Quantifying the Energy Impacts of Use: A Product Energy Profile Approach

Edward Elias; Elies Dekoninck; Stephen Culley

Quantifying the Energy Impacts of Use: A Product Energy Profile Approach

Department of Mechanical Engineering

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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
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
Country/Territory	Egypt
City	Cairo
Period	4/05/09 → 6/05/09

Bibliographical note

ISBN - Digital Proceedings: 978-0-9783187-2-7

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
SDG 13 Climate Action

Keywords

Domestic Products
Energy Use
Efficient User Behaviour
Eco-Design

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Quantifying the Energy Impacts of Use: A Product Energy Profile Approach

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