Abstract
Sustainable design is typically defined in terms of
environmental, social and economic sustainability during
the whole life cycle of the product. Sustainable design
practices depend on increasing consumer awareness of
environmental issues, new regulation and the scarcity of
materials and other resources. Not only design guidelines
for products, but also design guidelines to materials
used in products are an effective way to influence
resource efficiency and product sustainability. Creating
design rules for products is often a complex
multi-optimization task with material selection,
manufacturing optimization, cost, functionality,
availability and sustainability aspects as variables.
Using multi-scale modelling aided optimization, the total
product energy consumption can be minimized. Going beyond
material selection from the conventional materials,
design of materials and material processing are another
way to influence on the product embodied energy and
material efficiency. In our study we compare different
material processing methods in order to increase product
sustainability specifically in terms of energy
efficiency. Design choices and energy consumption are
discussed through case examples. Use of secondary raw
materials and alternative material processing methods are
suitable also in small scale production. They can
decrease material processing related energy consumption
considerably, and in the future non-energy material
processing is theoretically possible.
Original language | English |
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Publication status | Published - 2014 |
Event | 19th International Conference on Sustainable Innovation 2014: Cities and Regions as Catalysts for Smart and Sustainable Innovation - Copenhagen, Denmark Duration: 3 Nov 2014 → 4 Nov 2014 |
Conference
Conference | 19th International Conference on Sustainable Innovation 2014 |
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Country/Territory | Denmark |
City | Copenhagen |
Period | 3/11/14 → 4/11/14 |
Keywords
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