Green Manufacturing: A Key to Innovation Economy

Sahajwalla, Veena; Pahlevani, Farshid; Maroufi, Samane; Rajarao, Ravindra

doi:10.1007/s40831-016-0087-z

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“…For example, compared to extracting metals from natural ore, recycling metals can save a lot of energy. Specifically, aluminum is saved by 95%, copper is saved by 85%, steel is saved by 60%, zinc is saved by 75%, and nickel is saved by 90% [22]. Green service also known as eco-efficient service is a popular topic in discussions on sustainability and eco-efficiency.…”

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Assessing Transformation Practices in China under Energy and Environmental Policy Goals: A Green Design Perspective

Zou

2023

Sustainability

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To achieve energy and environmental policy goals, profound social changes have taken place in the Chinese society. Existing relevant research on energy assessment tends to focus on their respective fields, and policy-level support often requires an assessment of predictable effects based on the overall perspective. In response to this problem, this paper carries out an interdisciplinary study. We chose green design as a new perspective to assess this process. Green design has made important contributions to the sustainable development in the fields of building, construction, and urban planning, which deeply affect the energy consumption in the world. By combing through the development concepts and models of green design in various fields, a comprehensive index—green design index (hereafter referred as to GDI)—is first introduced. Further, a multi-level big data structure of GDI has been built and the development of green design in regions of China based on long-term series is quantitatively assessed. The results of this study show that green design in regions of China has been greatly improved during the inspection period, but there are huge regional differences. The required policies and implementation routes also need to be adapted to local conditions. This paper first introduces a credible quantitative analysis framework of green design, and a corresponding research foundation for energy transition research based on green design.

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

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Assessing Transformation Practices in China under Energy and Environmental Policy Goals: A Green Design Perspective

Zou

2023

Sustainability

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“…Techniques such as gamma activation analysis have shown promising results for analyzing both valuable and hazardous materials present in bulk heterogeneous samples in few minutes with excellent sensitivity for elements (gold, silver, copper, tin, bromine, lead, etc.) important from monetary and environmental perspectives [101].…”

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E-Wastes: Bridging the Knowledge Gaps in Global Production Budgets, Composition, Recycling and Sustainability Implications

Ghimire

Ariya

2020

Sustainable Chemistry

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Rapid urbanization, advancements in science and technology, and the increase in tech-savviness of consumers have led to an exponential production of a variety of electronic equipment. The global annual growth rate of e-waste volume exceeds the growth rate of the human population. Electronic waste has now become a point of concern globally (53.6 million metric tons, 2019). However, merely 17.4% of all global e-waste is properly collected and recycled. China is the largest contributor to the global production of e-waste (~19%), the second being the United States. Indeed, only 14 countries generated over 65% of global e-waste production in 2019. E-wastes contain a wide range of organic, and inorganic compounds including various metals. Emerging contaminants like plastics are amongst the fastest growing constituents of electronic waste. The current challenges include the lack of reliable data, inadequate identification and quantification of new emerging materials, limited effectiveness of current recycling technologies, need for cutting-edge detection and recycling technologies, and the lack of e-waste management policies and international collaboration. In this review, we strive to integrate the existing data on production rates at different spatial scales, composition, as well as health, economical, and environmental challenges, existing recycling technologies; explore tangible solutions; and encourage further sustainable technology and regulatory policies.

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“…However, the current human consumption of natural resources is much faster than the existing regeneration rate of the earth [2], particularly in the building industry, where buildings already accommodate the highest percentage of material resources in our history [3,4], and where traditional building design models cause significant pollution and waste [5]. Green design emphasises the environmental attributes of buildings across their entire life cycle [6]. This ensures efficient utilisation of energy and material resources, reduces the impact on the environment [7], and is in line with the theme of sustainability and the urgent need for environmental protection in today's world [8,9].…”

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Triangular Fuzzy QFD–MCDM Combination Approach for Green Building Design Scheme Evaluation

Zhou,

Tian,

Zhang

et al. 2024

Buildings

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The integration of green design into building construction is a necessary process in today’s world to address environmental issues and achieve sustainable development. However, when evaluating green building design schemes, various factors are intertwined with a high degree of complexity and uncertainty. To realise rational decision-making about green building design schemes, this paper first adopts the mixed techniques of triangular fuzzy numbers, quality function deployment, and Best‒Worst Method. It aims to analyse the complex factor relationship between customer needs and green building design technical features and to solve the optimal green building design index weight allocation. Next, a hybrid fuzzy multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) method integrating triangular fuzzy numbers, the Technique for Order of Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS) method, and Grey Correlation (GC) are proposed to evaluate green building design scheme performance. Finally, an example of a green design project for a hotel building is selected for application validation and analysis in comparison with the existing Complex Proportional Assessment, VlseKriterijuska Optimizacija I Komoromisno Resenje, and DEMATEL-ANP methods. These analyses demonstrate the stability and validity of the results, as well as the rationality and practicability of the proposed triangular fuzzy QFD–MCDM method. This research is a guide to the problem of evaluating green building design schemes.

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Green Manufacturing: A Key to Innovation Economy

Cited by 11 publications

References 4 publications

Assessing Transformation Practices in China under Energy and Environmental Policy Goals: A Green Design Perspective

Assessing Transformation Practices in China under Energy and Environmental Policy Goals: A Green Design Perspective

E-Wastes: Bridging the Knowledge Gaps in Global Production Budgets, Composition, Recycling and Sustainability Implications

Triangular Fuzzy QFD–MCDM Combination Approach for Green Building Design Scheme Evaluation

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