ABSTRACT
This chapter explores the connections between Product-Service System (PSS) design methods and Life Cycle Design (LCD) methods to improve the Design for Sustainability (DfS) process. It examines how and in what dimensions of the system life cycle the impacts are analysed in particular student concepts that were created using the design methods for sustainable PSS introduced and disseminated in the Learning Network on Sustainability (LeNS) project. An extended process model for PSS methodology is proposed, which combines a Simplified Life Cycle Assessment (SLCA) method—the META matrix tool —into the initial phases of the PSS design process. The chapter focuses on: easy-to-use and time-effective SLCA methods that can be used by designers and design students themselves. SLCA methods, as Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) methods in general, can be used for two general purposes: to identify areas in the system for improvement or to help comparison between different choices or concepts.
