Investigation of a Process to Eco-Design Led Lighting Products to Enhance the Adoption of Eco-Design Methods and Tools by Industry

Jose L. Casamayor and Daizhong Su
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Jose L. Casamayor: Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC), Sheffield University, Rotherham S60 5TZ, UK
Daizhong Su: Advanced Design and Manufacturing Engineering Centre (ADMEC), School of Architecture, Design and the Built Environment, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham NG1 4FQ, UK

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 8, 1-21

Abstract: To date, many studies have been carried out to develop new approaches and methods to eco-design products. However, these have not been implemented and adopted by industry as much as they should. A better understanding of real-world industrial eco-design and development processes, and the eco-design tools applied during these, could inform the development of more effective and applicable eco-design methods and tools, for generic as well as for specific product categories (e.g., LED lighting products). This paper addresses this issue by describing and examining a real-world process followed to design and develop a LED lighting product by a lighting manufacturer, via case study research. The case study involved direct participatory observation to gather the data and provided new insights about the stages of the design and development process, as well as the tools applied, which were examined and discussed to inform the improvement of existing methods and tools, or the development of better new methods and tools.

Keywords: eco-design; eco-design methods; eco-design tools; eco-design process; eco-design process models; LED lighting products; lighting products (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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