Materials selection for sustainable product design: a case study of wood based furniture eco-design

Published Date
April 2004, Vol.25(2):111–116, doi:10.1016/j.matdes.2003.09.018

Author 

Marı́a D. Bovea ^,

Rosario Vidal

Department of Technology, Universitat Jaume I, Av. Sos Baynat, s/n, E-12071 Castellón, Spain

Received 9 June 2003. Accepted 25 September 2003. Available online 30 October 2003. 

Abstract

This article presents an analysis of the environmental impact of the materials and processes typically used in the wood based furniture manufacturing sector. Life cycle assessment methodology was applied to different kinds of wood based boards, surface and edge coverings, and their respective manufacturing processes. For each of these, a life cycle inventory was completed and the environmental impact generated was analysed by applying the Eco-Indicator’99 method.

Keywords

Environmental performance (E)

Selection for material properties (H)

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