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Basavraj Sankhgond, Hari Vasudevan, "Integration of Ecodesign and Life Cycle Assessment with ISO Framework for Product Environmental Sustainability," International Journal of Mechanical Engineering, vol. 13, no. 5, pp. 34-44, 2026. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23488360/IJME-V13I5P103

Abstract

Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) methodology in the design process allows product engineers to improve product sustainability by knowing the hot spots of environmental impacts. However, early integration of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) into the conceptual stage of product designers is often challenging. The challenge will become more difficult when the product engineer uses the LCA approach to collaborate with the industrial designer for the assessment of ecodesign concepts to mitigate adverse environmental impact issues, as design keeps constantly changing to arrive at a better concept. This study proposes a methodology to integrate eco-design and Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) with the ISO 14006:2020 framework as early as the eco-design conceptual stage. The aim is to provide the “Eco-design LCA (ED-LCA)” assessment feedback to the industrial designer and the product engineer so as to mitigate the environmental impacts through concept sketch or concept design. The proposed study is expected to help establish better collaboration between the industrial designer and product engineer, so as to design an environmentally friendly product with an eco-design LCA approach.

Keywords

Eco-design, Conceptual Design, Industrial Design, Ecodesign Life Cycle Assessment, Product Design, Design Collaboration.

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