Table of Contents

Part I: Review of regulations, directives and standards related to sustainable product design and manufacture.- Review of lifecycle analysis (LCA) software packages.- Review of LCIA methods and inventory databases.- Part II:  Integrated approach for sustainable product design.- Eco-design methods.- ICT infrastructure for Eco-accounting.- Genetic algorithm for sustainable product design optimisation.- Ontology for product life cycle modelling.- Life cycle inventory management.- Part III: Gearbox life cycle assessment.- Farm food life cycle assessment.- Life cycle assessment of shampoo.- Comparative LCA of LED lighting product design.- Part IV: Integrated approach for Eco-lighting product development.- Integrated approach for sustainable flooring product development. 

About the Author

The book is authored by a team of researchers, educators and engineers who have conducted a number of projects in sustainable product development. The team leader and key author of the book, Professor Daizhong Su, has been working in product design and manufacture for more than 30 years and sustainable product development for more than 15 years, and lead number of projects supported by the European commission, international and national funding organisations and industries.