Facilities

A typical list of facilities that are available(procurement in process) in sustainable design and manufacturing laboratory are:

• Facility for analysis of environmental impact of products and processes
• Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) tools such as SimaPro, GaBi
• LCA tool development facility
• Energy usage measurement systems for manufacturing processes
• Basic equipment for measurement of water quality, air quality, soil characteristics, etc.
• Facility for analyzing how experienced designers work
• Sustainable design and manufacturing techniques repository
• Machining system analysis and optimization
• Design research in product design