Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)-based tools for the eco-design of wooden furniture

Bianco, Isabella; Thiébat, Francesca; Carbonaro, Corrado; Pagliolico, Simonetta Lucia; Blengini, Gian Andrea; Comino, Elena

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.129249

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“…All these materials have certain disadvantages and advantages. The production of furniture made of completely natural wood is inefficient from both ecological, economic and technological points of view, and its design requires an interdisciplinary approach capable of integrating environmental, economic and technical aspects related to various phases of the product life cycle [27][28][29].…”

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Ethnic Multifunctional Furniture: A Design Approach to the Use of Waste Plastic

Bazarbayeva¹,

Erkin²,

Sadykova³

et al. 2023

IJDNE

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Due to the high cost of housing, many people are forced to make maximum use of the available space and space in their flats. This can be achieved by purchasing multifunctional furniture. However, such furniture is often made from traditional materials and has an unattractive design. This study presents the development of the concept and artistic image of multifunctional eco furniture in the national style, designed for use in the home, meeting modern consumer demands. The work presents the results of a questionnaire survey, on the basis of which 3D models were developed, and a new composition of a durable material for the structural elements of multifunctional furniture is proposed. Manufactured a model of a transformable multifunctional complex in the Kazakh national ethnic style using a new durable eco-friendly material consisting of the shredded plastic waste, epoxy resin and hardener. The material's durability and environmental friendliness have been tested using modern physico-chemical and mechanical investigation methods.

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Ethnic Multifunctional Furniture: A Design Approach to the Use of Waste Plastic

Bazarbayeva¹,

Erkin²,

Sadykova³

et al. 2023

IJDNE

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“…The design considers environmental factors at all stages of the product development process, with the goal of producing goods that have the least amount of environmental impact possible throughout their life cycle. This includes, among other things, using renewable raw materials or fewer non-renewable resources, using wood resources that are planted and harvested sustainably (Armir et al, 2020), using non-hazardous materials for wood coverings and finishings (San et al, 2015), and reusing any waste generated along the product manufacturing and supply chain (Bianco et al, 2021). Others have demonstrated that eco-design has contributed to a 30% reduction in raw material use and a 49% reduction in waste generation (Aguilar et al, 2017).…”

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Designing Out Waste From the Production of a Learning Tower Through Material Flow Analysis

Lazim¹,

Zulkeflee²

2022

Proceeding of the World Conference on Waste Management

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Malaysia's furniture manufacturing industry is made up of small and medium enterprises (SMEs), which contribute significantly to the country's economy. One major issue that these SMEs face is sustainable manufacturing: lowering throughputs and increasing production efficiencies. The study aims to improve the efficiency of producing a learning tower; a furniture product by an SME called Industerior Design by implementing material flow analysis (MFA) to monitor production throughputs. The MFA was used to compare two different learning tower designs (Design A and B). The most sustainable design was determined based on the MFA. A cause-and-effect analysis was also carried out using the Ishikawa fishbone diagram to identify potential causes of production inefficiencies. Both designs were proven to have the same processes involved and the same waste stream generated; however, Design A produces four learning towers from a single wood plank with 15.5% waste generated, while Design B produces only two towers with 44.6% waste generated. Of the waste generated by both designs, 60% from Design B was recyclable, while for Design A only 25% was reusable. Inefficiencies can be caused by a lack of skilled workers, a lack of or infrequent maintenance of equipment, or the design of the product itself. When the amount of recyclable waste that can be used for other future projects was considered, it was determined that Design B was more sustainable in the long run. MFA is thus thought to be a simple but powerful tool that can be easily implemented by SMEs in designing out waste from their products as the furniture industry moves toward more sustainable manufacturing and a more circular economy.

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“…Regarding this aspect, several indices have been tested to be included as impact categories for the LCA method. Neglecting the issues of the millennium assessment, the method has been applied to the forestry and biomass sector in numerous studies [17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27], as reported in Table 1. However, few of the case studies analyzed dealt with broadleaf species (rarely used for heat production and sometimes reporting unusual functional units) with different physiological characteristics, growth (related to forest management), and interaction with the environmental compartments (air, water, soil) that host biodiversity.…”

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European Hophornbeam Biomass for Energy Application: Influence of Different Production Processes and Heating Devices on Environmental Sustainability

Ilari¹,

Fabrizi²,

Pedretti³

2022

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Environmental sustainability has recently shifted towards biodiversity protection via governmental and intergovernmental initiatives (e.g., the UN Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, MA). The life cycle assessment, the widespread method for assessing environmental sustainability, was not created to evaluate impacts on biodiversity. However, several authors recognize its ability to estimate biodiversity loss drivers (impact indices on land use change and ecosystem). The study aims to apply LCA to the forest sector, precisely to the wood–energy chain of Hophornbeam, to cover suggestions of the MA for the biodiversity impact assessment. Six different scenarios for stove (3) and fireplace (3) wood production were analyzed, evaluating two baselines and four alternative scenarios, including sensitivity analyses related to transport distances for the raw materials. The functional unit is 1 MJ of energy. The fireplace combustion scenarios are relatively more sustainable than the stove ones are (2.95–3.21% less). The global warming potential (around 3 g CO2 eq/MJ) is consistent with current European directives on the sustainability of biofuels and scientific literature. The scenarios showed similarities regarding the impact of the categories related to MA drivers. Although biodiversity is protected by limiting forest management, some authors argue that for some species (e.g., Hophornbeam), a rational tree felling could produce biofuels, increasing biodiversity.

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Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)-based tools for the eco-design of wooden furniture

Cited by 32 publications

References 44 publications

Ethnic Multifunctional Furniture: A Design Approach to the Use of Waste Plastic

Ethnic Multifunctional Furniture: A Design Approach to the Use of Waste Plastic

Designing Out Waste From the Production of a Learning Tower Through Material Flow Analysis

European Hophornbeam Biomass for Energy Application: Influence of Different Production Processes and Heating Devices on Environmental Sustainability

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