Design for Environment (DFE) may be defined as a systematic consideration, during new product and process development, of design issues associated with environmental and human health and safety over the full product life-cycle. This book is an introduction to DFE.
Joseph Fiksel is Executive Director of the Center for Resilience at The Ohio State University, and Principal and Co-Founder of the consulting firm Eco-Nomics LLC. A native of Montreal, Joseph began his career at DuPont of Canada, and subsequently was Director of Decision and Risk Management at Arthur D. Little, Inc. in Cambridge, MA and Vice President for Life Cycle Management at Battelle in Columbus Ohio, where he now resides.
Joseph was one of the original thought leaders in the "green business" community, and is an internationally recognized authority on sustainable business practices. He has over 25 years of research and consulting experience for multi-national companies, government agencies and consortia such as the World Business Council for Sustainable Development. During his career he has published over 70 articles and several books, and is a frequent invited speaker at professional conferences.
Joseph holds a B.Sc. from M.I.T., a M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Operations Research from Stanford University, and an advanced degree from La Sorbonne in Paris. Joseph and his wife, Diane, are ardent travelers, and they have visited remote communities on nearly every continent.
