A new comprehensive methodology for the evaluation of product sustainability at the design and development stage of consumer electronic products. (23rd March 2009)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: De Silva, Niranjali; Jawahir, I.S.; Dillon Jr., Oscar; Russell, Matthew
• Is Part Of: International journal of sustainable manufacturing. Volume 1 Number 3(2009)
• Page Start: 251
• Page End: 264
• Publication Date: 2009-03-23
• Subjects: electronic products -- product sustainability -- product life cycle -- environment -- society -- consumer electronics -- sustainable manufacturing -- product design -- product development -- quantifiable sustainability -- sustainability scoring; Sustainable design -- Periodicals; Design, Industrial -- Environmental aspects -- Periodicals; Sustainable engineering -- Periodicals; 745.2
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1742-7223

Abstract

This paper presents quantifiable sustainability elements in manufactured consumer electronic products. A 'Sustainability Scoring' method is introduced at the design stage. A new product can be evaluated using this method for its integral elemental and the overall sustainability contents impacting the product when it reaches the end-of-life by considering the entire life-cycle, including the effective residual use of recovered materials in the subsequent life-cycles of the same or different products. This procedure can also be used by design engineers for comparison with a similar product, such as a prior or a subsequent model, or one from a competitor.