@inproceedings{b8a09cbd2244402cb2d6f0da3f646b39,
title = "Overcoming decision traps in sustainable design",
abstract = "The call for sustainability has created opportunities for taking a more holistic view of design. However, it also poses challenges for designers who must often resort to heuristic decision rules in order to deal with its complexities. The problem is that these heuristics can lead to suboptimal designs. The decision traps encountered in sustainable design are identified as focus on end-ofpipe treatment, pollution transfer, objective isolation and status quo anchoring. An illustrative case study of a new technology to recover solvent emissions from manufacturing operations is presented. A normative decision tool in the form of multiattribute utility is used as a design evaluation methodology. Four different objectives of capital cost, operating cost, liquid recovery and environmental impact are integrated in the evaluation function. The resulting designs involving decision traps are seen to be of lower overall utility as compared to the design methodology that addresses these traps.",
keywords = "Activated carbon fiber, Design for recovery, Design optimization, Hazardous air pollutant, Multiattribute utility, Sustainable design, Volatile organic compounds",
author = "Amit Kaldate and Deborah Thurston and Hamidreza Emamipour and Mark Rood",
year = "2003",
language = "English (US)",
series = "Proceedings of the International Conference on Engineering Design, ICED",
publisher = "Design Society",
editor = "Anders Folkeson and Margareta Norell and Ulf Sellgren and Klas Gralen",
booktitle = "Proceedings of ICED 03, the 14th International Conference on Engineering Design",
note = "14th International Conference on Engineering Design, ICED 2003 ; Conference date: 19-08-2003 Through 21-08-2003",
}