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It has to do with maintenance, repair and upgrading or a combination of these and is related to product characteristics that can be defined at the design stage.","question":"Is product-life extension an important strategy to enable a more circular approach in your product under evaluation?","preSelected":false,"relatedBusinessStrategies":[137,188,136],"relatedAnalystStrategies":[591],"categoryTitle":"Tophill","categoryAlias":"tophill","loopsTitle":"Slowing loops","loopsAlias":"duplicate-of-duplicate-of-uphill","evaluated":true,"selected":true,"attention":false,"justification":"","value":-1,"expanded":false,"criteria":[{"id":420,"title":"Easy replacement of components - (1/9)","description":"If a product is designed so that parts or components are easily replaced in case of damage or need of technological update, its lifetime will be longer. 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The provider retains the ownership of the product and makes it accessible to the clients (individuals or organizations) through different business models like leasing, renting, sharing, pooling, etc. (access-oriented services). Alternatively, the provider makes a result available to the user and in this case the relationship with a pre-determined product is weaker (result-oriented services). Here, the client and provider agree on a result – the way of achieving such result is more open than in the product-or use-oriented services and therefore the potential of finding radically new and more sustainable solutions is higher.","altTitle":"Selling the function instead of the product","altDescription":"In this strategy, the keyword is “ownership”. The provider retains the ownership of the product and makes it accessible to the clients (individuals or organizations) through different business models like leasing, renting, sharing, pooling, etc. (access-oriented services). Alternatively, the provider makes a result available to the user and in this case the relationship with a pre-determined product is weaker (result-oriented services). Here, the client and provider agree on a result – the way of achieving such result is more open than in the product-or use-oriented services and therefore the potential of finding radically new and more sustainable solutions is higher.","question":"Is the transition from products to services an important goal to enable a more circular approach in your product-system under evaluation?","preSelected":false,"relatedBusinessStrategies":[189,190],"relatedAnalystStrategies":[610,620],"categoryTitle":"Tophill","categoryAlias":"tophill","loopsTitle":"Slowing loops","loopsAlias":"duplicate-of-duplicate-of-uphill","evaluated":true,"selected":true,"attention":false,"justification":"","value":-1,"expanded":false,"criteria":[{"id":423,"title":"Accessibility - (1/9)","description":"For these services to be widely used, they need to have wide geographic coverage or be accessible through other means such as web-based platforms.","strategyId":232,"a":"The service is easily acessible to the users","b":"The access to the services is moderate","c":"The access to the services is difficult OR the criterion has not been considered","evaluated":false,"value":-1,"importance":5,"improvements":[],"justification":"","locked":false},{"id":531,"title":"Influence in product design - (2/9)","description":"The services should influence the development of related products so that they perform their function(s) in a sustainable way, adapted to the requirements of the services.","strategyId":232,"a":"The services influences  the development of more sustainable products","b":"The services can influence the product selection, but not its design or its sustainability profile","c":"The services doesn’t have an influence in the product OR the criterion has not been considered","evaluated":false,"value":-1,"importance":5,"improvements":[],"justification":"","locked":false},{"id":532,"title":"Impact of the services in resources use intensity - (3/9)","description":"The intensity of the resources consumption (materials and energy) related to the provision of the services should be considered and minimized with a life cycle perspective of the associated products. 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The access and availability of these platforms influence the sustainability of the service.","strategyId":232,"a":"ICT's related to the services are easily available, easy to use and affordable ","b":"ICT's related to the services are available, but use and/or cost can be an obstacle","c":"ICT's are not easily available, easy to use and affordable OR the criterion has not been considered","evaluated":false,"value":-1,"importance":5,"improvements":[],"justification":"","locked":false},{"id":534,"title":"Customer satisfaction - (5/9)","description":"If customers are happy, they will tend to use these services more intensively, which ultimately has the potential to have a significant positive impact in the dematerialization related to the transition from products to services. Customer satisfaction should be evaluated through independent surveys or internal reliable surveys.","strategyId":232,"a":"High level of customer satisfaction","b":"Medium level of customer satisfaction","c":"Low level of customer satisfaction OR the criterion has not been considered","evaluated":false,"value":-1,"importance":5,"improvements":[],"justification":"","locked":false},{"id":535,"title":"Added-value (for customers) - (6/9)","description":"Do the services save customers' money or bring other benefits for the customers, such as risk avoidance, comfort, time savings, status?","strategyId":232,"a":"High added value for customers","b":"Medium added value for customers","c":"Low added value for customers OR the criterion has not been considered","evaluated":false,"value":-1,"importance":5,"improvements":[],"justification":"","locked":false},{"id":536,"title":"Transportation sustainability - (7/9)","description":"Do the use or result-oriented services imply a significant increase in transportation (by the service provider itself, the parts or components suppliers, the customers)? Or are the services provided on a local basis, or somehow not adding to the mobility routines of the clients and other stakeholders (e.g. by using digital transfer of information)? If a fleet is needed, is it electric or very low in fuel consumption?","strategyId":232,"a":"These services reduce or at least do not add transportation needs","b":"The transportation needs are not significantly increased or have a low carbon footprint","c":"There is a significant negative impact in transport OR the criterion has not been considered","evaluated":false,"value":-1,"importance":5,"improvements":[],"justification":"","locked":false},{"id":537,"title":"Involvement and promotion of local communities - (8/9)","description":"The design of products and services should promote the involvement and promotion of local community to enhance their sustainability","strategyId":232,"a":"The service is developed with, and promotes the well-being of the local communities","b":"The service system considers the local communities, but this aspect could be improved","c":"There is no positive impact in the local communities OR the criterion has not been considered","evaluated":false,"value":-1,"importance":5,"improvements":[],"justification":"","locked":false},{"id":538,"title":"Employment creation - (9/9)","description":"Services normally labour intensive, but the impact on employment creation depends on the scale of the services offered. 