Life cycle assessment and life cycle costing of an innovative component for refrigeration units

Assessing the environmental performance of optimized commercial refrigerators with alternative refrigerants and remote monitoring system: A cradle-to-grave life cycle assessment

“…A simplification of the components was done by grouping similar materials into larger groups, such as cardboard, plastics, steel, wood, electronic components, and others. This approach follows the strategy adopted by Gasia et al, 2021 [ 34 ].…”

“…LCA methodology, a widely accepted approach in sustainability analysis, to comprehensively evaluate the environmental impact of refrigeration systems throughout their life cycle [ 7 , 28 , 34 ]. By applying LCA, the research aims to assess the environmental consequences of refrigerator usage, providing valuable insights into its overall environmental performance and identifying opportunities for sustainability improvement.…”

A Review of Conventional versus Additive Manufacturing for Metals: Life-Cycle Environmental and Economic Analysis

“…Life cycle costing is a comprehensive decision-making tool that is used to evaluate the total costs generated by a product or a service over its lifetime [76]. The LCC in this study shares the same system boundary as the LCA (cradle to gate).…”

Management of disposable surgical masks for tackling pandemic-generated pollution: Thermo-acoustic investigations and life cycle assessment of novel recycled building panels

“…In addition to this, some industrial processes also release waste or by-products that pollute the environment but, with the appropriate treatments, can be turned into a new resource ( Sam et al., 2021 ; Maghool et al., 2017 ; Garrido et al., 2021 ). In this area, the reuse and recycling of system components ( Thomassen et al., 2022 ; Gasia et al., 2021 ) and materials ( Barros et al., 2017 ; Fabiani et al., 2020 ; Bianchi et al., 2021 ; Asdrubali et al., 2016 ) is one of the main concepts for green and sustainable construction. As a matter of fact, there are several studies that analyze the energy required for the construction of buildings and the one required during the life cycle of the structures ( Buchanan and Honey, 1994 ), also evaluating alternative solutions for reducing the overall embodied energy of a product as well as reducing the associated greenhouse emissions ( Cole, 1998 ; Ghosh et al., 2021 ).…”