Sustainability by design: the impact of product architecture decisions on the sustainability of products – a practitioner qualitative assessment
R. Grothe, I.M. Bita, A. Hovemann, R. Dumitrescu, Proceedings of the Design Society 6 (2026) 1291–1300.
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Grothe, Robin;
Bita, Isaac Mpidi;
Hovemann, Aschot;
Dumitrescu, RomanLibreCat
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<jats:p>Sustainability is a central challenge in engineering. Early architectural design decisions strongly influence a product’s ecological footprint and long-term sustainability potential. Addressing these aspects in the concept phase is therefore essential. This paper analyses how architecture decisions - such as modularity, standardisation, redundancy, and updateability - affect ecological sustainability. The qualitative assessment helps practitioners to anticipate environmental impacts and foster sustainability awareness in product architecture development.</jats:p>
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Proceedings of the Design Society
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Grothe R, Bita IM, Hovemann A, Dumitrescu R. Sustainability by design: the impact of product architecture decisions on the sustainability of products – a practitioner qualitative assessment. Proceedings of the Design Society. 2026;6:1291-1300. doi:10.1017/pds.2026.10487
Grothe, R., Bita, I. M., Hovemann, A., & Dumitrescu, R. (2026). Sustainability by design: the impact of product architecture decisions on the sustainability of products – a practitioner qualitative assessment. Proceedings of the Design Society, 6, 1291–1300. https://doi.org/10.1017/pds.2026.10487
@article{Grothe_Bita_Hovemann_Dumitrescu_2026, title={Sustainability by design: the impact of product architecture decisions on the sustainability of products – a practitioner qualitative assessment}, volume={6}, DOI={10.1017/pds.2026.10487}, journal={Proceedings of the Design Society}, publisher={Cambridge University Press (CUP)}, author={Grothe, Robin and Bita, Isaac Mpidi and Hovemann, Aschot and Dumitrescu, Roman}, year={2026}, pages={1291–1300} }
Grothe, Robin, Isaac Mpidi Bita, Aschot Hovemann, and Roman Dumitrescu. “Sustainability by Design: The Impact of Product Architecture Decisions on the Sustainability of Products – a Practitioner Qualitative Assessment.” Proceedings of the Design Society 6 (2026): 1291–1300. https://doi.org/10.1017/pds.2026.10487.
R. Grothe, I. M. Bita, A. Hovemann, and R. Dumitrescu, “Sustainability by design: the impact of product architecture decisions on the sustainability of products – a practitioner qualitative assessment,” Proceedings of the Design Society, vol. 6, pp. 1291–1300, 2026, doi: 10.1017/pds.2026.10487.
Grothe, Robin, et al. “Sustainability by Design: The Impact of Product Architecture Decisions on the Sustainability of Products – a Practitioner Qualitative Assessment.” Proceedings of the Design Society, vol. 6, Cambridge University Press (CUP), 2026, pp. 1291–300, doi:10.1017/pds.2026.10487.
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