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Getting started Using ecodesign + LCA to drive product innovation Cloud Software, Data and Services

Mission Operationalize environmental performance in product development & manufacturing to drive revenue and growth through greener product innovation.


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Mission Operationalize environmental performance in product development & manufacturing to drive revenue and growth through greener product innovation.


New criteria for product development Functional performance, cost, ergonomics, aesthetics, safety

Real business drivers = market demand

Environmental performance

Innovation driver – lower costs, increase revenues Companies making it a goal will achieve competitive advantage. Requires new knowledge, processes and tools.

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Decisions made after this point in the design process can determine only 25% of the product’s manufacturing cost.

75% of manufacturing costs are committed by the end of the concept phase.

Source: Approximate Life Cycle Assessment using Learning Systems, Ines Sousa, PhD Thesis Dissertation, 2002 -- Adapted from “The Mechanical Design Process”, David G. Ullman, McGraw-Hill 1992; and "Design + Environment – a Global Guide to Designing Greener Goods", Lewis, H., Gertsakis, J., Grant, T., Morelli, N.,& Sweatman, A., New York: Greenleaf Publishing 2001

Environmental ‘lock-in’ by design activities over the product development process and life cycle

Design effect in manufacturing cost

Likewise, the environmental performance of a product is locked-in early.

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In early stages, critical decisions are made on materials, energy requirements, recyclability and longevity, which determine the life cycle performance of the product.


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Raw materials Materials manufacture

Transportation

& distribution

Use

Recycling

End disposition

Product

manufacture

To shift to environmentally sustainable design, life cycle mindsets must be adopted and incorporated during conceptual design.

Product life cycle


Strategies for lifecycle design modified from the LiDs wheel by Hans Brezet et. al., TU Delft

Ecodesign Strategy Wheel

Low impact use

Efficient distribution

Optimized manufacturing

Low impact materials

Innovation Optimized end-of-life

Optimize lifetime

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5.  Low impact use •  Minimize emissions / Integrate cleaner

energy sources

•  Reduce energy, water use & material inefficiencies

4.  Efficient distribution •  Reduce product and packaging weight

•  Use reusable or recyclable packaging

•  Use an efficient transport system

•  Use local production and assembly 3.  Optimized manufacturing •  Ease of production & quality

•  Minimize manufacturing waste, energy use in production & number of production methods and operations

•  Minimize number of parts / materials

2.  Low impact materials •  Avoid materials that damage

•  Minimize materials

•  Use renewable resources, waste byproducts & thoroughly tested materials

1.  Innovation •  Rethink how to provide the benefit

•  Provide needs provided by associated products

•  User sharing & upgradability

•  Design to mimic nature

7.  Optimized end-of-life •  Provide for ease of disassembly, recycling,

downcycling reuse, or second life

•  Provide for reuse of components

•  Provide ability to biodegradability &safe disposal

6.  Optimized lifetime •  Design easy product take-back programs

•  Build in durability

•  Design for maintenance and easy repair

•  Design for upgrades & second life

Amended from the LIDS wheel Han Brezet, TU Delft, Promise Manual 1998


Innovation occurs using multiple strategies from multiple stages

2. Low impact materials Avoid materials that damage human health, ecological health, or deplete resources Use minimal materials Use recycled or reused materials 3. Optimized manufacturing Design for ease of production quality control Minimize manufacturing waste Minimize number of components & materials 6. Optimized product lifetime Build in user’s desire to care for product long term Design for ease of product take-back programs Build in durability Design for maintenance and easy repair Create timeless look or fashion 7. Optimized end-of-life Provide for ease of disassembly Provide for recycling, downcycling or closed-loop recycling Design reuse, or ‘next life of product’ Provide for reuse of components Provide for safe disposal

1. Innovation • Rethink how to provide the benefit 5. Low impact use Minimize emissions; integrate cleaner or renewable energy sources Reduce energy efficiencies Reduce water use inefficiencies Reduce material use inefficiencies 6. Optimized product lifetime Design for ease of product take-back programs Build in durability Design for maintenance and easy repair Design for second life with different function 7. Optimized end-of-life Integrate methods for product collection Provide for ease of disassembly Provide for recycling, downcycling or closed-loop recycling Design reuse, or ‘next life of product’ Provide for reuse of components Provide for safe disposal


Life cycle impact assessment (LCA) LCA is both objective, based on quantified measurements, and comprehensive including the entire lifecycle of the system and including most impacts categories.

