scholarly journals Eco-design Methods and Tools: An Overview and Applicability to Packaging

2020 ◽  
Vol 76 (4) ◽  
pp. 32-45
Author(s):  
Visvaldas Varžinskas ◽  
Ieva Kazulytė ◽  
Valda Grigolaitė ◽  
Valdonė Daugėlaitė ◽  
Zita Markevičiūtė
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Design Methods ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Design Stage ◽  
Design Strategies ◽  
Packaging Design ◽  
Sustainable Packaging ◽  
Service Sectors ◽  
Negative Environmental Impact ◽  
Available Information

Eco-design is used as a tool in the product and service sectors with the aim to increase sustainability and reduce negative environmental impact on the product design stage. When analyzing available information on eco-design methodologies from the point of view of applicability to the packaging, it often becomes unclear which method should be preferred and would best suit the specific application. This paper explains the main principles of eco-design and sustainable application advantages and aims to show the benefits of applying eco-design strategies and methodologies into the development of sustainable packaging. The highlighted differences between the design methods, available tools and their features helps with finding the most suitable specific sustainable packaging design application.  

Design for maintainability tool for nano-façade coating applications on high-rise facades in the tropics

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sheila Conejos ◽  
Aristotle Ubando ◽  
Michael Yit Lin Chew
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Design Stage ◽  
Design Decision ◽  
Safety Measures ◽  
Content Type ◽  
High Rise ◽  
Negative Environmental Impact ◽  
Design For Maintainability ◽  
Façade Coatings

PurposeThe self-cleaning properties of nanostructured titanium dioxide facade coatings are useful in Singapore's tropical climate. However, its potential maintenance issues need to be determined right at the design stage. The purpose of this paper is to highlight the development of the design for maintainability tool which is a multicriteria design decision score sheet that evaluates the maintainability potential of nano-facade coating applications on high-rise façades with concrete and stonemasonry finishes and curtain walls.Design/methodology/approachQuantitative methods (expert and practitioner surveys) are conducted in this research study. Analytic hierarchy process (AHP) and sensitivity analysis were used to develop a robust Design for Maintainability tool.FindingsSafety measures indicator received the highest weighted score by experts, while the maximizing performance, minimizing risk, minimizing negative environmental impact and minimizing consumption of matter and energy were the top ranking main criteria by both experts and practitioners. The top ranked design for maintainability sub-criteria identified by practitioners and experts were risk management, maintenance considerations, climatic conditions, safety measures, lifecycle cost and maintenance access, sun's path, rainfall intensity, biological growth measures and building age profile.Originality/valueMost researches on the maintainability of nano-façade coatings uses experimentation to test the durability of nano-façade coatings, while this study focuses on design based empirical data such as establishing and ranking the list of design for maintainability criteria or indicators to minimize future defects and maintenance issues. The design for maintainability tool contributes to the maintainability of nano-façade coatings leading to maximizing its performance while minimizing cost, risks, resource consumption and negative environmental impact.

Trials and Simulators Research in User Analysis and Sustainable Packaging Development

2018 ◽  
pp. 132-151
Author(s):  
Berthana Ma Salas Dominguez ◽  
Silvia Ana María Oropeza Herrera
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Design Process ◽  
Good Condition ◽  
Real Problem ◽  
Packaging Design ◽  
Shock Absorbers ◽  
Design Error ◽  
Environmental Actions ◽  
Sustainable Packaging

The packing sector is an area with a high consuming problem. The actual consequence is the elevated environmental impact that is developing a real problem. Everyday each home consumes a big variety of products and most of them come in a package that will be disposed of in a matter of minutes, hours, or days. They also require a massive set of structures, barriers, seals, and shock absorbers that assure the final product will be delivered in good condition to the user. Packaging esthetical design is remarkable and catch the attention of the buyer but if there is a design error the user will feel frustrated and the final purpose of a comfortable use will be lost. Incorporating ergonomics, user habits analysis, trials, and simulators in the design process and making users aware of the need of taking environmental actions can lead to a packaging design that promotes actions for a more sustainable world. The development of research methods in this area will lead to better design products.

scholarly journals Green economy: waste management and recycling methods

2020 ◽  
Vol 159 ◽  
pp. 01012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nazym Tulebayeva ◽  
Dimash Yergobek ◽  
Galina Pestunova ◽  
Angela Mottaeva ◽  
Zhansaya Sapakova
Keyword(s):  
Food Safety ◽  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Difficult Problem ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Advanced Technology ◽  
Green Economy ◽  
Household Waste ◽  
Safety Issues ◽  
Negative Environmental Impact ◽  
Different Characteristics

With population growth, huge waste is generated every day. Widely used plastics, advanced technology and other materialistic things. This has led to different characteristics of the waste, which has become a difficult problem for the management and disposal of household waste. The article addresses food safety issues. The main objective of the study is to review the implementation of the program for the disposal and disposal of waste. The problem of partial utilization of household waste is relevant, first of all, from the point of view of negative environmental impact.

