Assessment of the environmental impact of lighting product

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This chapter explains how to assess the environmental impact of lighting products by applying Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) methodology, and how the LCA results can be used to inform eco-design recommendations to reduce the environmental impact of lighting products. This is illustrated using a real-life example, where the environmental impact of a lighting product manufactured by a lighting manufacturer is assessed with Simapro (LCA-based software). After the illustration, the limitations of LCA are discussed.

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Authors/Creators:	Casamayor Alarco, J. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8497-2947 Su, D.
Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information:	© Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020.
Keywords:	Lighting Luminaire Environmental impact; Life cycle assessment; Life Cycle Impact Assessment; Sustainable Product Design; Eco-design
Dates:	Published: 13 May 2020
Institution:	The University of Sheffield
Academic Units:	The University of Sheffield > Advanced Manufacturing Institute (Sheffield)
Depositing User:	Symplectic Sheffield
Date Deposited:	28 Jul 2020 09:29
Last Modified:	28 Jul 2020 09:29
Status:	Published
Publisher:	Springer Nature
Refereed:	Yes
Identification Number:	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-39149-2_13

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