SUSTAINABLE ENGINEERING BASED ON CRADLE TO CRADLE MODEL. AN OPEN AACRHITECTURAL REFERENCE FOR A C2C DESIGN

Authors

  • FRANCISCO AGUAYO GONZALEZ UNIVERSIDAD DE SEVILLA
  • JUAN RAMON LAMA RUIZ UNIVERSIDAD DE SEVILLA
  • MARIA ESTELA PERALTA ALVAREZ UNIVERSIDAD DE SEVILLA

Keywords:

Sostenibilidad, Ecoeficiencia, Ecodiseño, Cradle to Cradle, Análisis del Ciclo de Vida, Ecoefectividad, Ecoinnovación, Ecoproducto, Ecoprocesos.

Abstract

The increase of the market demands on innovative, functional and aesthetic products, friendly with the environment, has given a great relevance to the design and development of sustainable products. To achieve this goal, it is important to undertake a process of innovative design that will include sustainability requirements so that the product and its associated system become eco-efficient in its life cycle. This is the reason of this study, aimed at developing a model of design and bioinspired development, within the areas of the research concept of “Cradle to Cradle” and also based on the professional performance of eco-innovation, eco-design, eco- industry and on a whole within industrial ecology. The Genomic Eco-design Model (GEM) is defined as a methodology for designing products based on satisfying both individual and collective needs under the new paradigm of Cradle to Cradle. It focuses on eco-friendly product design and it is integrated within the regulatory framework of ISO standards for life cycle analysis, eco-design and eco-labeling.

Published

2011-03-30

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ARTICULOS