EVALUATION OF A LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT TOOL - ADJUSTING THE SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS' VIEW TO THE EXPECTATION OF THE USER
DS 32: Proceedings of DESIGN 2004, the 8th International Design Conference, Dubrovnik, Croatia
Year: 2004
Editor: Marjanovic D.
Author: Felsing, T.; Dick, M.; Birkhofer, H.; Rüttinger, B.
Section: DESIGN RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY
Page(s): 207 - 212
Abstract
In this paper, the results of the evaluation of a Life Cycle Assessment Tool - the "Product Develop Environment (PDE)" - are presented. This evaluation was done with a mix of qualitative and quantitative methods and included a comparison of ecological product development experts and novices. Overall, the results give some worthy indications about the usability of the PDE. As the data show, some further revision steps have to be done. The application of a mix of quantitative and qualitative methods was very successful because the different types of data complement each other very well. The comparison of experts and novices shows interesting differences between their assessments and their well-being after working with the PDE.
Keywords: design for the environment (DfE), life cycle modelling, evaluation