Environmental assessment of the durability of energy-using products: Method and application

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 74, Issue , 2014, Pages 62-73

  Ardente, Fulvio ^a   Mathieux, Fabrice ^a  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Durability; Ecodesign; Energy using product (EuP); Life Cycle Assessment (LCA); Lifetime; Washing machine

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL LIFE; DURABILITY; ECODESIGN; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; WASHING; WASHING MACHINES;

ENERGY USING PRODUCTS; ENERGY-EFFICIENT PRODUCTS; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); LIFE CYCLE PERSPECTIVES; LIFETIME; STANDARDISED APPROACHES;

LIFE CYCLE;

EID: 84901592508     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.03.049     Document Type: Article

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