SUSTAINABLE ENGINEERING BASED ON CRADLE TO CRADLE MODEL: an open architectural reference for a C2C design
Keywords:
sustainability, eco-effi ciency, ecodesign, cradle to cradle, life cycle analysis, eco-effectiveness, eco-innovation, ecoproduct, ecoprocess.Abstract
The increase of the market demands
on innovative, functional and aesthetic
products, friendly with the environment, has
given a great relevance to the design and
development of sustainable products. To
achieve this goal, it is important to undertake
a process of innovative design that will
include sustainability requirements so that
the product and its associated system become
eco-effi cient in its life cycle. This is the reason
of this study, aimed at developing a model of
design and bioinspired development, within
the areas of the research concept of “Cradle
to Cradle” and also based on the professional
performance of eco-innovation, eco-design,
eco- industry and on a whole within industrial
ecology. The Genomic Eco-design Model (GEM)
is defi ned as a methodology for designing
products based on satisfying both individual
and collective needs under the new paradigm
of Cradle to Cradle. It focuses on eco-friendly
product design and it is integrated within the
regulatory framework of ISO standards for life
cycle analysis, eco-design and eco-labeling.