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Designers must understand the process and the conditions for an efficient and quality recycling, resulting in quality materials that can be used as valuable input material in the product cycle.","altTitle":"Material circularity","altDescription":"The objective of this strategy is to develop products in such a way that the materials (“technical nutrients”) can be continuously and safely recycled into new materials and products. Designers must understand the process and the conditions for an efficient and quality recycling, resulting in quality materials that can be used as valuable input material in the product cycle.","question":"Is the material circularity in order to capture the value of materials an important goal to enable a more circular approach in your product-system under evaluation?","preSelected":false,"relatedBusinessStrategies":[193,133],"relatedAnalystStrategies":[574,591],"categoryTitle":"Downhill","categoryAlias":"downhill","loopsTitle":"Closing loops","loopsAlias":"duplicate-of-duplicate-of-downhill","evaluated":true,"selected":true,"attention":false,"justification":"","value":-1,"expanded":false,"criteria":[{"id":424,"title":"Use of recyclable materials - (1/9)","description":"The materials chosen for the product should be recyclable.","strategyId":234,"a":"The product is composed of high percentage of recyclable materials (80 to 100%)","b":"The product is composed of medium percentage of recyclable materials (40 to 80%)","c":"Low percentage of recyclable materials (less than 40%) OR the criterion has not been considered","evaluated":false,"value":-1,"importance":5,"improvements":[],"justification":"","locked":false},{"id":539,"title":"Choice and variety of materials for easy recycling - (2/9)","description":"The variety of materials used must be minimized and they must be chosen considering the compatibility for recycling.\r\n","strategyId":234,"a":"The variety and compatibility of materials is optimized","b":"The variety and compatibility for recycling can be improved ","c":"Materials variety and incompatibility makes recycling unfeasible OR the criterion has not been considered","evaluated":false,"value":-1,"importance":5,"improvements":[],"justification":"","locked":false},{"id":540,"title":"Marking materials for recycling - (3/9)","description":"The marking and easy identification of the different materials used in the product facilitates the subsequent sorting and recovery for recycling.","strategyId":234,"a":"All materials are marked for recycling","b":"Some materials are marked for recycling","c":"No marking for recycling OR the criterion has not been considered","evaluated":false,"value":-1,"importance":5,"improvements":[],"justification":"","locked":false},{"id":541,"title":"Easy separation of technical from biological materials - (4/9)","description":"An easy separation of the materials from the technical and biological cycles allows a higher valorization of the product according to the respective flows.\r\nIn a circular economy, the materials from the biological cycle are non-toxic and can easily be returned to the environment by biodegradation. 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Remanufacture returns a used product to a “like-new condition”; it is a process of recapturing the value of the material when a product was first manufactured. Remanufacture results in the reduction of energy and material consumption, and production cost reductions, allowing the manufacturer to increase the productivity as well as the profitability in the business.","altTitle":"","altDescription":"Design for remanufacturing is a combination of design strategies whereby a product is designed to facilitate remanufacture. Remanufacture returns a used product to a “like-new condition”; it is a process of recapturing the value of the material when a product was first manufactured. 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The reference product does not fulfil the criterion","locked":false},{"id":526,"title":"Customer satisfaction - (3/7)","description":"If customers are happy, they will tend to use these services more intensively, which ultimately has the potential to have a significant positive impact in the lifetime of products.  Customer satisfaction should be evaluated through independent surveys or internal reliable surveys.","strategyId":231,"a":"High level of customer satisfaction","b":"Medium level of customer satisfaction","c":"Low level of customer satisfaction OR the criterion has not been considered","evaluated":true,"value":0,"importance":5,"improvements":[],"justification":"Services were not considered for the product. The reference product does not fulfil the criterion","locked":false},{"id":527,"title":"Added-value (for customers) - (4/7)","description":"Do the services for long life of products save customers money, compared to the situation of replacing worn out, obsolete or broken products? Do they bring other financial benefits for the customers such as risk avoidance? These are important aspects for high uptake of the services.","strategyId":231,"a":"High added value for customers","b":"Medium added value for customers","c":"Low added value for customers OR the criterion has not been considered","evaluated":true,"value":0,"importance":5,"improvements":[],"justification":"Services were not considered for the product. The reference product does not fulfil the criterion","locked":false},{"id":528,"title":"Employment creation - (5/7)","description":"Services for long life of products are normally labour intensive, but the impact on employment creation depends on the scale of the services offered; one repair café, for instance, will have a low impact in employment creation, when compared to a large retailer that includes repair services in all its shops. Assess the impact of the new services in employment creation.","strategyId":231,"a":"High impact on employment creation ","b":"Medium impact on employment creation ","c":"Low impact on employment creation OR the criterion has not been considered","evaluated":true,"value":0,"importance":5,"improvements":[],"justification":"No jobs were created related to the services. These services are not available in the product. The reference product does not fulfil the criterion","locked":false},{"id":529,"title":"Transportation sustainability - (6/7)","description":"Do the services for long life of products imply a significant increase in transportation (by the service provider itself, the parts or components suppliers, the customers)? Or are the services provided on a local basis, or somehow not adding to the mobility routines of the clients and other stakeholders (e.g. by using digital transfer of information)? If a fleet is needed, is it electric or very low in fuel consumption?","strategyId":231,"a":"These services do not add to, or even reduce transportation needs","b":"The transportation needs are not significantly increased or have a low carbon footprint","c":"There is a significant negative impact in transport OR the criterion has not been considered","evaluated":true,"value":0,"importance":5,"improvements":[],"justification":"Services were not considered for the product. The reference product does not fulfil the criterion","locked":false},{"id":530,"title":"Involvement and promotion of local communities - (7/7)","description":"The design of services (and related products) should promote the involvement and promotion of the local communities to enhance their sustainability.","strategyId":231,"a":"The services are developed with and promote the local communities","b":"The services consider the local communities, but this aspect could be improved","c":"There is no positive impact in the local communities OR the criterion has not been considered","evaluated":true,"value":0,"importance":5,"improvements":[],"justification":"These services were not considered for the product. The reference product does not fulfil the criterion","locked":false}]},{"id":232,"title":"Design of use- or result-oriented services","alias":"design-of-products-as-services","description":"In this strategy, the key word is “ownership”. The provider retains the ownership of the product and makes it accessible to the clients (individuals or organizations) through different business models like leasing, renting, sharing, pooling, etc. (access-oriented services). Alternatively, the provider makes a result available to the user and in this case the relationship with a pre-determined product is weaker (result-oriented services). Here, the client and provider agree on a result – the way of achieving such result is more open than in the product-or use-oriented services and therefore the potential of finding radically new and more sustainable solutions is higher.","altTitle":"Selling the function instead of the product","altDescription":"In this strategy, the keyword is “ownership”. The provider retains the ownership of the product and makes it accessible to the