Abstract
Design for Environment (DfE) is a general concept that refers to a variety of design approaches that attempt to reduce the overall environmental impact of a product, process or service. The essential aspect behind this concept is the common understanding of environmental impacts pertaining to design options. Based on product and process data, the environmental impacts of the entire life cycle have to be calculated and compared. However, data availability and integration of environmental assessments into the daily business in product development are challenges in the current processes. OEPI could serve as an enabler to collect, pre-process and aggregate the input data as well as the associated environmental impacts of design solutions and support the user to efficiently get access to the information from internal and external sources. This chapter will explain the selected use case goals and associated requirements from a user perspective.
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Müller, K. (2013). Design for Environment. In: Dada, A., Stanoevska, K., Gómez, J. (eds) Organizations’ Environmental Performance Indicators. Environmental Science and Engineering(). Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-32720-9_4
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