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A.L.N. (‘Ab’) Stevels  \nWith collaboration from:  \nProf.Dr Casper Boks Dr Ir Jaco Huisman  \nOriol Pascual-Moya Angeler, M.Sc Ir Renee Wever  \nWith contributions from: Ir Arjen Jansen  \nDr Ir Menno Nagel Dr Ir Nicole van Nes Dr Catherine Rose  \n􀁩  \nThis book is for education and pleasure. It is distributed for free to interested parties.  \nThose who want to make a financial contribution can do so by sending a gift to the Stevels/Dronkers Foundation for the Advancement of Research and Communication in Applied EcoDesign.  \nThe bank account of the Foundation is 84.79.03.982 at Fortis Bank, Eindhoven, the Netherlands- IBAN: NL35FTSB-0847903982-BIC: FTSBNL2R.  \nAccountholder: De Stevels/Dronkers Stichting-CofC 17155904 Eindhoven, the Netherlands.  \nAdventures in EcoDesign of Electronic Products: 1993-2007 A personal vision  \nAb Stevels  \nDelft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands Design for Sustainability Program publication nr. 17 ISBN/EAN: 978-90-5155-039-9  \nCoverdesign and layout by Duygu Keskin  \nPrinted by PrintPartners Ipskamp, Enschede, The Netherlands  \nDistributed by DfS[DfS@tudelft.nl](DfS@tudelft.nl)[ ](DfS@tudelft.nl)Tel +31 15 278 2738 Fax + 31 15 278 2956  \nOr Ab Stevels: [a.l.n.stevels@tudelft.nl](a.l.n.stevels@tudelft.nl)  \nCopyright © by Ab Stevels. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without any written permission from the author.  \n􀁩􀁩􀁩  \nTable of Contents  \n1 Introduction 1  \n1.1 Introduction to Adventures in EcoDesign of Electronic Products 1  \n1.2 Times have changed 4  \n2 EcoDesign 9  \n2.1 The Dynamic Development of EcoDesign, 1993-2007 9  \n2.2 Design, EcoDesign and Functionality, an extended paradigm 20  \n2.2.1 Design Processes 20  \n2.2.2 Integration of EcoDesign into the Design Processes 23  \n2.2.3 Design for X 25  \n2.2.4 An example of ‘green’ functionality analysis 26  \n2.3 Ecovalue, a method to link EcoDesign and Business 29  \n3 Design for X 39  \n3.1 Design for Energy Reduction 39  \n3.1.1 The relevance of energy reduction; its position in Design Processes 39  \n3.1.2 Technicalities of energy reduction 43  \n3.2 EcoDesign and Materials Application 47  \n3.2.1 The relevance of considering materials 47  \n3.2.2 Technicalities of ‘green’ material application 51  \n3.3 EcoDesign and Packaging & Transport 55  \n3.3.1 The relevance of considering Packaging & Transport 55  \n3.3.2 Benchmarking of packaging, bulk packaging strategies 56  \n3.3.3 Container transport, packaging functions 64  \n3.3.4 Sales packaging 76  \n3.4 Design and Chemical substances 86  \n3.4.1 Functionality and chemical substances 86  \n3.4.2 The designer and chemical content 88  \n3.4.3 Substances inventories 89  \n3.4.4 Enablers to eliminate or diminish the use of ‘hazardous’ substances 93  \n4 EcoDesign and Business 95  \n4.1 The first wave of EcoDesign 95  \n4.1.1 Design Manuals 95  \n4.1.2 Product planning 99  \n4.1.3 The unpredictable ‘outcomes of going green’ 110  \n􀁶  \nAdventures in EcoDesign of Electronic Products  \n4.2 Integration into processes 121  \n4.2.1 Product Creation Processes 121  \n4.2.2 How to make money with ‘green’ 138  \n4.3 Product Environmental Care Systems 150  \n4.4 Managing the Environment and Business today: planning and performance measurement. 158  \n4.4.1 Introduction 158  \n4.4.2 What subjects are addressed in Applied EcoDesign activities by industry? 159  \n4.4.3 Maturity of implementation of Applied EcoDesign in electronic companies 167  \n4.4.4 Integrated Process Management; the Soft Side of EcoDesign 176  \n4.5 Product lifetime and life time extension 182  \n4.5.1 Life cycle optimization 182  \n4.5.2 Discarding behavior of first users 184  \n4.5.3 A market for services to extend lifetime? 189  \n4.5.4 Influencing the replacement behaviour of consumers 195  \n4.6 Human powered products 203  \n4.6.1 Portable ","cbCaih0pAxnQAfSE","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaih0pAxnQAfSE","pdf",18819746,649,"English","# Introduction\n## Introduction to Adventures in EcoDesign of Electronic Products\n## Times have changed\n# EcoDesign\n## The Dynamic Development of EcoDesign, 1993-2007\n## Design, EcoDesign and Functionality, an extended paradigm\n### Design Processes\n### Integration of EcoDesign into the Design Processes\n### Design for X\n### An example of ‘green’ functionality analysis\n## Ecovalue, a method to link EcoDesign and Business\n# Design for X\n## Design for Energy Reduction\n## EcoDesign and Materials Application\n## EcoDesign and Packaging & Transport\n## Design and Chemical substances\n# EcoDesign and Business\n## The first wave of EcoDesign\n## Integration into processes\n## Product Environmental Care Systems\n## Managing the Environment and Business today: planning and performance measurement.\n## Product lifetime and life time extension\n## Human powered products\n## Environment and Sustainability\n# The Value Chain\n## The Concept of the Value Chain\n## Involvement of suppliers in ‘green’\n## ‘Green’ supply chain Management\n## ‘Green’ marketing and communication\n## Communicating ‘green’ through design\n# Ecodesign Tools\n## What is ‘Green’?\n## Factor methods and Lifecycle Analysis\n## Environmental Benchmarking\n## Applications of Environmental Benchmarking\n## EcoDesign tools, new style\n# Recycling of Electronics Products\n## Introduction, the years 1993-2000\n## Making reuse/recycling strategies for products\n## Disassembly","[{\"question\":\"What time period does the book cover?\",\"answer\":\"The book focuses on the evolution of EcoDesign across 1993-2007, presented as a personal vision from the author.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the book integrate EcoDesign into product design processes?\",\"answer\":\"It explains how EcoDesign can be incorporated into design processes through an extended paradigm, including design processes, “design for X,” and examples of “green” functionality analysis.\"},{\"question\":\"Which EcoDesign topics are covered under “Design for X”?\",\"answer\":\"It covers design for energy reduction, materials application, packaging \\u0026 transport, and chemical substances, including relevance, technicalities, and how designers handle chemical content and enablers for reducing hazardous substances.\"}]","Adventures in EcoDesign of Electronic Products - A personal vision | PDF",1635]