Is expensive more environment friendly? Comparative LCA of three home appliances

M. Mobeen Shaukat; Hammad Masood; Neҫar Merah; Fadi Al-Badour

doi:10.1115/DETC2021-71249

Is expensive more environment friendly? Comparative LCA of three home appliances

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Abstract

Due to rise in income and living standards in the developing world, there is a substantial growth in the use of home appliances. This growth is responsible for several environmental issues. Hence, there is a growing demand for energy efficient, environment friendly, and sustainable appliances. This study compares the environmental impacts of three home appliances using Life Cycle Assessment (LCA). Three irons of same power rating but with different prices (low, medium, and high) were selected for this study. First, energy consumption of these irons was measured and then they were disassembled to generate a detailed list of components, materials, and processes used to manufacture them. Next, LCA was conducted using SimaPro to compare the environmental impacts of these irons. Life cycle stages including material extraction, component manufacturing, assembly, distribution, and use were considered in LCA. Both ReCiPe mid-point and end-point environmental impacts were calculated. The results of this study showed that high-price iron was more environment friendly than the low-price iron.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	26th Design for Manufacturing and the Life Cycle Conference (DFMLC)
Publisher	American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
ISBN (Electronic)	9780791885413
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2021-71249
State	Published - 2021

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Name	Proceedings of the ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference
Volume	5

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Copyright © 2021 by ASME.

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production

Keywords

Life cycle analysis and design
Manufacturing
Product design

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Mechanical Engineering
Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design
Computer Science Applications
Modeling and Simulation

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Mobeen Shaukat, M., Masood, H., Merah, N., & Al-Badour, F. (2021). Is expensive more environment friendly? Comparative LCA of three home appliances. In 26th Design for Manufacturing and the Life Cycle Conference (DFMLC) Article V005T05A023 (Proceedings of the ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference; Vol. 5). American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2021-71249

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Is expensive more environment friendly? Comparative LCA of three home appliances. / Mobeen Shaukat, M.; Masood, Hammad; Merah, Neҫar et al.
26th Design for Manufacturing and the Life Cycle Conference (DFMLC). American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021. V005T05A023 (Proceedings of the ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference; Vol. 5).

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