Life Cycle Assessment in an Ecodesign Process: A Pedagogical Case Study

DS 116: Proceedings of the DESIGN2022 17th International Design Conference

Year: 2022
Editor: Mario Štorga, Stanko Škec, Tomislav Martinec, Dorian Marjanović
Author: Selma Leonardi (1), Catherine Perpignan (1,2), Benoit Eynard (1), Yacine Baouch (1), Vincent Robin (2)
Series: DESIGN
Institution: 1: Universit
Section: Design Education
Page(s): 2323-2332
DOI number: https://doi.org/10.1017/pds.2022.235
ISSN: 2732-527X (Online)

Abstract

To face environmental requirements in the design area, it is crucial to work on the education of younger generation to sustainable design. But literature shows there is a growing need for both teachers and learners to develop pedagogical support to help the integration of sustainable concerns and tools in the education. This article focuses on Life Cycle Assessment in the scope of an ecodesign process. Through a case study, the aim is to illustrate it with firstly a succinct version of the LCA of an electric kettle and then suggestions of ecodesign strategies based on the outcomes of the LCA.

Keywords: life cycle assessment (LCA), ecodesign, case study