clients (individuals or organizations) through different business models like leasing, renting, sharing, pooling, etc. (access-oriented services). Alternatively, the provider makes a result available to the user and in this case the relationship with a pre-determined product is weaker (result-oriented services). Here, the client and provider agree on a result – the way of achieving such result is more open than in the product-or use-oriented services and therefore the potential of finding radically new and more sustainable solutions is higher.","question":"Is the transition from products to services an important goal to enable a more circular approach in your product-system under evaluation?","preSelected":false,"relatedBusinessStrategies":[189,190],"relatedAnalystStrategies":[610,620],"categoryTitle":"Tophill","categoryAlias":"tophill","loopsTitle":"Slowing loops","loopsAlias":"duplicate-of-duplicate-of-uphill","evaluated":true,"selected":true,"attention":false,"justification":"","value":0,"expanded":false,"criteria":[{"id":423,"title":"Accessibility - (1/9)","description":"For these services to be widely used, they need to have wide geographic coverage or be accessible through other means such as web-based platforms.","strategyId":232,"a":"The service is easily acessible to the users","b":"The access to the services is moderate","c":"The access to the services is difficult OR the criterion has not been considered","evaluated":true,"value":0,"importance":5,"improvements":[],"justification":"These services were not considered for the reference product, but are considered relevant for the project under evaluation, therefore, the team selected the option \"C\".","locked":true},{"id":531,"title":"Influence in product design - (2/9)","description":"The services should influence the development of related products so that they perform their function(s) in a sustainable way, adapted to the requirements of the services.","strategyId":232,"a":"The services influences  the development of more sustainable products","b":"The services can influence the product selection, but not its design or its sustainability profile","c":"The services doesn’t have an influence in the product OR the criterion has not been considered","evaluated":true,"value":0,"importance":5,"improvements":[],"justification":"The topic was not considered for the product. The reference product does not fulfil the criterion","locked":true},{"id":532,"title":"Impact of the services in resources use intensity - (3/9)","description":"The intensity of the resources consumption (materials and energy) related to the provision of the services should be considered and minimized with a life cycle perspective of the associated products. The reference situation for comparison can be the traditional ownership model or comparable services available in the market.","strategyId":232,"a":"The services result on significant materials and energy savings per service unit","b":"The services result on marginal materials and energy savings per service unit","c":"The services worsen environmental performance OR the criterion has not been considered","evaluated":true,"value":0,"importance":5,"improvements":[],"justification":"The topic was not considered for the product. The reference product does not fulfil the criterion","locked":true},{"id":533,"title":"Existence of easy and affordable information and communication technologies (ICT) - (4/9)","description":"These types of services are supported and/or complemented by the use of ICT platforms. The access and availability of these platforms influence the sustainability of the service.","strategyId":232,"a":"ICT's related to the services are easily available, easy to use and affordable ","b":"ICT's related to the services are available, but use and/or cost can be an obstacle","c":"ICT's are not easily available, easy to use and affordable OR the criterion has not been considered","evaluated":true,"value":0,"importance":1,"improvements":[],"justification":"The topic was not considered for the product. The reference product does not fulfil the criterion","locked":true},{"id":534,"title":"Customer satisfaction - (5/9)","description":"If customers are happy, they will tend to use these services more intensively, which ultimately has the potential to have a significant positive impact in the dematerialization related to the transition from products to services. Customer satisfaction should be evaluated through independent surveys or internal reliable surveys.","strategyId":232,"a":"High level of customer satisfaction","b":"Medium level of customer satisfaction","c":"Low level of customer satisfaction OR the criterion has not been considered","evaluated":true,"value":0,"importance":5,"improvements":[],"justification":"The topic was not considered for the product. The reference product does not fulfil the criterion","locked":true},{"id":535,"title":"Added-value (for customers) - (6/9)","description":"Do the services save customers' money or bring other benefits for the customers, such as risk avoidance, comfort, time savings, status?","strategyId":232,"a":"High added value for customers","b":"Medium added value for customers","c":"Low added value for customers OR the criterion has not been considered","evaluated":true,"value":0,"importance":5,"improvements":[],"justification":"The topic was not considered for the product. The reference product does not fulfil the criterion","locked":true},{"id":536,"title":"Transportation sustainability - (7/9)","description":"Do the use or result-oriented services imply a significant increase in transportation (by the service provider itself, the parts or components suppliers, the customers)? Or are the services provided on a local basis, or somehow not adding to the mobility routines of the clients and other stakeholders (e.g. by using digital transfer of information)? If a fleet is needed, is it electric or very low in fuel consumption?","strategyId":232,"a":"These services reduce or at least do not add transportation needs","b":"The transportation needs are not significantly increased or have a low carbon footprint","c":"There is a significant negative impact in transport OR the criterion has not been considered","evaluated":true,"value":0,"importance":5,"improvements":[],"justification":"The topic was not considered for the product. The reference product does not fulfil the criterion","locked":true},{"id":537,"title":"Involvement and promotion of local communities - (8/9)","description":"The design of products and services should promote the involvement and promotion of local community to enhance their sustainability","strategyId":232,"a":"The service is developed with, and promotes the well-being of the local communities","b":"The service system considers the local communities, but this aspect could be improved","c":"There is no positive impact in the local communities OR the criterion has not been considered","evaluated":true,"value":0,"importance":5,"improvements":[],"justification":"The topic was not considered for the product. The reference product does not fulfil the criterion","locked":true},{"id":538,"title":"Employment creation - (9/9)","description":"Services normally labour intensive, but the impact on employment creation depends on the scale of the services offered. Assess the impact of the new services in employment creation.","strategyId":232,"a":"High impact on employment creation","b":"Medium impact on employment creation","c":"Low impact on employment creation OR the criterion has not been considered","evaluated":true,"value":0,"importance":5,"improvements":[],"justification":"The topic was not considered for the product. The reference product does not fulfil the criterion","locked":true}]},{"id":234,"title":"Design for recycling","alias":"design-for-recycling","description":"The objective of this strategy is to develop products in such a way that the materials (“technical nutrients”) can be continuously and safely recycled into new materials and products. Designers must understand the process and the conditions for an efficient and quality recycling, resulting in quality materials that can be used as valuable input material in the product cycle.","altTitle":"Material circularity","altDescription":"The objective of this strategy is to develop products