Casamayor, J.L. and Su, D. (2013) Integration of eco-design tools into the development of eco-lighting products. Journal of Cleaner Production, 47. pp. 32-42. ISSN 0959-6526
Abstract
Lighting products are widely used nowadays; however, their environmental impact is considerable and should be reduced. In order to contribute to the reduction, a novel eco-lighting product has been developed. The product has a number of eco-features, such as using LED as its lighting source and recycled polyethylene terephthalate (PET) material for its casing. Different eco-design tools were integrated into the design process, to significantly reduce the product's environmental impact. In this paper, the eco-design tools are introduced first, including databases, prescriptive tools, and analytical tools; then a detailed presentation is given to show how the tools were integrated in the product design specification, conceptual design, detail design and evaluation. A prototype of the product has been tested and compared with an existing LED lighting product of the same category, which was designed not following an eco-design method. The test and comparison results show that the new eco-lighting product performs the required functions with less environmental impact than the existing lighting product.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2013 Elsevier Ltd. |
Keywords: | Eco-design; Lighting products; Environmental assessment tools; Design methods |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Advanced Manufacturing Institute (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 21 Jul 2020 11:08 |
Last Modified: | 21 Jul 2020 11:08 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.jclepro.2013.02.011 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:163492 |