Title :
Web based ecodesign supporting system for electronic products
Author :
Chung, Jungman ; Lee, Hankyung ; Koh, Youngdeog ; Hur, Tak
Author_Institution :
Ecofrontier Co., KAIST, Seoul, South Korea
Abstract :
As environmental regulations have become more stringent for hazardousness and recyclability of products in WEEE, RoHS and EuE, export-oriented Korean industries are showing more interests in ecodesign. The ecodesign system referred to as "Instep-DfE" we developed in this study is subject to electric and electronic industries, not only to cope with the regulations, but also to contribute to strengthening the competitiveness of products. Moreover, a number of databases are helpful to search useful information needed for product designers and system users. In Instep-DfE, the procedures of ecodesign are classified into product diagnosis, deriving ideas through design guide and optimum design selection, supported by quantitative and qualitative tools including Ecolist, simplified LCA/LCC, and recyclability assessment.
Keywords :
database management systems; design for environment; information resources; production engineering computing; recycling; Ecolist; EuE; Instep-DfE; RoHS; WEEE; Web based ecodesign supporting system; database; databases; design for environment; electronic products; environmental regulations; export-oriented Korean industries; life cycle assessment; life cycle costing; optimum design selection; product designers; product diagnosis; product hazards; products competitiveness; products recyclability; recyclability assessment; system users; Chemical elements; Consumer electronics; Costs; Databases; Electronic waste; Electronics industry; Europe; Hazardous materials; Packaging; Product design;
Conference_Titel :
Electronics and the Environment, 2003. IEEE International Symposium on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7743-5
DOI :
10.1109/ISEE.2003.1208083