in such a way that the materials (“technical nutrients”) can be continuously and safely recycled into new materials and products. Designers must understand the process and the conditions for an efficient and quality recycling, resulting in quality materials that can be used as valuable input material in the product cycle.","question":"Is the material circularity in order to capture the value of materials an important goal to enable a more circular approach in your product-system under evaluation?","preSelected":false,"relatedBusinessStrategies":[193,133],"relatedAnalystStrategies":[574,591],"categoryTitle":"Downhill","categoryAlias":"downhill","loopsTitle":"Closing loops","loopsAlias":"duplicate-of-duplicate-of-downhill","evaluated":true,"selected":true,"attention":false,"justification":"","value":63,"expanded":false,"criteria":[{"id":424,"title":"Use of recyclable materials - (1/9)","description":"The materials chosen for the product should be recyclable.","strategyId":234,"a":"The product is composed of high percentage of recyclable materials (80 to 100%)","b":"The product is composed of medium percentage of recyclable materials (40 to 80%)","c":"Low percentage of recyclable materials (less than 40%) OR the criterion has not been considered","evaluated":true,"value":2,"importance":5,"improvements":[],"justification":"The materials of the carpets are potentially recyclable. ","locked":true},{"id":539,"title":"Choice and variety of materials for easy recycling - (2/9)","description":"The variety of materials used must be minimized and they must be chosen considering the compatibility for recycling.\r\n","strategyId":234,"a":"The variety and compatibility of materials is optimized","b":"The variety and compatibility for recycling can be improved ","c":"Materials variety and incompatibility makes recycling unfeasible OR the criterion has not been considered","evaluated":true,"value":1,"importance":5,"improvements":[],"justification":"The reference product is a single material product, But if we consider the glue or other connecting elements, the recycling process can be less efficient","locked":true},{"id":540,"title":"Marking materials for recycling - (3/9)","description":"The marking and easy identification of the different materials used in the product facilitates the subsequent sorting and recovery for recycling.","strategyId":234,"a":"All materials are marked for recycling","b":"Some materials are marked for recycling","c":"No marking for recycling OR the criterion has not been considered","evaluated":true,"value":0,"importance":5,"improvements":[],"justification":"Marking was not  considered for the reference product","locked":true},{"id":541,"title":"Easy separation of technical from biological materials - (4/9)","description":"An easy separation of the materials from the technical and biological cycles allows a higher valorization of the product according to the respective flows.\r\nIn a circular economy, the materials from the biological cycle are non-toxic and can easily be returned to the environment by biodegradation. 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Remanufacture returns a used product to a “like-new condition”; it is a process of recapturing the value of the material when a product was first manufactured. Remanufacture results in the reduction of energy and material consumption, and production cost reductions, allowing the manufacturer to increase the productivity as well as the profitability in the business.","altTitle":"","altDescription":"Design for remanufacturing is a combination of design strategies whereby a product is designed to facilitate remanufacture. Remanufacture returns a used product to a “like-new condition”; it is a process of recapturing the value of the material when a product was first manufactured. Remanufacture results in the reduction of energy and material consumption, and production cost reductions, allowing the manufacturer to increase the productivity as well as the profitability in the business.","question":"Is remanufacturing an important goal to enable a more circular approach in your product under evaluation?","preSelected":false,"relatedBusinessStrategies":[192,133],"relatedAnalystStrategies":[643],"categoryTitle":"Downhill","categoryAlias":"downhill","loopsTitle":"Closing loops","loopsAlias":"duplicate-of-duplicate-of-downhill","evaluated":false,"selected":false,"attention":false,"justification":"Considered not relevant by the project team according to the project objectives under development. Remanufacturing has been evaluated and is considered too expensive within the context of the project.  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","strategyId":235,"a":"The network is optimized and the supply chain was involved","b":"This aspect could be improved","c":"The RL network does not exist and/or is unfeasible OR the criterion has not been considered","evaluated":false,"value":-1,"importance":5,"improvements":[],"justification":"","locked":false},{"id":550,"title":"Durable  and wear resistant materials and components - (5/10)","description":"The minimization of product wearing, through the use of more resistant materials, components, and structures, contributes to the remanufacturability of the product","strategyId":235,"a":"The materials and components used in the product are durable and wear-resistant","b":"The materials and components have a moderate durability and wear-resistance","c":"The materials and components are not durable and not wear-resistant OR the criterion has not been considered","evaluated":false,"value":-1,"importance":5,"improvements":[],"justification":"","locked":false},{"id":551,"title":"Simplified product architecture - (6/10)","description":"The design of products with reduced complexity allows a higher efficiency in the processes of remanufacturing.","strategyId":235,"a":"The architecture of the product is simple for remanufacturing","b":"The complexity of the architecture of the product is considered moderated","c":"Complex product OR the criterion has not been considered","evaluated":false,"value":-1,"importance":5,"improvements":[],"justification":"","locked":false},{"id":552,"title":"Minimize connecting elements - (7/10)","description":"Minimizing the connection elements can facilitate the assembly and disassembly of the product components.","strategyId":235,"a":"Connection elements are minimized","b":"Moderate number of connection elements","c":"Excessive number of connection elements OR the criterion has not been considered","evaluated":false,"value":-1,"importance":5,"improvements":[],"justification":"","locked":false},{"id":553,"title":"Facilitate access and detection of connecting elements - (8/10)","description":"The easy identification and access of the connection elements facilitates the assembly and disassembly of product components.","strategyId":235,"a":"Connecting elements are easy to identify and access ","b":"Moderate effort to identify and to access connecting elements","c":"Connecting elements are difficult to identify and access OR the criterion has not been considered","evaluated":false,"value":-1,"importance":5,"improvements":[],"justification":"","locked":false},{"id":554,"title":"Standard connecting elements - (9/10)","description":"The use of standard elements reduces the need for specific tools, ensures higher availability of the elements and maximizes the efficiency of the disassembly and reassembly processes.","strategyId":235,"a":"All connecting elements are standard","b":"A mix of standard and product-specific connecting elements are used","c":"Moste connecting elements are product-specific OR the criterion has not been considered","evaluated":false,"value":-1,"importance":5,"improvements":[],"justification":"","locked":false},{"id":555,"title":"Employment creation - (10/10)","description":"The remanufacturing of the product will require other skills and activities in the value chain thus generating more specialization and employment.","strategyId":235,"a":"High impact on employment creation","b":"Medium impact on employment creation","c":"Low impact on employment creation OR the criterion has not been considered","evaluated":false,"value":-1,"importance":5,"improvements":[],"justification":"","locked":false}]},{"id":237,"title":"Design for materials  sustainability","alias":"design-for-materials-sustainability","description":"Resource efficiency means using the Earth's limited resources in a sustainable manner while minimizing impacts on the environment. It allows us to create more with less and to deliver greater value with less input.