EAGER: Towards a Theory for Sustainable Product Design

这个早期概念研究基金（EAGER）项目的目标是收集一套全面的基本可持续设计原则，这些原则将首次结合现有的国际可持续设计标准和可持续设计决策的分析定量模型，以推进可持续设计理论。有了这些信息，一个广泛的可持续性知识数据库将被开发出来，从中可以衍生出新的定量指标，将设计属性与可持续性影响联系起来。最终结果将解决可持续制造和产品开发需求。如果成功，这项工作将使研究人员和产品开发人员对早期工程设计的可持续性有必要的了解，通过透明的、有凝聚力的系统分析，可以在早期设计阶段使用，从而促进环境友好型设计的更大传播，并在市场上提供更可持续的产品。这项工作将使设计师能够从定量和定性两方面更好地理解可持续设计，确定制造越来越可持续产品的方法，并以标准化的方式在整个供应链中传达可持续性。从早期设计阶段就为开发人员提供工具来衡量潜在产品的可持续性，将有助于开发无数新的可持续产品，减少产品制造、使用和处置对全球环境的影响。

The objective of this EArly-concept Research Grant (EAGER) project is to collect a comprehensive set of fundamental sustainable design principles that will, for the first time, combine existing international sustainable design standards and analytical quantitative models for sustainable design decisions, in order to advance sustainable design theory. With this information, an extensive database of sustainability knowledge will be developed from which novel quantitative metrics can be derived that connect design attributes to sustainability impact. The end result will address sustainable manufacturing and product development needs. If successful, this work will give researchers and product developers essential insight into the sustainability of early phase engineering designs by means of a transparent, cohesive system analysis that can be used during the early design phase, leading to a greater dissemination of environmentally friendly design and the availability of more sustainable products in the marketplace. The work will enable designers to better understand sustainable design in both quantitative and qualitative terms, determine ways to manufacture increasingly sustainable products, and communicate sustainability across the supply chain in a standardized way. Giving developers the tools to measure the sustainability of a potential product from the early design phase will facilitate the development of countless new sustainable products, reducing the global environmental impact of product manufacturing, use, and disposal.