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ECD PASSport

PROJECT

ECD PASSport

Eco Circular Digital Product PASSport
PROJECT LEAD

Prof. Antonella Guida - Professore Ordinario CEAR 08/A Architettura Tecnica Dipartimento per l’Innovazione Umanistica, Scientifica e Sociale D.I.U.S.S. - Unibas

CONCEPT

The project aims to develop proofs-of-concept for Digital Product Passports (DPPs) to support eco-circular and sustainable design within the Product Service System Design framework in the interior and furniture design sector.

The DPPs will be designed to collect and manage data flows regarding consumption, emissions, resource use, and performance, from the design phase through to end-of-life. This will enable upcycling processes and industrial symbiosis, supporting reintegration into the circular economy value chain.

Fonte: immagine realizzata dal progetto
CONTEXT

With the Green Deal, the European Union has introduced new Circular Economy models as a strategic action to tackle climate change, resource depletion, and pollution, fostering a new product philosophy: items at the end of their life cycle can be recovered and reused as valuable resources.

The EU Regulation 2024/1781 (ESPR – Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation) introduces the Digital Product Passport (DPP) as a key tool for applying Circular Economy principles to product design.

Although scientific and technological interest in digital identity has grown, current literature only provides general methodological frameworks that still require further development and real-world applications across diverse product categories.

Fonte: immagine realizzata dal progetto

Beneficiari

OBJECTIVES AND EXPECTED RESULTS

This research aims to assess the overall value of eco-design products for the interior and furniture design sector, taking into account raw materials, embodied energy, performance quality, and maintenance costs. The DPPs will focus on sustainable products related to Spoke 2 of the Made in Italy Circular and Sustainable (MICS) program:

  • 2.04 STONE
  • 2.07 BIOPICS

The expected outputs include:

  • Creation of a scientific database and collection of experimental solutions related to Digital Product Passports for materials and products
  • Development of product category diagrams aligned with EU regulations
  • Collection of relevant data for value chain stakeholders involved in projects 2.04 and 2.07
  • Development of two DPP prototypes, potentially integrable with BIM and LCA/LCC platforms
  • Cooperation with local supply chain stakeholders to validate and optimize the DPP prototypes

KEY FIGURES

5

RESEARCHERS INVOLVED

5432

RESEARCH HOURS

2

NEW HIRES EXPECTED

16

PROJECT DURATION

5

NUMBER OF WORK PACKAGES (WPS)

4

STARTING TRL

6

FINAL TRL

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Project n.: PE_00000004
MADE IN ITALY CIRCOLARE E SOSTENIBILE
Tax Code. 97931690156

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