IK Ingeniería Helping companies design greener products

IK Ingeniería is an environmental consulting firm specialized in

ecodesign, sustainable building and environmental technical

training. Our work is based on environmental innovation since

2004. Since then, we have provided with support and advice

to more than one hundred companies (from SME to large

companies and public administration), helping them to

improve their products and services throught innovation,

making them environmentally-friendly.

As a result, over these years we have contributed to a

reduction of the environmental impacts resulting from the

activity of our customers. Many products have been

improved and are now more respectful with our environment.

Also, the application of ecodesign gives companies the key

to save resources, gain differentiation, add value to the

product and improve their market competitiveness. These are

some of the advantages about being an ecoefficient

company. Do you want to know more about how to

ecoinnovate in your business?

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The value of ecoinnovation for a company

Ecoinnovate means

to integrate the

environment in the

company through

innovation

How to do it? The key concept is Ecodesign. Ecodesign is the main tool to take the

road towards ecoinnovation. A scientific methodology to detect those phases in which the

product/service gets a significant impact on the environment (to consider: end of product’s life, when

becoming a waste, along the production stage if high energy consumption is required, if there are

polluting components when selecting materials, and so on).

Ecodesign analyses all product development stages and indicates where it is necessary to make

improvements, in order to create more environmentally responsible product with the cost savings

associated. It is estimated that over 80% of all product-related environmental impacts are determined

during the design phase. Integrating environment variables from the beginning, in the design stage, is the

most effective way to make improvements that consider the whole life cycle of the product.

Our services in Ecoinnovation

IK Ingeniería provides customers with Environmental Innovation Solutions, according to their needs.

From short-term or specific actions on the development or the redesign of a product, to

deeper innovation actions such as implementing Ecodesign International Management System

Standard ISO 14006 (previously named UNE 150301) to integrate this methodology in each process of the

organization.

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Global Solutions

Ecodesign strategic viability study

If this is the first environmental innovation

experience in your company of a product or

service, IK Ingeniería provides you strategic

advice about the possibilities of ecodesign in your

organization. This “strategic viability analysis”

allows you to identify those products/services

eligible for applying ecodesign methodology,

and other recommendations about

ecoinnovation and key actions that could be

carried out by the company.

Phases of “Ecodesign strategic viability study”

Ecodesign management in the organization: ISO 14006

As a strategic bet, more than 150 companies in Spain have already committed

to environmental innovation through Ecodesign. For this reason, they have

implemented Ecodesign Management System ISO 14006, ensuring this

methodology as the regular and usual way of working in every proyect, and

thus making possible to place on the market environmentally friendly

products for a sustainable living. This system also ensures compliance

with legislation. Ecodesign Management System permits to identify

and analyze the environmental aspects of the product throughout its whole life

cycle to incorporate environmental improvement measures in all projects. The

system is integrated with any other existing management system in your

company (ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and so on).

ISO14006:2011

AENOR

IK Ingeniería offers support in the implementation of Ecodesign Management System ISO 14006. We have

worked with a result of a successful implementation in the following companies:

AKABA, EREDU, GEROMOBEL, IKERTIA TECHNOLOGY CENTER, Ingenor, LASTER DISSMOFI 2000, Oneka

Architecture and SORALUCE.

Strategic analysis

Review of the existing

legislation

Anlysis of appplicable certification systems

(Ecolabels, Environmental

Product Declaration...)

Motivations and specific interest of

the customer

Analysis of different actions on

environmental innovation

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Our Experience

FURNITURE INDUSTRY

AKABA, one of Spain's leading

manufacturers of furniture for offices and public areas,

decided to follow the path of environmental product

innovation by integrating its quality management

system according to the EFQM model, with the

Ecodesign Management System (ISO 14006). This new

system allows the company ensuring the ecodesign

methodology as the usual form of work. IK Ingeniería

has provided AKABA advice to achieve this goal

successfully.

Company improvements:

The Ecodesign methodology was tested

in AKABA for the first time in the office

chair, model MUGA. The obtained

environmental benefits were as follows:

Selection of materials with low

environmental impact: Replacement of

some materials in the chair, plastic parts

were changed for recycled cardboard

elements improving the recyclability of

the product; wood from the back of

the chair was changed for recycled

plastic, less harmful and with better

recyclability, and finally, a reduction of

the seat foam thick.

Homogenization of references for

standard pieces within the company: It

reduces both the number of

manufacturing processes, and also the

quantity of consumables and energy

required, which results in simplifying the

repair process of the product.