\r\nA reduction of the quantity of materials (including water) used in a product or service is possible by implementing efficient strategies in product design.\r\nThe selection of materials and components is a key element in the definition of the potential impact of a product or a service. In the design phase, the design teams can choose materials and components with lower impact.","altTitle":"","altDescription":"Resource efficiency means using the Earth's limited resources in a sustainable manner while minimizing impacts on the environment. It allows us to create more with less and to deliver greater value with less input.\r\nA reduction of the quantity of materials used in a product or service is possible by implementing efficient strategies in product design.\r\nThe selection of materials and components is a key element in the definition of the potential impact of a product or a service. In the design phase, the design teams can choose materials and components with lower impact.","question":"This goal complements the implementation of any circular design strategy and therefore it selected by default","preSelected":true,"relatedBusinessStrategies":[134,133],"relatedAnalystStrategies":[574,581],"categoryTitle":"Uphill","categoryAlias":"uphill","loopsTitle":"Narrowing loops","loopsAlias":"duplicate-of-duplicate-of-tophill","evaluated":true,"selected":true,"attention":false,"justification":"","value":35,"expanded":false,"criteria":[{"id":426,"title":"Optimize products' design to reduce material consumption - (1/10)","description":"The design solutions in terms of shape, size, weight, etc, of the product influence the consumption of materials.","strategyId":237,"a":"The design solutions to reduce the consumption of materials are optimized ","b":"The design solutions to reduce the consumption of materials could be improved","c":"The product is clearly over-dimensioned OR the criterion has not been considered","evaluated":true,"value":1,"importance":5,"improvements":[],"justification":"In the application of the material, some parts are wasted according to the needs of the area  to cover with the carpet","locked":true},{"id":556,"title":"Avoid consumable materials in the use phase - (2/10)","description":"The consumption of materials in the use phase should be minimized or eliminated through design options.","strategyId":237,"a":"The materials consumption in the use phase has been minimized or eliminated","b":"The materials consumption in the use phase is similar to comparable products","c":"The materials consumption is higher than comparable products OR the criterion has not been considered","evaluated":true,"value":2,"importance":5,"improvements":[],"justification":"No materials are consumed in the use phase","locked":true},{"id":558,"title":"Use of recycled materials - (3/10)","description":"The product should incorporate recycled materials whenever possible and ensuring its safety and non-toxicity. ","strategyId":237,"a":"High percentage of recycled and safe materials (80 to 100%)","b":"Medium percentage of recycled and safe materials (40 to 80%)","c":"Low percentage (less than 40%) OR the criterion has not been considered","evaluated":true,"value":0,"importance":5,"improvements":[],"justification":"The raw material used in the product is not recycled","locked":true},{"id":560,"title":"Eliminate the use of hazardous materials in the product - (4/10)","description":"The design team should choose materials that do not contain hazardous substances: toxic, carcinogenic, mutagenic, explosive, persistent, flammable, etc.","strategyId":237,"a":"Hazardous materials are not used in the product","b":"The use of hazardous materials is minimized","c":"Hazardous materials have not been minimized OR the criterion has not been considered","evaluated":true,"value":0,"importance":5,"improvements":[],"justification":"VOCs in the indoor air quality were considered in this evaluation","locked":true},{"id":562,"title":"Avoid the use of non-renewable materials in the product - (5/10)","description":"A renewable resource is an organic natural resource that can replenish in due time compared to the usage, either through biological reproduction or other naturally recurring processes. 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Customer satisfaction should be evaluated through independent surveys or internal reliable surveys.","strategyId":231,"a":"High level of customer satisfaction","b":"Medium level of customer satisfaction","c":"Low level of customer satisfaction OR the criterion has not been considered","evaluated":true,"value":1,"importance":5,"improvements":[],"justification":"Repairing and collection services will be available for the user in the new solution","locked":false},{"id":527,"title":"Added-value (for customers) - (4/7)","description":"Do the services for long life of products save customers money, compared to the situation of replacing worn out, obsolete or broken products? Do they bring other financial benefits for the customers such as risk avoidance? 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The provider retains the ownership of the product and makes it accessible to the clients (individuals or organizations) through different business models like leasing, renting, sharing, pooling, etc. (access-oriented services). Alternatively, the provider makes a result available to the user and in this case the relationship with a pre-determined product is weaker (result-oriented services). Here, the client and provider agree on a result – the way of achieving such result is more open than in the product-or use-oriented services and therefore the potential of finding radically new and more sustainable solutions is higher.","altTitle":"Selling the function instead of the product","altDescription":"In this strategy, the keyword is “ownership”. The provider retains the ownership of the product and makes it accessible to the clients (individuals or organizations) through different business models like leasing, renting, sharing, pooling, etc. (access-oriented services). Alternatively, the provider makes a result available to the user and in this case the relationship with a pre-determined product is weaker (result-oriented services). Here, the client and provider agree on a result – the way of achieving such result is more open than in the product-or use-oriented services and therefore the potential of finding radically new and more sustainable solutions is higher.","question":"Is the transition from products to services an important goal to enable a more circular approach in your product-system under evaluation?","preSelected":false,"relatedBusinessStrategies":[189,190],"relatedAnalystStrategies":[610,620],"categoryTitle":"Tophill","categoryAlias":"tophill","loopsTitle":"Slowing loops","loopsAlias":"duplicate-of-duplicate-of-uphill","evaluated":true,"selected":true,"attention":false,"justification":"","value":43,"expanded":false,"criteria":[{"id":423,"title":"Accessibility - (1/9)","description":"For these services to be widely used, they need to have wide geographic coverage or be accessible through other means such as web-based platforms.","strategyId":232,"a":"The service is easily acessible to the users","b":"The access to the services is moderate","c":"The access to the services is difficult OR the criterion has not been considered","evaluated":true,"value":1,"importance":5,"improvements":[],"justification":"A new service to sell the function instead of the product  is now available to users in the new solution","locked":false},{"id":531,"title":"Influence in product design - (2/9)","description":"The services should influence the development of related products so that they perform their function(s) in a sustainable way, adapted to the requirements of the services.","strategyId":232,"a":"The services influences  the development of more sustainable products","b":"The services can influence the product selection, but not its design or its sustainability profile","c":"The services doesn’t have an influence in the product OR the criterion has not been considered","evaluated":true,"value":2,"importance":5,"improvements":[],"justification":"The new solution is developed according to the needs of the service solution.