Universities

Rest of the World

• Carnegie Mellon University: Green Design Initiative An initiative to promote environmentally conscious engineering, product and process design, manufacturing, and architecture
• MIT-Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• RMIT Royal Melburne Institute of Technology: Centre for Design at RMIT
• Ajou - Center for ECODESIGN - APEC training program
• University of Tokyo: Department of Precision Engineering: Life Cycle Modeling Group.

Europe

• TU Berlin: Institute for Technical Environmental Protection Concepts and methods to evaluate the environmental compatibility of plants, companies, materials, products and services are developed.
• TH Darmstadt: Area of expertise: Machine parts and engineering design
• TU Delft: Design for Sustainability program
• ETH Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich
• FH Köln: Area of expertise: Design
• Manchester Metropolitan University: design for the environment research group
• The Surrey Institute of Art & Design: The Centre for Sustainable Design facilitates discussion and research about eco-design and environmental, economic, ethical and social considerations in product and service development and design.
• TU München: Department of Product Development (only available in German)
• TU Dresden: Lehrstuhl Konstruktionstechnik/CAD COMMET - Construction and design of machines and mechanisms using environmentally compatible technology
• TU Denmark: Area of expertise Engineering Design and Product Development
• IVAM TU Amsterdam: IVAM is a research agency active in the areas of chemical risks, susainable building, energy, quality of living and cleaner production affiliated the University of Amsterdam.

Austria

• Institute for Engineering Design and Logistics Engineering Research focuses on sustainable product development/ECODESIGN
• TU-Graz: Institute for Process Engineering and Institute for Biotechnology: Development of the Sustainable Process Index (SPI) as a descriptive measurement for ecological impacts ("Ecological Footprint").
• Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration