A guide for SMEs on eco-design for the construction industry

摘要: This guide is a practical introduction to eco-design for small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) involved in the manufacture of products provision services within construction industry. The explores meaning its importance industry. It provides advice tools businesses firstly, assess product or service's environmental impacts throughout lifecycle then identify strategies address these impacts. It specifically aimed at those businesses, including manufacturers, assemblers, designers architects that are starting consider opportunities first steps improving performance their design stage therefore does not cover organisational aspects (eg ISO14006) general management ISO14001). The focuses on eco-design, but some social issues highlighted because significance stakeholders.