From the basic type to the measures

Finding concrete improvement measures with the ECODESIGN Online PILOT

The example of the office chair shows that the highest environmental impact is found in the raw material production. It can be derived that the office chair is a basic type A - a raw material intensive product.

You are searching for improvement strategies with the ECODESIGN Online PILOT for the respective basic type. Specific measures are assigned for implementation. It is the question which measures can be implemented with improved environmental product performance while at the same time taking the needs of the stakeholders (for example: customer satisfaction) into account.

Working with the ECODESIGN PILOT:

1. Find the ECODESIGN online PILOT at www.ecodesign.at/pilot
2. Click on: PILOT
3. Selection of type - office chair: type A - raw material intensive
4. Selection of improvement approaches and strategies for basic type A
5. Fill out the checklists and determine the priorities
6. Selection of measures with highest priorities

The improvement strategies for the raw material intensive office chair have to be assessed by filling out the checklists. In the following concrete measures for the implementations can be selected.