SDT-4112  

• Thomas Global - Drill down to find international manufacturers and suppliers.
• Thomas Register - To find manufacturers in North America use the Thomas Register at http://www.thomasnet.com/ .  You'll be able to drill down to find supplier information.
• Life Cycle Analysis - The EPA's LCA site can direct you to manufacturing associations and SDT groups.
• Case Studies - try this for studies of furniture, wires, etc.
• Made How - basic information on the manufacture of common items.  Could help you get started.
• Cradle to Cradle articles from the database GreenFile.  Sort them by relevance!
• Confessions of an Eco Sinner: "Fred Pearce explores the true environmental cost of living even a modest Western lifestyle. From our morning coffee, to the use of a computer at work, to a beer at the end of the day: all of these normal daily activities impact the environment. Given the far-reaching ecological consequences our lifestyles, what are our options?"

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• Civil & Environmental Engineering
  • Civil Engineering (166)
  • Environmental Engineering (45)
  • Operations Research (30)
  • Transportation Engineering (46)
• Engineering - General (98)
• Mechanical Engineering
  • Aeronautics Engineering & Astronautics (49)
  • Automotive Engineering (55)
  • Bioengineering (39)
  • Hydraulic Engineering (8)
  • Industrial & Management Engineering (170)
  • Mechanical Engineering - General (99)
  • Metallurgy & Mineralogy (89)
  • Mining Engineering (44)
  • Nuclear Engineering (11)
• Technology - General (108)

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