Elements and Performance Criteria
- Assess raw sources of material and resources
- Assess the production process
- Identify design brief for product
- Map out the current or planned process
- Assess the sustainability impacts of each process
- Assess the sustainability impact of each material on the process sustainability
- Identify possible alternative steps or processes
- Determine if alternative steps or processes maintain design brief while improving sustainability
- Assess the product life and end of life disposal
- Determine sustainability impacts from steps to final consumer
- Determine sustainability impacts from likely uses and applications
- Determine sustainability impacts from final use or disposal at end of life
- Identify possible alternative steps to customer, use and disposal
- Determine sustainability impacts from these alternatives
- Develop strategies to improve life cycle
- Prepare a recommendation for life cycle improvement