The compatibility of strong automation of comparative LCA with the broad possibility of creative decisions in a new tool for analysis of similar products concerning environmental consequence

Author

Baraf, Privatdozent L. ; Mueller, St

Author_Institution

Inst. of Design & Construct. Methods, Fed. Inst. of Technol., Zurich, Switzerland

fYear

1999

fDate

1-3 Feb 1999

Firstpage

94

Lastpage

97

Abstract

Based on a new method of calculation, the software “Oeko-Bar for the comparative analysis of different design solutions of the same product or for analysis of similar products” is in development at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich. This contribution describes the solutions used in “Oeko-Bar” to ensure a high degree of automation of the analysis and at the same time to enhance the level of flexibility and adaptability of the software for the analysis of the great diversity of industrial equipment

Keywords

design for environment; product development; production engineering computing; software packages; Oeko-Bar software; Swiss Federal Institute of Technology; Zurich; broad possibility; comparative LCA; creative decisions; environmental consequence; industrial equipment; life cycle assessment; product life cycle; software adaptability; software flexibility; strong automation; Automation; Design methodology; Ducts; Environmental economics; Failure analysis; Identity-based encryption; Inductors; Machinery production industries; Power generation; Power generation economics;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Environmentally Conscious Design and Inverse Manufacturing, 1999. Proceedings. EcoDesign '99: First International Symposium On

Conference_Location

Tokyo

Print_ISBN

0-7695-0007-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ECODIM.1999.747589

Filename

747589