Eco-Design: Development of Metabolic System

Abstract

Eco-design with the major focus on environmental aspects attempts to improve performance and ecoefficiency attributes through covering different dimensions of production process concerns. Biomimics or imitation of natural systems with the highest levels of compatibility would be one of the concerns pursued in eco-design in order to mitigate harms and burdens onto the environment. Since such approaches provide higher levels of compatibility with nature, therefore they would be in accordance with human nature and would more efficiently fulfil other contextual frameworks of design.

Based on these theories, this paper investigates the cores in organic systems and their metabolisms. Then the feasible ideas applicable in industry and eco-design approach are extracted, analyzed and studied. In the next stage, it is explained how the concepts proposed could create metabolism required for creating eco-balance. Afterward the implication of eco-design development is discussed. In the final stage numbers of benefits achieved through eco-design approach are listed.