For courses in Environmental Engineering, Industrial Ecology, and Introduction to Design in Civil, Mechanical, and Industrial Engineering Departments. From the author of a best-selling industrial ecology text, this book examines the question of what makes one design environmentally preferable to another. Graedel discusses data and analyzes the streamlined life-cycle assessment process in the context of the goals of a particular process or product.
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Author:
Thomas E. Graedel
Paperback:
310 pages
Publisher:
Prentice Hall
Publication Date:
June 20, 1998
Language:
English
ISBN:
0136074251
Package Length:
9.2 inches
Package Width:
7.05 inches
Package Height:
0.65 inches
Package Weight:
0.93 pounds
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STREAMLINED LIFE-cycle assessment Jun 22, 2000
By EFRAIN SALAZAR MR. GRAEDEL PROVIDES A NEW AND FRESH INSIGHT IN THE CONCEPT OF LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENTS FOR PRODUCTS. HE PRESENTS TOOLS THAT CAN BE USED TO IDENTIFY ISSUES IN THE DESIGN STAGE OF A PRODUCT THAT AFFECT THE ENVIRONMENT AND ALSO HOW TO ESTABLISH PRIORITIES AMONG THESE ISSUES. THE USE OF A SIMLIFIED MATRIX SHOWING RAW MATERIALS AND PROCESS STAGES VERSUS SIGNIFICANT ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES PROVIDES A FRAMEWORK THAT CAN EASLY USED TO IDENTIFY IMPROVEMENTS. IT ALSO PROVIDE PRACTICAL EXAMPLES OF REAL INDUSTRIAL CASES AND EXAMPLES OF THE QUESTIONS AND CHECK-LISTS REQUIRED TO PERFORM THESE CRADLE TO GRAVE ANALYSIS.
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