Development of a green scorecard to identify research projects for eco-efficient print engines

2009 IEEE International Symposium on Sustainable Systems and Technology, ISSST '09 in Cooperation with 2009 IEEE International Symposium on Technology and Society, ISTAS

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages

  Ebner, Fritz ^a   Chang, Shu ^b   Knapp, John ^b   Deyoung, Victoria ^c   Latko, Wendi ^c  

^a XEROX CORPORATION   (United States)

^b Xerox in the Xerox Innovation Group in Webster   (United States)

^c Xerox in the Environmental Health and Safety Group in Webster   (United States)

Author keywords

Digital printing; Eco efficiency; Scorecard; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

DESIGN TOOL; DIGITAL PRINTING INDUSTRY; ECO-EFFICIENCY; INPUT DATAS; LIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENTS; PRINT ENGINES;

DIGITAL PRINTING; PRINTING PRESSES; RESEARCH; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGY;

LIFE CYCLE;

EID: 77950976168     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ISSST.2009.5156693     Document Type: Conference Paper

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