Design Requirements for the Environment
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Rounds, K.S., J.S. Cooper, “Development of Product Design
Requirements using Taxonomies of Environmental Concerns,” Research in
Engineering Design, 13, 94-108 (2002)
We have developed three taxonomies that aid in gathering,
storing, using, and reusing Design for Environment (DFE) requirements. The
first taxonomy broadly captures environmental concerns as product attributes
within a taxonomy of manufacturing issues. The second taxonomy classifies
environmental concerns into health and safety, environmental, and societal
issues throughout the product life cycle. The third taxonomy classifies
environmental management actions into health and safety protection, resource
conservation, pollution prevention, and economic and social welfare preservation
throughout the product life cycle. The method is used to develop design
requirements and engineering characteristics as a part of QFD.
This work currently captures over 250 life cycle processes
and over 700 materials flows.
For more information, please contact Joyce
Cooper at cooperjs@u.washington.edu
Acknowledgement
This material is based upon work supported by the Boeing
Company.
