DocumentCode :
3302864
Title :
Quantitative environmental evaluation of Japanese electrical home appliances using eco-efficiency potential assessment method
Author :
Aizawa, Musuhito ; Asaoka, Ken ; Usami, Chikako ; Shimizutani, Takashi ; Yanagibashi, Yasuo ; Takahashi, Shinji ; Mano, Takahisa
fYear :
2003
fDate :
8-11 Dec. 2003
Firstpage :
741
Lastpage :
746
Abstract :
E2-PA (Eco-Efficiency Potential Assessment) quantitatively evaluates eco-efficiency by evaluating the environmental performance as the potential environmental impacts of the product. Proposed by Professor Katsuya Nagata of Waseda University. E2-PA was co-developed by Professor Nagata and Environmental Management for Sustainability, inc. (EMSI) at the Inverse Manufacturing Forum (sponsored by Manufacturing Science and Technology Center). E2-PA can be used to evaluate products, services and society. Material Intensity, Energy Intensity, Hazardous Material Intensity, Recovery Intensity, and Duration Intensity are the factors that are taken into account within the evaluation using E2-PA. In addition, computer software is currently under development, commissioned by Japan Small and Medium Enterprise Corporation. In this research, E2-PA was used to quantitatively evaluate the environmental-consciousness of plastic bottles and electrical home appliances. The reduction of environmental load was compared between the appliances and then their environmental-consciousness improvements were evaluated.
Keywords :
domestic appliances; electrical products; electrical products industry; environmental management; recycling; Environmental Management for Sustainability; Inverse Manufacturing Forum; Japan Small and Medium Enterprise Corporation; Japanese electrical home appliances; Manufacturing Science and Technology Center; computer software; duration intensity; eco-efficiency potential assessment; energy intensity; environmental consciousness; environmental performance; hazardous material intensity; plastic bottles; potential environmental impacts; quantitative environmental evaluation; recovery intensity; Environmental factors; Home appliances;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Environmentally Conscious Design and Inverse Manufacturing, 2003. EcoDesign '03. 2003 3rd International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Tokyo, Japan
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8590-x
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/ECODIM.2003.1322767
Filename :
1322767
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