\nLess colours available and the possibility to use modules with different colours in the same area","locked":false},{"id":532,"title":"Impact of the services in resources use intensity - (3/9)","description":"The intensity of the resources consumption (materials and energy) related to the provision of the services should be considered and minimized with a life cycle perspective of the associated products. 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The provider retains the ownership of the product and makes it accessible to the clients (individuals or organizations) through different business models like leasing, renting, sharing, pooling, etc. (access-oriented services). Alternatively, the provider makes a result available to the user and in this case the relationship with a pre-determined product is weaker (result-oriented services). Here, the client and provider agree on a result – the way of achieving such result is more open than in the product-or use-oriented services and therefore the potential of finding radically new and more sustainable solutions is higher.","altTitle":"Selling the function instead of the product","altDescription":"In this strategy, the keyword is “ownership”. The provider retains the ownership of the product and makes it accessible to the clients (individuals or organizations) through different business models like leasing, renting, sharing, pooling, etc. (access-oriented services). Alternatively, the provider makes a result available to the user and in this case the relationship with a pre-determined product is weaker (result-oriented services). Here, the client and provider agree on a result – the way of achieving such result is more open than in the product-or use-oriented services and therefore the potential of finding radically new and more sustainable solutions is higher.","question":"Is the transition from products to services an important goal to enable a more circular approach in your product-system under evaluation?","preSelected":false,"relatedBusinessStrategies":[189,190],"relatedAnalystStrategies":[610,620],"categoryTitle":"Tophill","categoryAlias":"tophill","loopsTitle":"Slowing loops","loopsAlias":"duplicate-of-duplicate-of-uphill","evaluated":false,"selected":false,"attention":false,"justification":"","value":-1,"expanded":false,"criteria":[{"id":423,"title":"Accessibility - (1/9)","description":"For these services to be widely used, they need to have wide geographic coverage or be accessible through other means such as web-based platforms.","strategyId":232,"a":"The service is easily acessible to the users","b":"The access to the services is moderate","c":"The access to the services is difficult OR the criterion has not been considered","evaluated":false,"value":-1,"importance":5,"improvements":[],"justification":"","locked":false},{"id":531,"title":"Influence in product design - (2/9)","description":"The services should influence the development of related products so that they perform their function(s) in a sustainable way, adapted to the requirements of the services.","strategyId":232,"a":"The services influences  the development of more sustainable products","b":"The services can influence the product selection, but not its design or its sustainability profile","c":"The services doesn’t have an influence in the product OR the criterion has not been considered","evaluated":false,"value":-1,"importance":5,"improvements":[],"justification":"","locked":false},{"id":532,"title":"Impact of the services in resources use intensity - (3/9)","description":"The intensity of the resources consumption (materials and energy) related to the provision of the services should be considered and minimized with a life cycle perspective of the associated products. 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Designers must understand the process and the conditions for an efficient and quality recycling, resulting in quality materials that can be used as valuable input material in the product cycle.","altTitle":"Material circularity","altDescription":"The objective of this strategy is to develop products in such a way that the materials (“technical nutrients”) can be continuously and safely recycled into new materials and products. Designers must understand the process and the conditions for an efficient and quality recycling, resulting in quality materials that can be used as valuable input material in the product cycle.","question":"Is the material circularity in order to capture the value of materials an important goal to enable a more circular approach in your product-system under evaluation?","preSelected":false,"relatedBusinessStrategies":[193,133],"relatedAnalystStrategies":[574,591],"categoryTitle":"Downhill","categoryAlias":"downhill","loopsTitle":"Closing loops","loopsAlias":"duplicate-of-duplicate-of-downhill","evaluated":false,"selected":false,"attention":false,"justification":"","value":-1,"expanded":false,"criteria":[{"id":424,"title":"Use of recyclable materials - (1/9)","description":"The materials chosen for the product should be recyclable.","strategyId":234,"a":"The product is composed of high percentage of recyclable materials (80 to 100%)","b":"The product is composed of medium percentage of recyclable materials (40 to 80%)","c":"Low percentage of recyclable materials (less than 40%) OR the criterion has not been considered","evaluated":false,"value":-1,"importance":5,"improvements":[],"justification":"","locked":false},{"id":539,"title":"Choice and variety of materials for easy recycling - (2/9)","description":"The variety of materials used must be minimized and they must be chosen considering the compatibility for recycling.\r\n","strategyId":234,"a":"The variety and compatibility of materials is optimized","b":"The variety and compatibility for recycling can be improved ","c":"Materials variety and incompatibility makes recycling unfeasible OR the criterion has not been considered","evaluated":false,"value":-1,"importance":5,"improvements":[],"justification":"","locked":false},{"id":540,"title":"Marking materials for recycling - (3/9)","description":"The marking and easy identification of the different materials used in the product facilitates the subsequent sorting and recovery for recycling.","strategyId":234,"a":"All materials are marked for recycling","b":"Some materials are marked for recycling","c":"No marking for recycling OR the criterion has not been considered","evaluated":false,"value":-1,"importance":5,"improvements":[],"justification":"","locked":false},{"id":541,"title":"Easy separation of technical from biological materials - (4/9)","description":"An easy separation of the materials from the technical and biological cycles allows a higher valorization of the product according to the respective flows.\r\nIn a circular economy, the materials from the biological cycle are non-toxic and can easily be returned to the environment by biodegradation. 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Remanufacture returns a used product to a “like-new condition”; it is a process of recapturing the value of the material when a product was first manufactured. Remanufacture results in the reduction of energy and material consumption, and production cost reductions, allowing the manufacturer to increase the productivity as well as the profitability in the business.","altTitle":"","altDescription":"Design for remanufacturing is a combination of design strategies whereby a product is designed to facilitate remanufacture. Remanufacture returns a used product to a “like-new condition”; it is a process of recapturing the value of the material when a product was first manufactured. 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It allows us to create more with less and to deliver greater value with less input.\r\nA reduction of the quantity of materials (including water) used in a product or service is possible by implementing efficient strategies in product design.