MACHINE TOOL INDUSTRY

SORALUCE is one of the global

leaders in the design and manufacture of advanced

technology and high performance Milling Machines,

Milling-Boring Machines and Machining Centres. In

2010, it was the first company in the sector of machine-

tools to implement the Ecodesign Management System

ISO 14006. Since then, the company incorporates the

environmental dimension in all its designs.

Company improvements:

The working system was implanted

successfully in the company, and first

applied in the development of a milling

machine (Model TR) obtaining a 16%

reduction of its global environmental

impact. This improvement was a

consequence of:

Reconfigurating the structure of the

machine, obtaining a 7% reduction of

total weight

Reducing electricity consumption by

16% during the phase of utilization

Reducing oil consumption by a 21%,

during its phase of utilization

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Technical consultancy service: an Ecodesign Deparment in your company

Do you want to implement sustainable design actions in your projects, but your company has no time or

no specialized human resources? Most of small businesses can’t afford to employ their own team of

Ecodesign and environmental Innovation professionals in-house. However, it is important to stay updated

on the new European Directives about sustainable product design and to work constantly on product

innovation, in order to be in a more-competitive position in the green markets where nowadays

companies can find new opportunities.

For this reason, IK Ingeniería offers the knowledge and experience of its professional team to help you. As

your external Environmental Innovation and Ecodesign Department, we can provide you with

reliable advice when you need it. We are a team both in which you can trust and which will provide you

tools, ideas and solutions. You can either choose to take us on with a monthly retainer fee, or call us in

when you need us for specific projects. Either way, we will be in contact with you throughout each

project and after completion, ensuring you have all the support needed.

Currently, we are supporting Ihobe (Environmental Management Public Agency of Basque Government)

as its external Ecoinnovation Department. Moreover, we are working for HABIC- Basque Country Habitat

and Contract Cluster - which gathers the most important companies in this sector with 87 members-. In

both cases, we offer our expertise in environmental innovation to solve environmental concerns or give

expert advice in the course of the projects. These are some of the services and tools we offer to

our clients:

Methodology and tools for Environmental Innovation

In coordination with other agencies and companies (Simpple,

Neiker Tecnalia, HAZI, Mendinet), we are participating in the

development of environmental software tools that facilitate

companies, especially SMEs, to implement eco-

innovation activities. Some recent projects in this sense

are: “LiMaS Project”, a tool for the environmental

improvement of electrical and electronic products

(www.limas-eup.eu), “More Wine, Less CO2”, a Carbon

Footprint Calculator for the wine industry (www.masvino-

co2.com) or “AgroLCAmanager”, a software program to

improve the sustainability of food industry

companies (www.agrolcamanager.com).

“More Wine, Less CO2” Proyect

Carbon Footprint Calculator

Environmental technical Guidelines

The deep knowledge in environmental innovation, ecodesign

and sustainable building has allowed our professional team

to participate in the development of several technical

publications and ecodesign guides, in collaboration with other

companies. There are some of the most recent

publications, we could mention: Life Cycle

Assessment and Carbon Footprint Guide, Ecodesign guidelines

for furniture and street furniture , Product Environmental

Labeling Guideline, Green Building Guideline for administrative

and office buildings, also a review of Sustainable Building

Guide for Housing Rehabilitation, in collaboration with both,

Housing Department and Department of Environment and

Regional Planning of the Basque Government.

“Ecodesign Guidelines for street furniture” and

“Product Environmental Labeling Guideline”

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Green business awards

External recognition is very important to our customers as a

valuable opportunity to have environmental success of their

business widely recognized. Also it is a contribution for a

good corporate image, which plays an increasingly important

role in consumer’s choice. Aware of this, IK Ingeniería detects

all those award opportunities, depending on each company

characteristics. Furthermore, our team is willing to prepare both

your application and develop all technical

documentation required and any other related issues for a

successful candidature. In addition, we can assist you to

prepare informational material about the product or project in

order to communicate their environmental advantages. For

example, we prepare the draft of Environmental Excellence

Study Cases of numerous Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)

for Ihobe, the Basque Government Environmental

Management Agency.

European Business Awards for the Environment

2011/2012 -Basque Country section

Access to finance

For this aim, our team searches for all the

available ways to finance your project, and detects those

which best fit within every type of company or project. There is

now a variety of emerging funding opportunities, as

government grants, related to ecoinnovation, energy

efficiency, sustainability and environment protection, that can

help your company to implement eco-

innovative activities. IK Ingeniería helps you to find them and

put them at the touch of a button.

