[{"year":"2026","title":"Sustainability by design: the impact of product architecture decisions on the sustainability of products – a practitioner qualitative assessment","publication_identifier":{"issn":["2732-527X"]},"author":[{"last_name":"Grothe","first_name":"Robin","full_name":"Grothe, Robin"},{"full_name":"Bita, Isaac Mpidi","last_name":"Bita","first_name":"Isaac Mpidi"},{"last_name":"Hovemann","first_name":"Aschot","full_name":"Hovemann, Aschot"},{"id":"16190","last_name":"Dumitrescu","first_name":"Roman","full_name":"Dumitrescu, Roman"}],"publication_status":"published","date_updated":"2026-10-02T13:45:01Z","intvolume":"         6","language":[{"iso":"eng"}],"doi":"10.1017/pds.2026.10487","publication":"Proceedings of the Design Society","abstract":[{"text":"<jats:title>ABSTRACT:</jats:title>\r\n                  <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>","lang":"eng"}],"date_created":"2026-10-02T13:37:18Z","type":"journal_article","department":[{"_id":"563"}],"status":"public","page":"1291-1300","publisher":"Cambridge University Press (CUP)","_id":"67368","user_id":"15782","volume":6,"citation":{"short":"R. Grothe, I.M. Bita, A. Hovemann, R. Dumitrescu, Proceedings of the Design Society 6 (2026) 1291–1300.","chicago":"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.” <i>Proceedings of the Design Society</i> 6 (2026): 1291–1300. <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1017/pds.2026.10487\">https://doi.org/10.1017/pds.2026.10487</a>.","apa":"Grothe, R., Bita, I. M., Hovemann, A., &#38; Dumitrescu, R. (2026). Sustainability by design: the impact of product architecture decisions on the sustainability of products – a practitioner qualitative assessment. <i>Proceedings of the Design Society</i>, <i>6</i>, 1291–1300. <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1017/pds.2026.10487\">https://doi.org/10.1017/pds.2026.10487</a>","ieee":"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,” <i>Proceedings of the Design Society</i>, vol. 6, pp. 1291–1300, 2026, doi: <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1017/pds.2026.10487\">10.1017/pds.2026.10487</a>.","ama":"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. <i>Proceedings of the Design Society</i>. 2026;6:1291-1300. doi:<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1017/pds.2026.10487\">10.1017/pds.2026.10487</a>","bibtex":"@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={<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1017/pds.2026.10487\">10.1017/pds.2026.10487</a>}, 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} }","mla":"Grothe, Robin, et al. “Sustainability by Design: The Impact of Product Architecture Decisions on the Sustainability of Products – a Practitioner Qualitative Assessment.” <i>Proceedings of the Design Society</i>, vol. 6, Cambridge University Press (CUP), 2026, pp. 1291–300, doi:<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1017/pds.2026.10487\">10.1017/pds.2026.10487</a>."}}]