\r\nThe selection of materials and components is a key element in the definition of the potential impact of a product or a service. In the design phase, the design teams can choose materials and components with lower impact.","altTitle":"","altDescription":"Resource efficiency means using the Earth's limited resources in a sustainable manner while minimizing impacts on the environment. It allows us to create more with less and to deliver greater value with less input.\r\nA reduction of the quantity of materials used in a product or service is possible by implementing efficient strategies in product design.\r\nThe selection of materials and components is a key element in the definition of the potential impact of a product or a service. In the design phase, the design teams can choose materials and components with lower impact.","question":"This goal complements the implementation of any circular design strategy and therefore it selected by default","preSelected":true,"relatedBusinessStrategies":[134,133],"relatedAnalystStrategies":[574,581],"categoryTitle":"Uphill","categoryAlias":"uphill","loopsTitle":"Narrowing loops","loopsAlias":"duplicate-of-duplicate-of-tophill","evaluated":true,"selected":true,"attention":false,"justification":"","value":-1,"expanded":false,"criteria":[{"id":426,"title":"Optimize products' design to reduce material consumption - (1/10)","description":"The design solutions in terms of shape, size, weight, etc, of the product influence the consumption of materials.","strategyId":237,"a":"The design solutions to reduce the consumption of materials are optimized ","b":"The design solutions to reduce the consumption of materials could be improved","c":"The product is clearly over-dimensioned OR the criterion has not been considered","evaluated":false,"value":-1,"importance":5,"improvements":[],"justification":"","locked":false},{"id":556,"title":"Avoid consumable materials in the use phase - (2/10)","description":"The consumption of materials in the use phase should be minimized or eliminated through design options.","strategyId":237,"a":"The materials consumption in the use phase has been minimized or eliminated","b":"The materials consumption in the use phase is similar to comparable products","c":"The materials consumption is higher than comparable products OR the criterion has not been considered","evaluated":false,"value":-1,"importance":5,"improvements":[],"justification":"","locked":false},{"id":558,"title":"Use of recycled materials - (3/10)","description":"The product should incorporate recycled materials whenever possible and ensuring its safety and non-toxicity. 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For energy-using products (e.g. electronics, cars, lighting), the use phase may be the most important one; however, for many other non-energy consuming products (such as furniture or packaging), the manufacturing phase can represent a significant portion of energy consumption. In service design, on the other hand, the transportation activities may take a very significant role when it comes to energy, since many services require a lot of transport.\r\nThis strategy thus encompasses energy efficiency, the use of solutions that incorporate renewable energy and also the consumption of energy related to transport.","question":"This goal complements the implementation of any circular design strategy and therefore it selected by default.","preSelected":true,"relatedBusinessStrategies":[134],"relatedAnalystStrategies":[581],"categoryTitle":"Uphill","categoryAlias":"uphill","loopsTitle":"Narrowing loops","loopsAlias":"duplicate-of-duplicate-of-tophill","evaluated":true,"selected":true,"attention":false,"justification":"","value":-1,"expanded":false,"criteria":[{"id":427,"title":"Reduce energy consumption in production - (1/8)","description":"The design solutions in the product have an influence on the energy consumption in the production phase.","strategyId":238,"a":"The energy consumption in production is minimized","b":"The energy consumption in production is moderate","c":"The energy consumption in production is high OR the criterion has not been considered","evaluated":false,"value":-1,"importance":5,"improvements":[],"justification":"","locked":false},{"id":557,"title":"Reduce energy consumption in use - (2/8)","description":"The design solutions in the product have an influence on the energy consumption in the use phase.","strategyId":238,"a":"The energy consumption in use is minimized or eliminated","b":"The energy consumption in use is average","c":"The energy consumption in use is high OR the criterion has not been considered","evaluated":false,"value":-1,"importance":5,"improvements":[],"justification":"","locked":false},{"id":559,"title":"Reduce energy consumption in transport - (3/8)","description":"The design solutions in the product have an influence on the energy consumption in the in the transport along the life cycle.","strategyId":238,"a":"The energy consumption in transport is minimized or eliminated","b":"The energy consumption in transport is average","c":"The energy consumption in transport is high OR the criterion has not been considered","evaluated":false,"value":-1,"importance":5,"improvements":[],"justification":"","locked":false},{"id":561,"title":"Energy plus - (4/8)","description":"This criterion awards products that generate energy in order to compensate for their energy needs in the use phase (active products). 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The reference situation for comparison can be the traditional ownership model or comparable services available in the market.","strategyId":232,"a":"The services result on significant materials and energy savings per service unit","b":"The services result on marginal materials and energy savings per service unit","c":"The services worsen environmental performance OR the criterion has not been considered","evaluated":false,"value":-1,"importance":5,"improvements":[],"justification":"","locked":false},{"id":533,"title":"Existence of easy and affordable information and communication technologies (ICT) - (4/9)","description":"These types of services are supported and/or complemented by the use of ICT platforms. The access and availability of these platforms influence the sustainability of the service.","strategyId":232,"a":"ICT's related to the services are easily available, easy to use and affordable ","b":"ICT's related to the services are available, but use and/or cost can be an obstacle","c":"ICT's are not easily available, easy to use and affordable OR the criterion has not been considered","evaluated":false,"value":-1,"importance":5,"improvements":[],"justification":"","locked":false},{"id":534,"title":"Customer satisfaction - (5/9)","description":"If customers are happy, they will tend to use these services more intensively, which ultimately has the potential to have a significant positive impact in the dematerialization related to the transition from products to services. Customer satisfaction should be evaluated through independent surveys or internal reliable surveys.","strategyId":232,"a":"High level of customer satisfaction","b":"Medium level of customer satisfaction","c":"Low level of customer satisfaction OR the criterion has not been considered","evaluated":false,"value":-1,"importance":5,"improvements":[],"justification":"","locked":false},{"id":535,"title":"Added-value (for customers) - (6/9)","description":"Do the services save customers' money or bring other benefits for the customers, such as risk avoidance, comfort, time savings, status?","strategyId":232,"a":"High added value for customers","b":"Medium added value for customers","c":"Low added value for customers OR the criterion has not been considered","evaluated":false,"value":-1,"importance":5,"improvements":[],"justification":"","locked":false},{"id":536,"title":"Transportation sustainability - (7/9)","description":"Do the use or result-oriented services imply a significant increase in transportation (by the service provider itself, the parts or components suppliers, the customers)? Or are the services provided on a local basis, or somehow not adding to the mobility routines of the clients and other stakeholders (e.g. by using digital transfer of information)? 