The Austrian ECODESIGN Information platform is running since 1996 operated by the ECODESIGN Team at the Institute for Engineering Design, Vienna University of Technology. The principle idea was to collect all interesting information and links about ECODESIGN and make it accessable to a broad audience.

The ECODESIGN information platform has been initiated by the Austrian Federal Ministry of Transport, Innovation and Technology, Division of Energy and Environmental Technologies and the Institute for Engineering Design at the Vienna University of Technology.

• Introduction Here you will find general information and learning possibilites about Ecodesign and aubout the ECODESIGN team (members, projects, books, ect.). Additionally a mailing list, a webblog and a calender of events are avaliable for communication.
• Research Here you can find information on universities and research centers where education and research within the topic of Ecodesign is taking place. Also a list Research and Funding Programmes is available. Specificaly actual research results from the research program "factory of tomorrow" are introduced.
• Methods Under Methods information, links and tools for implementing Ecodesign: Ecodesign in 12 steps, ECODESIGN Toolbox, Life Cycle Analysis, etc. are considered. In addition fequently used methods in productdevelopment like TRIZ, QFD and FMEA are listed.
• Implementation In this area you will find practical information which can be useful at implementing Ecodesign. On the one hand you find here examples of successful realized projects and on the other hand you find information on laws, labels and consulting companies which helps realizing Ecodesign in your product.