In many cases, financing is crucial for SMEs to

implement ecoinnovation

Conference and event management

Events are a great way to do public relations and

seize the opportunity to boost sales and grow customer

base. In the case of SMEs, it is also useful for promoting

new products or services. For public administration, this is a

convenient way to approach to their audience

(suppliers, customers, employees, society) and improve

relations.

IK Ingeniería has experience, not only in small event

management, but also in large international conferences with

an audience of over 350 assistants.

We help companies and public agencies to coordinate the

technical organization by making the speakers (national /

international) selection, preparing the content of

the presentations, boosting forums, detecting potential

audience and managing invitations, doing PR support or

analysis the results.

"Bilbao Ecodesign Meeting 2011". IK Ingeniería

was the technical assistance and scientific

support for Ihobe in this international

congress. Since 2006, we have participated

in all ecodesign meetings celebrated in Bilbao:

IVEcoinnovative Companies Meeting :

Environmental &Building Product

Innovation(2010)

III Congress on Environmental Product

&Building Innovation (2008)

II Forum on Environmental

Product Innovation (2007)

I Basque Ecodesign Congress. Improving

product environmental aspects (2006)

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Ecoinnovation in-company training

IK Ingeniería currently offers tailored in-company training

programmes. Our team customizes training sessions according

to the client's needs and its requirements, and also according

to target audience, technical and functional requirements,

class duration, and subject matter. We cover from long-term

courses, to intensive workshops. The topics vary depending

on the client or project but some of the most common in which

IK is specialized are:

Environmental Product Legislation

Environmental labels for products (eco-labeling)

Ecodesign (methodology, steps for implementation)

ISO 14006 (UNE 150301) for Ecodesign Management

Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)

Carbon Footprint

Identification of Environmental Aspects

Ecodesign software and tools

Seminar on Carbon Footprint for winery and

viticulture technicians

Environmental innovation projects: Ecodesign

Classroom 2010-2011 Promotion Memory

Ecodesign Classroom 2011-2012 Promotion

Engineering School of Bilbao

(University of the Basque Country - UPV/EHU)

Official Master's Degrees and Ecodesign Classroom

IK Ingeniería offer university education in the following Master

Degrees, postgraduate programs and specialized university

classrooms:

Ecodesign Classroom, Engineering School of Bilbao

(University of the Basque Country - UPV/EHU). Since

2004, IK Ingeniería coordinates the Ecodesign

Classroom and offers qualify teachers in this subject.

Among the offered modules, you will find Eco-labeling,

Life Cycle Analysis of products, Software tools,

Environmental management in the company and

environmental innovation and sustainable building.

Machine Tool Classroom, Engineering School of Bilbao

(University of the Basque Country - UPV/EHU)

Master in Construction Engineering, Engineering

School of Bilbao (University of the Basque Country -

UPV/EHU)

Postgraduate course in "Sustainable Planning, Building

and Rehabilitation", School of Engineering at the

University of Deusto in Bilbao

Master in Building Thermal Engineering, Engineering

School of Bilbao (University of the Basque Country -

UPV/EHU)

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Ecolabelling: Green Products Certification System

Specific Solutions

Improve the environmental profile of your products

Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)

The Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) has been used increasingly by industry to help reduce the overall

environmental burdens across the whole life cycle of goods and services. LCA is a scientific technique to

assess environmental impacts associated with all the stages of a product's life from-cradle-to-grave (i.e.,

from raw material extraction through materials processing, manufacture, distribution, use, repair and

maintenance, and disposal or recycling). LCA’s can help avoid a narrow outlook on environmental

concerns by: compiling an inventory of relevant energy and material inputs and environmental releases;

evaluating the potential impacts associated with identified inputs and releases; interpreting the results to

help you make a more informed decision.

To perform this analysis IK Ingeniería has the knowledge of

the most effective specific software tools in the market.

Depending on customer’s needs (more or less complex)

of the action), you can perform different types of

product environmental analysis:

Basic: Environmental Screening

Premium: Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)

The LCA process is developed following the standards set by international ISO 14040 and ISO 14044

An LCA of your product detects if it complies with European Ecodesign Directive, and it is a first and

essential step before the implementation of the Ecodesign Management System ISO 14006.

European countries with own national models

of ecolabeling

IK Ingeniería can provide you all the information about

ecolabelling and the ecolabels which could be applied to

your product, by studying your market and helping you make

the better possible choice.

