MGE2: A framework for cradle-to-cradle design

Design and ecology are critical issues in the industrial sector. Products are subject to constant review and optimization for survival in the market, and limited by their impact on the planet. Decisions about a new product affect its life cycle, consumers, and especially the environment. In order to...

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Autores:
Peralta Álvarez, Maria Estela
Aguayo González, Francisco
Lama Ruíz, Juan Ramón
Ávila Gutiérrez, María Jesús
Tipo de recurso:
Article of journal
Fecha de publicación:
2015
Institución:
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Repositorio:
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Idioma:
spa
OAI Identifier:
oai:repositorio.unal.edu.co:unal/60702
Acceso en línea:
https://repositorio.unal.edu.co/handle/unal/60702
http://bdigital.unal.edu.co/59034/
Palabra clave:
62 Ingeniería y operaciones afines / Engineering
Eco-design
Sustainability
Industrial Ecology
Life Cycle Assessment
Eco-effectiveness
Eco-innovation
Rights
openAccess
License
Atribución-NoComercial 4.0 Internacional
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Summary:Design and ecology are critical issues in the industrial sector. Products are subject to constant review and optimization for survival in the market, and limited by their impact on the planet. Decisions about a new product affect its life cycle, consumers, and especially the environment. In order to achieve quality solutions, eco-effectiveness must be considered, therefore, in the design of a process, its product development and associated system. An orderly methodology is essential to help towards creating products that meet both user needs and current environmental requirements, under paradigms that create environmental value. To date, the industry has developed techniques in an attempt to address these expectations under Cradle-to-Cradle (C2C), which is loosely structured around the conceptual frameworks and design techniques. The present work describes a new framework that encompasses all stages of design, and enables interaction under a set of principles developed for C2C. Under this innovative new paradigm emerges the Genomic Model of Eco-innovation and Eco-design, proposed as a methodology for designing products that meet individual and collective needs, and which enables the design of eco-friendly products, by integrating them into the framework of the ISO standards of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), eco-design, eco-labeling, and C2C certification.