Environmental considerations have become a strategic priority for many companies during the past decade, and the development of new products has had to respond to this trend. Although many methods have been developed for this purpose, much of this effort has found barriers. Environmental assessment is done by using LCA software; engineering design is done in Computer Aided Design (CAD) systems. Both worlds have strong relations - especially when Ecodesign is to be implemented - but they are not necessarily connected. This thesis wants to link both worlds. A framework to integrate LCA into CAD...
Environmental considerations have become a strategic priority for many companies during the past decade, and the development of new products has had t...