Polyteknisk Boghandel

This major two volume work presents a new decision making tool which enables manufacturers and scientists to undertake life-cycle assessment (LCA) of new products from the design and development stages. The methodology allows the enviromental consequences of a product to enter into decision making in the same way as traditional commercial parameters such as price, quality, etc. Significantly, it is in accordance with international consensus, as defined by SETAC (Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry) and ISO (International Organization for Standardization). Moreover, the individual steps have been made operational through the creation of a collection of tools for assessment. The books are derived from the Environmental Design of Industrial Products (EDIP) programme organized by the Technical University of Denmark and five leading Danish companies. The project was sponsored by the Danish Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Confederation of Danish Industries.

Preface
Introduction.

Part I: Introduction to Environmental Assessment of Products.
1. The state of the environment.
2. Society's environmental focus.
3. Environmental assessment of products - what does it say?
4. Status of life cycle assessment.
5. Environmental assessment and product development.

Part II: The Life Cycle Assessment Method.
6. The structure of the LCA method.
7. Goal definition.
8. Scope definition.
9. Inventory.
10. Impact assessment.
11. Uncertainty and sensitivity analysis.
12. The MECO principle.
13. Choices in the EDIP method.

Part III: Environmental Tasks in Product Development.
14. Cooperation with the designer.
15. Environmental assessment of references.
16. Environmental diagnosis.
17. Environmental specification.
18. Environmental assessment of concepts.
19. Environmental assessment of details.

Part IV: The Toolbox.
20. Procedure for goal definition.
21. Procedure for scope definition.
22. Procedure for inventory.
23. Procedure for impact assessment.
24. Procedure for sensitivity analysis.

Part V: Case Histories.
25. Introduction to the case histories.
26. Gram: Refrigerators; A. -M. Mose, H. Wenzel, M. Hauschild.
27. Bang & Olufsen: Televisions; R. Nedermark, M. Wesnos, H. Wenzel.
28. KEW Industri: High pressure cleaners; A. Sand, A. Sorensen, N. Caspersen.
29. Grundfos: Pumps; N. Thorup, N. Caspersen, E. Rasmussen.
30. Danfoss: Electro-hydraulic activation units; K. Stentoft, H. Erichsen, M. Hauschild. References.
Glossary. Variables and parameters. Abbreviations. Units.
Index.