The ECODESIGN company GmbH is one of the five partners in the ERASMUS+ project BlesaBee. The aim of this project is to improve the knowledge and skills of beekeeper trainers, beekeepers, and assistants to veterinary doctors in new, safe, and effective Varroa management and treatment.  

Erasmus+, an EU programme for education, training, youth and sport is funding the project Blesabee. Project duration: 01.09.2017 to 31.10.2019.

In 2018 we completed the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of the cement and Filcoten^® drainage channels of the Austrian pioneer company BG Graspointner GmbH. This LCA has been verified and key data published in the company information brochure of the innovative product Filconten^® one.

The ECODESIGN company supported Speech Processing Solutions in the ecodesign project for the development of their Philips voice recorder (Pocket Memo 9600/9620), achieving a 80% reductions of the CO₂ emissions compared to previous models. Philips relies on clear environment communication for their dictation products using EPDs developed by the ECODESIGN company.

For the two MEDISTER® products of METEKA GmbH we performed the LCA according to ISO 14040, and ISO 14044, provided an Environmental Product Declaration according to ISO 14025, and developed a special environmental datasheet.

The ECODESIGN company represents the Austrian BMVIT as Task Leader in the Electronic Devices and Networks Annex "EDNA" of the International Energy Agency (IEA). EDNA is an initiative of the 4E Technology Collaboration Program, dealing with the energy efficiency of electric and electronic devices.

ECODESIGN+ is a web-based software for the assessment of the environmental performance of products, specially conceived for product development. The software follows a life cycle approach and is capable of interacting with CAD solutions such as SolidWorks and others.

We organize Ecodesign workshops with specific industry focus for the Environmental Technology Cluster.

In a long standing collaboration with Helbling we periodically prepare and deliver Ecodesign workshops for training and capacity building of their employees.

For Liebherr-Werk Bischofshofen GmbH in Austria a description and the assessment of the embedded energy of components needed for a hybrid wheel loader and the associated fuel consumption of such machinery were completed.

A Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) for a Xenon vehicle headlamp developed and produced by Zizala Lichtsysteme GmbH (in Wieselburg, Austria) has been completed in 2011.

The duplex frame-box is the second product in our own product line beekeeping. The successful development and marketing of our own products gives us a unique understanding of the associated challenges, and this key knowledge we bring to our consulting services.

The ECODESIGN company GmbH has developed a device for the treatment of honeybees against the Varroa mite, eliminating the use of chemicals in the hives. Developed and brought to maturity over 5 years ago, the patented Varroa controller is also produced and brought to the market by our company.

Since 2009 the ECODESIGN company is supporting the Austrian Ministry of Transport, Technology and Innovation (BMVIT) in the work as member in the IEA-4E "Efficiency Electrical End-use Equipment" Implementing Agreement.

Vocational education and training (VET) in Slovakia and the Czech Republic are undergoing significant changes.

Die ECODESIGN company ist Projektpartner im EU Projekt EcoMeTex-Ecodesign methodology for recyclable textile coverings used in the European construction and transport industry, welches im Mai 2012 startete.

The ECODESIGN company GmbH is focusing on understanding this relevant issue by conducting the project "D-A-CH SMART METERING consumption" on behalf of the Austrian Ministry of Technology, Transport and Innovation and the Swiss Federal Agency of Energy.

The EU funded project DanubePIE aims at promoting this life cycle thinking and uses Eco-design as a powerful tool to facilitate product innovation.

The "eVienne" project's objective is the development of a prototype for a lightweight, electric vehicle suitable for use in cities and based on bicycle technologies. The vehicle is to be capable of being utilized in all kinds of weather, and for transporting of two passengers and a light load.

LESS! aims to promote sustainable service design. Within the project, experts from different fields such as social design, sustainability consultancy, environmental assessment as well as marketing and sales, work together on a strategy to improve the existing business model and to provide innovative and resource friendly services

Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) for a prototype for a new Light Emitting Diode (LED) lamp.

To support the tender for the expansion of the Donau Universität Krems the ECODESIGN company developed a methodology to evaluate the energy performance of planned building concepts.

This feasibility study aimed at identifying the potentials of valorizing biogenic wastes from Austrian households in a biogas plant for vehicle fuel and for combined electricity and heat generation.

The ECODESIGN company conducted a Product Carbon Footprint assessment for DVD. The Carbon Footprint calculations were completed following the British Standards Institute PAS-2050.

For the newly developed Metro for Oslo, we supported Siemens Transportation Systems in developing an Environmental Product Declaration based on a Life Cycle Assessment of their new metro train.

Case Study of customizing the ECODESIGN PILOT and developing Environmental Product Declarations for office furniture.

An ECODESIGN training workshop at KWB has been given resulting in innovative ideas how to further environmentally improve the products of KWB.