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Practical guidelines to help companies apply life cycle costing (LCC) and life cycle assessment (LCA) principles to reduce their products' environmental impacts while contributing to greater social and economic well-being. The case studies included in the guide help to show LCC methodology in...

These ecodesign guidelines help companies to introduce environmental improvements in their product design processes. They include technical specifications based on general life cycle assessments and previous research and data. There is specific guidebook for eight different product categories...

ERAS is user-friendly and efficient tool to implement Basque environmental sustainable buildings and rehabilitation guidelines and methods in housing, offices, industry and commerce. It includes a rating system for sustainable buildings based on specific life cycle assessment (LCA) measures, and a...

Practical guides to identify environmental problems, detect waste- and emission-reduction actions, and introduce cleaner production measures. The guides include case studies of how companies tackled environmental problems and dealt with relevant legislation to deliver positive business outcomes...

This guide provides criteria and seven handy steps to help companies integrate environmental factors into product and service designs. It is aimed at industrial design companies and/or people involved in product design. The handbook includes four case studies of Basque companies that successfully...

Ekoscan provides a working method to help companies, including SMEs, incorporate environmental thinking into their daily business routines by involving the whole company and consolidating internal knowledge. The tool establishes the environment as a management function not just a cost. Performance...

A series of thematic publications released by the Basque Ecodesign Centre that simplify the technical aspects of emerging environmental themes, such as: Smart city: smart growth, smart neighbourhood, smart building, smart services, ICTs and home automation Ecodesign for a circular economy: extending...

This handbook explains in a visual and clear way how to identify where and how much waste is generated in a company. It helps to map waste-prevention opportunities using the company's premises as a starting point. With this information, management can lay out a waste-minimisation policy and save the...

This guide compiles 200 practical tips for companies to reduce waste while saving money. It presents the combined experience of clients and consultants who have collaborated to reduce all kinds of waste including emissions, discharges, etc., in a wide range of industry sectors. The first part of the...

In an effort to develop the circular economy, Spanish legislation now requires construction and demolition waste (CDW) studies to be carried out. This handbook for CDW management studies is a theoretical and practical guide for anyone designing waste-management plans. The plans can help property...

This guide shows the use and value of Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) and provides a detailed diagnosis of the main international certification systems. EPDs are an ideal information tool to compare the environmental performance of similar products and services from a life cycle assessment...

This guide supports environmental product assessment, helping companies reduce their environmental impact. It includes a case example and support tool, Ecoindicator 99, which can quantify environmental aspects. The guide is helpful for those planning to pursue or renew ISO 14006 Ecodesign...