El ecodiseño en el ámbito de la ingeniería del diseño

Resum

Nowadays the consideration of environmental criteria in the various activities of society is a fact, as it is the case in the field of engineering design. The activity that incorporates such criteria in the design process is ecodesign; whose main objective is to increase the efficiency of products or services, generating the minimal environmental impacts throughout their life cycle. Ecodesign methodology is applied using the diverse available tools, along the different stages of the design process. In this paper, as well as addressing the ecodesign concept, an original classification of ecodesign tools is proposed, in order to facilitate its implementation. On the other side, the future of ecodesign in industry, and its corresponding role on it, will be addressed. The influence of ecodesign and ecoinnovation on the competitiveness of the industrial sector will be also analysed, taking into account the waves of technological progress.