CAD-integrated LCA tools are developed in order to support SLCA (Simplified Life Cycle Assessment) method and they could be used as eco-design tools in the design phase. Nevertheless they are still a long way from being accurate and properly usable. The present work aims at demonstrating this assumption in concrete terms by focusing the attention on the mechanical field. A comparison analysis between CAD-integrated LCA tools and dedicated LCA tools has been proposed in order to determine the main causes of error and to propose guidelines for improvement. An approach based on these guidelines is presented and preliminarily evaluated.
CAD-integrated LCA tool: Comparison with dedicated LCA software and guidelines for the improvement / Morbidoni, Alessandro; Favi, Claudio; Germani, Michele. - STAMPA. - (2011), pp. 569-574. (Intervento presentato al convegno 18th CIRP International Conference on Life Cycle Engineering: Glocalized Solutions for Sustainability in Manufacturing tenutosi a Braunschweig, deu nel 2011) [10.1007/978-3-642-19692-8-99].
CAD-integrated LCA tool: Comparison with dedicated LCA software and guidelines for the improvement
FAVI, Claudio;
2011-01-01
Abstract
CAD-integrated LCA tools are developed in order to support SLCA (Simplified Life Cycle Assessment) method and they could be used as eco-design tools in the design phase. Nevertheless they are still a long way from being accurate and properly usable. The present work aims at demonstrating this assumption in concrete terms by focusing the attention on the mechanical field. A comparison analysis between CAD-integrated LCA tools and dedicated LCA tools has been proposed in order to determine the main causes of error and to propose guidelines for improvement. An approach based on these guidelines is presented and preliminarily evaluated.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
