出版社：Instituto de Gestão de Desenvolvimento de Produto
摘要：In a context where environmental questions have been gaining increasingly importance, for both thepresent legislation and consumers’ requirements, several strategies can be adopted by companies that wish to achievesustainability. The verification list for the “Design for The Life Cycle” is an approach that provides the qualitativeevaluation of improvement opportunities in a certain product, in terms of its eco-efficiency. This paper presentsthe evaluation of the product “Santa-Cruz” Sundial, produced by a Brazilian games’ company. An analysis ofmultiple aspects of the product was made, these being: sizing, materials, production, usage, maintenance, package,final disposal, among others. This assessment was made by assigning the following classification to each one ofthese criteria: A - ideal situation (the standard was considered in its overall); B - situation to explore (There areopportunities of improvement); C - Urgent need for action (the standard was never considered or the solution isyet unknown for it).
关键词：design for the environment; design for the life cycle; eco-efficiency; life cycle analysis
