Abstract
This study aims at effectively integrate environmental attributes into the product design and development processes, using Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Eco-design Checklist which are crucial to identify the significant environmental aspects related to a product system within a relatively short period of time. For this, a Simplified LCA method that can be applied to Electrical and Electronic Equipment (EEE) was developed to efficiently identify their significant environmental aspects for eco-design, since a Detailed LCA study is usually very detailed, expensive and time-consuming. The Eco-design Checklist is a method, which was also analyzed. Then, the usefulness of each method in eco-design processes was evaluated and compared using the case studies of the refrigerator systems. In this study, it founded that the Simplified LCA and Eco-design Checklist would provide some information about environmental issues. The Simplified LCA generated more information on the environmental aspects of a product system so that it might be useful for whole product design procedure, when developing a completely new product. On the other hand, Eco-design Checklist would give some information on the potential aspects for improving a product so that it could be effectively used in product design process.
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