Sustainable design for furniture and wood products

P. Browne, P. Tobin

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Abstract

A truly sustainable design for any product results from a design process that takes account of a complex mix of criteria and constraints. The sustainable requirements must be embedded in a normal customer-focused design process; otherwise the customer may not wish to buy the product. The purpose of the studies presented in this paper is to test a proposed sustainable design process for furniture and wood products small to medium enterprises (SME's) and to explore the potential for the implementation of sustainable design guidelines in the Irish furniture and wood products industry.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationGreen Design, Materials and Manufacturing Processes - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Sustainable Intelligent Manufacturing, SIM 2013
Pages11-18
Number of pages8
Publication statusPublished - 2013
Event2nd International Conference on Sustainable Intelligent Manufacturing, SIM 2013 - Lisbon, Portugal
Duration: 26 Jun 201329 Jun 2013

Publication series

NameGreen Design, Materials and Manufacturing Processes - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Sustainable Intelligent Manufacturing, SIM 2013

Conference

Conference2nd International Conference on Sustainable Intelligent Manufacturing, SIM 2013
Country/TerritoryPortugal
CityLisbon
Period26/06/1329/06/13

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