Title :
Life-cycle improvements analysis: procedure development and demonstration
Author :
Vigon, Bruce W. ; Curran, Mary Ann
Author_Institution :
Battelle, Columbus, OH, USA
Abstract :
The use of life-cycle assessment (LCA) methods for identifying, evaluating, and selecting among alternative opportunities for improving the energy, resource, and environmental release profile of a product or process is in its infancy. Methods development and demonstration efforts are being supported by the US Environmental Protection Agency. The authors discuss some of these efforts in the context of linkages with other related product design and development tools
Keywords :
concurrent engineering; design engineering; environmental engineering; US Environmental Protection Agency; environmental release profile; life cycle assessment methods; product design; product development tools; Couplings; Independent component analysis; Laboratories; Performance analysis; Power engineering and energy; Product design; Protection; Raw materials; Recycling; Risk management;
Conference_Titel :
Electronics and the Environment, 1993., Proceedings of the 1993 IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Arlington, VA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0829-8
DOI :
10.1109/ISEE.1993.302819