The term “green procurement” means the integration of

the environmental considerations into the decision process

when consumer wants to make an adquisition of a

product/service. Ecolabels are a distinctives that ensure the

communication of environmental truthful information. This

makes consumers easier to recognize

products that comply with rigorous environmental

specifications.

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Our Experience

Currently, there are a variety of ecolabels by which a company can certify a product. IK Ingeniería offers:

Advice on the selection of most appropriate environmental certification by studying product,

sector and market

Preparation and verification of Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs). IK Ingeniería has one

of the five verifiers - approved by the Environdect - that exist in Spain for the certification of these

type of ecolabels (III)

Creation and preparation of all technical documentation

HIGH-TECH ECOCHAINS

Vicinay Cadenas, a basque company dedicated to

design, manufacturing and supply of high technology

chains and high-tech accessories for the naval sector

and the oil and gas offshore industry, was the first

company in the mooring sector to verify

an Environmental Product Declaration (EPD). Prior to

registering the EPD, the company worked out a

baseline for its environmental impact. Nowadays,

Vicinay Cadenas has registered, through

the swedish agency Envirodec, its full range of chains

and three of their shackle products.

IK Ingeniería has worked together with Vicinay

Cadenas for obtaining these ecolabels, preparing the

environmental analysis of the process, conducting the

Life Cycle Assessments (LCAs), advising on the

certification process of the Environmental Product

Declaration (EPD) and drafting all required documents.

Naval and oil sector

FIRST ECODESIGNED TRAM

CAF (Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles), a

private company listed on the stock exchange that

specializes in the design, manufacture, maintenance

and supply of rolling stock for the rail industry, is always

searching more efficient and environmentally friendly

means of transport. Now CAF has certified the

first Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) of a tram.

Manufactured at its plant in Zaragoza, the tram Urbo 3

features an innovative system of catenary-free

operation, meeting the highest environmental

standards. The Environmental Product

Declaration (EPD) of CAF Urbos3 tram certifies its

environmental performance. IK Engineering has worked

closely with the company in the process for obtaining

this ecolabel.

Rail industry

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Environmental Sustainability Professionals

We are a team of highly experienced professionals in engineering, architecture and

communication, specialized in ecodesign, sustainable building and sustainability. A qualified

multidisciplinary team, young and dynamic, focused on continuous improvement and provide best

quality of service to our customers. A team who is constantly retraining and learning.

The promoters and founders of IK Engineering, Rubén Carnerero y Francisco Campo, are Industrial

Engineers from the Technical High School of Engineering of Bilbao (University of the Basque Country -

UPV/EHU). During their last academic year in 2002, both were specializing in the Ecodesign Classroom of

the university. A training initiative that at the beginning of the 2000s was pioneer in Spain, and still today is

a reference in the field of public university formation in ecodesign and environmental product innovation

areas.

Network

More knowledge, more value for customer In IK Ingeniería we like to develop projects in collaboration with other organizations. For this reason, we

have some strategic partners with whom we usually complete our expertise and create more value to

find the best solution for our customer.

Stategic partners

Simpple

IK Ingeniería strategic partner. Expert in developing

innovative solutions with high technological value.

Our team and values

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ENVIRONDEC (International EPD System)

IK Ingeniería is Environdec’s associated member.

Environdec is the best known International Certification

Body of Environmental Product Declarations, and we are

one of the 27 associated organizations worldwide.

Other associations

HABIC Cluster - Basque Habitat & Contract Cluster

More than 80 SMEs in the contract and furniture sector are

associated. IK Engineering takes part into this group to

promote ecoinnovation and sustainability as a weapon of

competitiveness among companies.

AJEBASK

Federation of Associations of Young Entrepreneurs in the

Basque Country

INNOBK

Forum for Innovative Companies in Barakaldo (Bizkaia)

Committed to continuous improvement

The company's commitment to continuous improvement and our concern about the environmental

issues has been the impulses to implement a Management Quality System and Environmental

Management System, both certified by AENOR according to UNE-9001:2000 and UNE - 14001:2004,

respectively.

As an organization involved in environmental sustainability, we participate in the Ecoefficiency

Programme for Basque Companies 2010-2014, promoted by the Environmental Department of the

Basque Government, through which about 500 companies have acquired their environmental

commitments. In our case, we have taken various eco-challenges, putting stress on the promotion of

green purchasing and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) that derivate from businesses

activities.

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IK Ingeniería

+ 34 - 94.418.17.46

www.ik-ingenieria.com

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