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