Ecodesign Studio, the software for eco-design

Looking for an eco-design software? Looking for more information on Ecodesign Studio? Do you need LCA software to make a product assessment?

We have the answers to your questions, because we are a software editor for eco-design solutions. Ecodesign Studio is a life cycle assessment software developed by Altermaker. It allows to set up an eco-design approach and to evaluate the environmental impacts of a company's products.

What is Ecodesign Studio?

Ecodesign Studio is a software that allows to structure an eco-design approach. Globally, it is a collaborative project management tool, linked to databases that are specific to the circular economy and eco-design. Ecodesign Studio enables eco-design to be practiced within the company, making it fluid and structured. Many experts are involved in an eco-design project. This is why a collaborative platform that is easily available is a considerable advantage.

The software is accessible :

• Either with a secure web browser session via the Altermaker server;

• Or via a full installation on the customer's server.

Also, the data handled by the customer can be sensitive. And in this case, they must be secured by choosing the right type of installation according to the customer's constraints. A preliminary discussion is necessary!

What you can do with Ecodesign Studio

The Ecodesign Studio software includes more than ten modules necessary for eco-design. Each user must configure a particular eco-design scenario according to the nature and constraints of his activity. The scenarios can be diverse and varied. Scenario models can also be made available when starting out.

The main modules of the Ecodesign Studio software allow to:

• Carry out the environmental assessment of a product;
• Manage its bills of material;
• Generate life cycle analyses;
• Launch redesign simulations;
• Build an action plan.

One of the particular points of the software is that it invites to accelerate the search for a solution and to stimulate innovation by bringing a global visibility of the whole eco-design process. Ecodesign Studio also allows you to implement ISO 14001 certification by offering a clear step-by-step approach. All this is presented in the form of a dashboard that groups together the key metrics of the implementation of the standard. One of the important aspects of the software is its fluid and collaborative interface that allows a pleasant and simplified user experience. Eco-design requires the manipulation of a lot of data to draw a viable conclusion. The presentation and visual organization of the project make the difference on this point. Finally, Ecodesign Studio adapts to your business processes and tools. Integration is easy and the technical team is always reactive to make the necessary adaptations for a painless adaptation to your workflow.

Results with Ecodesign Studio

What can we expect from Ecodesign Studio? If we had to summarize things simply, this software will bring you :

• A precise eco-design;
• A fluid project management;
• Reliable processes that can be adapted to your tools;
• Forced innovation.

Did you know: ADEME published a comprehensive study in 2014 available for free here in pdf format. This study demonstrates the profitability of an eco-design approach. Indeed, the study finds that in 96% of cases, eco-designing a product brings a positive or neutral impact on the profits generated by the company.

What does it look like?

Ecodesign Studio allows you to reduce the environmental impact of your products at the end of their life cycle. The choice of raw materials, the LCA (Life Cycle Assessment), and the use of biobased raw materials are part of the eco-design cycle. The consideration of packaging, transportation, but also energy consumption during the design of the product are also important aspects. In order to develop an environmentally friendly product and participate in the emergence of a circular economy.

Where to find Ecodesign Studio software?

If you want to receive a demonstration and a complete presentation of the Ecodesign Studio software, you can simply go to this page. For ecological design and product design that respect the environment, the Ecodesign Studio software will probably be adapted to your needs. The best is to ask for a demonstration by going on this page.

What they think

"One of the keys to the industry of the future lies in the profound overhaul of product design methods. The approach of eco-design brings an added value as well on the environmental level as on the economic level by a reduction of the costs on many stations and thus a better competitiveness." Alexis Gilles, manager at Mil's and user of Ecodesign Studio.

"Ecodesign Studio is an excellent tool for the design office. The comparison of the environmental impact between 2 materials or 2 manufacturing methods is very easy to do and allows to make choices in pre-study in the design office and to draw generalities from it." Serge Horellou, general manager at Couédic Madoré Équipements.

The history of the project

The historical goal of the software is to make sustainable development and cost optimization cohabit. This is logical because when you want to design a product while limiting the impact on the environment. So we play fatally on the following aspects :

• The quantity of material involved;
• The type of substances and raw materials;
• The energy efficiency;
• The revalorization of recycled products;
• The optimization of transport and supply costs, etc.

All these elements put together over the entire product cycle naturally generate economies of scale and stimulate the search for innovation in product design.

The founding ideas of the software

The idea for Ecodesign Studio came from a career in business consulting in the field of the circular economy. The idea came from the fact that the old tools available, such as SimaPro, were not completely optimized or pleasant to use in companies. The Ecodesign Studio software is less expert than SimaPro, but much more accessible for the majority of eco-design and Life Cycle Assessment needs. Ecodesign Studio aims to lower the cost of entry into the world of the circular economy, by proposing a fairer invoicing adapted to the needs of each user. The collaborative dimension of an eco-design approach has also been neglected for a long time by previous versions of eco-design software. This is why this development axis is a priority for Ecodesign Studio. Because an eco-design approach requires the participation of many experts for a viable and coherent result. If you have read me to the end and you are interested, I invite you to complete your reading by going to this page.