporate environmental responsibility; conceptual principles of DFE; product and process development; environmental metrics; practical DFE guidelines; methods for assessing and improving environmental performance; integrated life-cycle cost management; the conceptual framework of design for environment at AT&T; environmentally conscious products - an IBM initiative; Hewlett-Packard's life cycle-oriented product stewardship programme; a life cycle assesment of a computer workstation; environmentally repsonsible design of semiconductor equipment; designing for the environment at Pacific Gas and Electric; environmental management for the '90s at ARCO - less expense, more innovation; Baxter healthcare - caring for health, caring for the environment; ten ways to prevent pollution by design - a case study of Coor Brewing Company; environmental practice at an environmental services company; building toward a sustainable future at Dow Chemical; the US Environmental Protection Agency's design for the environment programme; organizational issues in design for the environment; design for environment - corporate planning and compliance opportunities; industrial ecology - a context for design and decision; systems engineering for the environment; design for environment in perspective - one giant step for industry, one small step for life on Earth.