Measuring Environmental Performance in the Early Phases of Product Design Using Life Cycle Assessment

Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is a worldwide-established tool for the evaluation of environmental sustainability. Although LCA-methods have been developed and improved, it is still difficult to interpret the results correctly. Just like the holistic consideration of the product system during the inven...

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Main Authors: Maruschke, J., Rosemann, B.
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Automobiles
Automotive engineering
Automotive materials
Communication industry
engine
Engines
environmental performance
ISO standards
LCA
Phase measurement
Product design
product life cycle
Production systems
raw material
Recycling
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Summary:Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is a worldwide-established tool for the evaluation of environmental sustainability. Although LCA-methods have been developed and improved, it is still difficult to interpret the results correctly. Just like the holistic consideration of the product system during the inventory analysis, results of the impact assessment have to be analysed from different points of view. Actual studies show that general assertions have to be scrutinized. To understand the correlations of a product's environmental performance every life cycle stage has to be submitted to a careful examination
DOI:10.1109/ECODIM.2005.1619214