An internationally recognized method guided by international standards, ISO 14040 LCA series.

GOAL AND SCOPE DEFINITION

INTERPRETATION INVENTORY ANALYSIS

IMPACT ASSESSMENT

Life cycle assessment framework

Source: ISO 14040


System bill of materials (SBOM)

Process inventory (LCI) data

Impact categories

System damages

Human health

Natural environment

Natural resources

Man-made environment

Translating a bill of materials to environmental impacts

Energy [MJ LHV]

Solid material [kg waste]

Chlorofluorocarbons (CFC)

Lead [kg Pb]

Cadmium [kg Cd]

Chromium [kg Cr]

Nickel [kg Ni]

Carbon dioxide [kg CO2 ]

Sulfur dioxide [kg SO2]

Nitrous oxides [kg NOx] Hydrocarbons [kg CxHy]

Human toxicity

Casualties

Photochem. oxidant

formation

Ozone depleting

Climate change

Acidification

Eutrophication

Ecotoxicity

Land use impacts Species & organism dispersal Abiotic resources depletion Biotic resources depletion

Adapted from Jolliet et al. (2004) The LCIA Midpoint-damage Framework of the UNEP/SETAC Life Cycle Initiative, IJLCA 9 (5) 394-404.

Materials

Processes

Energy used

Consumables

Transport

End-of-life

Assessment methodology


No such thing as a green product. It’s all about comparisons!

Eco-concept modeling with real-time LCA-based results

SM Eco-concept + LCA Software

Software, data & collaboration

Learning & knowledge sharing

NOT just LCA software Ability to rapidly create & compare concepts is unique functionality.


‘Go green’ business drivers are market opportunities Sustainable Minds is used by product manufacturing teams to: 1.  Benchmark existing products, packaging,

sub-assemblies & parts to identify where in the life cycle greatest impacts occur, the cause, and where real improvements can be made.

•  Drive product innovation in R&D and concept development

Efficiently & credibly identify breakthrough opportunities, cost reductions and efficiencies while validating or eliminating preconceived ideas.

•  Set environmental performance targets for products and product categories

Standardize how environmental performance will be measured for internal teams, design and engineering suppliers and supply chain vendors.

•  Respond to customer reporting requirements; alternative assessments

Demonstrate your whole life cycle approach to making products.

•  Influence the creation of environmental product declarations (EPD) Prioritize and report on what matters most. Be active participants in PCR process.


‘Go green’ business drivers are market opportunities Sustainable Minds is used by product manufacturing teams to: 2. Analyze feasibility of logistics & packaging reuse

• Understand the feasibility of reusable packaging and logistical implications. 3. Win new business

•  Use in sales & business development to demonstrate your company's ability to deliver greener products.

4. Visualize environmental performance data • Have real data to create information graphics that illustrate comparisons, impacts and improvements

5. Develop processes and organization to integrate life cycle thinking and action

•  You've got to walk before you can run. •  You need to think and work this way before you're required to.


Product innovation Flooring User(s) / organization Product steward in EH&S working with business unit product team Problem – what to solve / do / learn Identify and prioritize most promising green product innovations

Design stage Phase 0: Learning & definition

Results Confirmation of a potential green product innovation direction

Decisions made Perform feasibility study on availability, technical performance and customer appreciation

Time 1 half day

Ecodesign strategies / lifecycle stages Variety: lower impact materials, takeback system, carpet delivery as service

Key learnings Recycled carpet most direct performance gain © Sustainable Minds 2019

Thank you. Questions? 1.  Watch the videos: www.sustainableminds.com/watch-the-demos 2.  Check the Learning Center in your account. 3.  For questions about data, email [email protected]


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