Abstract
The behaviour and actions of users can impact on the energy efficiency of products. By using products unnecessarily or inefficiently even a product which has been designed and built with highly efficient technology or materials will still use or waste energy. This paper demonstrates and develops a methodology for quantifying the energy impacts of user behaviours. Measuring the amount of energy used by a specific user action is essential for engineers and designers to make decisions as to how best to approach the redesign of a product, creating lasting and beneficial energy savings.
| Original language | English |
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| Publication status | Published - 4 May 2009 |
| Event | 16th CIRP International Conference on Life Cycle Engineering - Cairo, Egypt Duration: 4 May 2009 → 6 May 2009 |
Conference
| Conference | 16th CIRP International Conference on Life Cycle Engineering |
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| Country/Territory | Egypt |
| City | Cairo |
| Period | 4/05/09 → 6/05/09 |
Bibliographical note
ISBN - Digital Proceedings: 978-0-9783187-2-7Keywords
- Domestic Products
- Energy Use
- Efficient User Behaviour
- Eco-Design
Access to Document
- 2009_LCE_-_Quantifying_the_Energy_Impacts_of_Use_-_Edward_Elias.pdf
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