Sustainable Design

Sustainable design, like quality, time to market, and cost, will soon dictate how engineers approach most every product they develop. Choosing products based on their carbon footprint will be equally as important as design validation. To stay ahead of the curve, you and your company need to understand sustainable design and how to implement it now.

Life Cycle Assessment

A detailed analysis that gives you the information you need to make the most environmentally friendly decisions throughout product design. The analysis looks at a products entire life, which encompasses extraction, material production, manufacturing, product use, end-of-life disposal, and all of the transportation that occurs between these stages.

Environmental Impact Factors

Acid rain. Water pollution. Global warming. Dying animals, plants, and fish. The list goes on. Accurately gauging our impact on the environment has only really come into focus in the past couple of decades. Sustainable design looks at how your products development, from cradle to grave, will affect four crucial environmental factors: air acidification; carbon footprint; total energy consumed; and water eutrophication. Measuring these impacts will help you better design for the environment.

Why Choose Sustainable Design?

SolidWorks Sustainability is a tool that can help you stay profitable as consumers increasingly choose sustainably designed products.

Worldwide awareness of environmental issues has never been more acute. Consumers are increasingly considering the environmental impact of products they buy. They are not just looking at recyclability. They want to know about materials used and how the product was made.