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The technical materials – ores, metals, polymers, alloys, and man-made materials – are designed to be recovered, reprocessed and upgraded.","strategyId":234,"a":"Technical and biological materials are easy to separate ","b":"Technical and biological materials can be separated ","c":"Technical and biological materials are difficult to separate OR the criterion has not been considered","evaluated":false,"value":-1,"importance":5,"improvements":[],"justification":"","locked":false},{"id":542,"title":"Minimize connecting elements - (5/9)","description":"Minimizing the connection elements can facilitate the recycling process through an easy disassembly of the product materials and components.","strategyId":234,"a":"Connection elements are minimized","b":"Moderate number of connection elements","c":"Excessive number of connecting elements OR the criterion has not been considered","evaluated":false,"value":-1,"importance":5,"improvements":[],"justification":"","locked":false},{"id":543,"title":"Facilitate access and detection of connecting elements - 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These should be prefered in a circular economy because, if properly managed, they are not finite and are safely integrated into the environment through natural systems.","strategyId":237,"a":"The product is totally produced with renewable resources","b":"Renewable resources are partly used in the product","c":"Renewable resources are not used in the product OR the criterion has not been considered","evaluated":false,"value":-1,"importance":5,"improvements":[],"justification":"","locked":false},{"id":564,"title":"Use of locally produced raw materials and components - (6/10)","description":"The origin of raw materials and components is an important factor, due to the environmental impacts of transport, namely those associated with the consumption of fossil fuels and the emission of exhaust gases. \r\nFrom the point of view of supporting local economies and communities, it is also preferable to purchase locally.","strategyId":237,"a":"The product suppliers are regionally based","b":"The product suppliers are nationally based","c":"The  suppliers are international OR the criterion has not been considered","evaluated":false,"value":-1,"importance":5,"improvements":[],"justification":"","locked":false},{"id":566,"title":"Avoid the use of scarce and/or critical materials - (7/10)","description":"The scarcity and criticality of materials should be considered at the design stage in the selection of materials to be used in the product. Critical raw materials are those of special concern in the European Union because they are economically and strategically important for the European economy but have a high risk associated with their supply. Scarce materials are those that are limitedly available.","strategyId":237,"a":"There are no scarce and/or critical materials used in the product","b":"Scarce and/or critical materials have been minimized when compared with similar products","c":"Part of the product is made of scarce or critical materials OR the criterion has not been considered","evaluated":false,"value":-1,"importance":5,"improvements":[],"justification":"","locked":false},{"id":568,"title":"Use of raw materials and components from suppliers with good social responsibility (SR) practices - (8/10)","description":"Responsible supply chain management is meant to collaborate with suppliers and not break off with them, but there may be situations where the risk associated to human rights, labour conditions, the environment or operating practices is considered as not acceptable and this may imply changes in raw materials or components that present a challenge to the design and development team.","strategyId":237,"a":"All main suppliers have SR practices which are known and considered acceptable by the company","b":"The SR performance of main suppliers is unknown","c":"SR practices of some main suppliers are not acceptable OR the criterion has not been considered","evaluated":false,"value":-1,"importance":5,"improvements":[],"justification":"","locked":false},{"id":570,"title":"Information on product sustainability to consumers - (9/10)","description":"Adequate information (reliable, understandable, that allows a fair comparison) on the sustainability profile of the product enables the consumer to make well-informed choices.","strategyId":237,"a":"The product has adequate and certified information regarding its sustainability profile ","b":"The product has some information on its sustainability profile, but this could be improved","c":"The product doesn't have information OR the criterion has not been considered","evaluated":false,"value":-1,"importance":5,"improvements":[],"justification":"","locked":false},{"id":571,"title":"Influence sustainable consumer behaviour regarding materials consumption - (10/10)","description":"Product design can have a great influence on consumers behaviour regarding materials consumption (including water) in the use phase.","strategyId":237,"a":"The product promotes a sustainable behavior regarding material consumption","b":"The product is neutral regarding influencing the materials consumption behaviour ","c":"The product leads to over consumption of materials OR the criterion has not been considered","evaluated":false,"value":-1,"importance":5,"improvements":[],"justification":"","locked":false},{"id":427,"title":"Reduce energy consumption in production - (1/8)","description":"The design solutions in the product have an influence on the energy consumption in the production phase.","strategyId":238,"a":"The energy consumption in production is minimized","b":"The energy consumption in production is moderate","c":"The energy consumption in production is high OR the criterion has not been considered","evaluated":false,"value":-1,"importance":5,"improvements":[],"justification":"","locked":false},{"id":557,"title":"Reduce energy consumption in use - (2/8)","description":"The design solutions in the product have an influence on the energy consumption in the use phase.","strategyId":238,"a":"The energy consumption in use is minimized or eliminated","b":"The energy consumption in use is average","c":"The energy consumption in use is high OR the criterion has not been considered","evaluated":false,"value":-1,"importance":5,"improvements":[],"justification":"","locked":false},{"id":559,"title":"Reduce energy consumption in transport - (3/8)","description":"The design solutions in the product have an influence on the energy consumption in the in the transport along the life cycle.","strategyId":238,"a":"The energy consumption in transport is minimized or eliminated","b":"The energy consumption in transport is average","c":"The energy consumption in transport is high OR the criterion has not been considered","evaluated":false,"value":-1,"importance":5,"improvements":[],"justification":"","locked":false},{"id":561,"title":"Energy plus - (4/8)","description":"This criterion awards products that generate energy in order to compensate for their energy needs in the use phase (active products). The energy can be used for the functioning of the product or for other purposes.","strategyId":238,"a":"The energy produced by the product is higher than it own needs ","b":"The product produces energy enough for self consumption only","c":"The product does not produces energy for the use phase OR the criterion has not been considered","evaluated":false,"value":-1,"importance":5,"improvements":[],"justification":"","locked":false},{"id":563,"title":"Replace non-renewable by renewable energy - (5/8)","description":"Product design should promote the use of renewable energies in the use phase for those products that require energy (active products).","strategyId":238,"a":"The energy required for the use phase is 100% renewable ","b":"Part of the energy required for the use phase is renewable","c":"All energy required for the use phase is non-renewable OR the criterion has not been considered","evaluated":false,"value":-1,"importance":5,"improvements":[],"justification":"","locked":false},{"id":565,"title":"Use low embodied energy materials - (6/8)","description":"Embodied energy is the sum of all the energy required to produce any materials, including transport. The design should privilege those that have low embodied energy. 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