Review of operational indications on the design of facilities for radiopharmaceutical manufacturing in italy

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
M.A. D’Avanzo ◽  
G.M. Contessa ◽  
G. Cocomello ◽  
M. Mattozzi ◽  
M. Pacilio ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ionizing Radiation ◽  
Design Stage ◽  
Safety Aspects ◽  
Scientific Institutions ◽  
Available Information

Purpose. In this article, the authors propose useful operational indications to approach in the best possible way the issues concerning the design of a facility for manufacturing radiopharmaceuticals, with focus on organizational and safety aspects. Methods. Several documents produced by authoritative bodies, national and international scientific institutions and associations were examined and referenced, to the purpose of reviewing all available information in the field. Results. Indications are gathered for the design stage, including the organization of accesses and routes and characteristics and requirements of premises and systems. Conclusions. Main goal is to guide the reader in evaluating and choosing the most suitable features and equipment to limit the risks due to ionizing radiation and to prevent contamination of the workers and the environment.

THEORETICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF UNDERSTANDING OF THE SYSTEM OBJECT IN DESIGN

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 5-10
Author(s):  
V. Barysheva ◽  
O. Druzhinina
Keyword(s):  
Scientific Research Institute ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Design Stage ◽  
Comprehensive Understanding ◽  
Design Culture ◽  
Design Program ◽  
Methodological Aspects ◽  
Cultural Experts ◽  
Union Scientific Research Institute ◽  
Separate Product

The article is devoted to the analysis of the system object from the point of view of design from design, sociocultural and philosophical positions. The authors systematize the definitions of a system object of design proposed in the 1960–1980s by theorists and practitioners, art historians, cultural experts and philosophers from different countries, including Russia, which allows a comprehensive understanding of the phenomenon of design culture. This article is devoted to the characteristic properties of the system object in design. They were considered and analyzed on the example of the «Absheron» design-program when designing of agricultural village). This concept was developed at the All-Union Scientific Research Institute of Technical Aesthetics (VNIITE) in 1983. Using the same example, the features of the approach to designing a system object in design was observed not only as a separate product, but as a sociocultural situation that constantly changes at each design stage.

scholarly journals A METHODOLOGY TO SUPPORT COMPANIES IN THE FIRST STEPS TOWARDS DE-MANUFACTURING

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 131-140
Author(s):  
Federica Cappelletti ◽  
Marta Rossi ◽  
Michele Germani ◽  
Mohammad Shadman Hanif
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Impact ◽  
End Of Life ◽  
Design Stage ◽  
Life Strategies ◽  
Disassembly Sequence ◽  
The Status ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Technical Solutions ◽  
First Time ◽  
Complex Activities

AbstractDe-manufacturing and re-manufacturing are fundamental technical solutions to efficiently recover value from post-use products. Disassembly in one of the most complex activities in de-manufacturing because i) the more manual it is the higher is its cost, ii) disassembly times are variable due to uncertainty of conditions of products reaching their EoL, and iii) because it is necessary to know which components to disassemble to balance the cost of disassembly. The paper proposes a methodology that finds ways of applications: it can be applied at the design stage to detect space for product design improvements, and it also represents a baseline from organizations approaching de-manufacturing for the first time. The methodology consists of four main steps, in which firstly targets components are identified, according to their environmental impact; secondly their disassembly sequence is qualitatively evaluated, and successively it is quantitatively determined via disassembly times, predicting also the status of the component at their End of Life. The aim of the methodology is reached at the fourth phase when alternative, eco-friendlier End of Life strategies are proposed, verified, and chosen.

scholarly journals Design and Field Validation of a Low Power Wireless Sensor Node for Structural Health Monitoring

Sensors ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 1050
Author(s):  
Federico Zanelli ◽  
Francesco Castelli-Dezza ◽  
Davide Tarsitano ◽  
Marco Mauri ◽  
Maria Laura Bacci ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Low Power ◽  
Sensor Node ◽  
Weather Conditions ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Design Stage ◽  
Monitoring Systems ◽  
Wireless Sensor Node ◽  
Process Data ◽  
Fatigue Life Estimation ◽  
Remaining Fatigue Life

Smart monitoring systems are currently gaining more attention and are being employed in several technological areas. These devices are particularly appreciated in the structural field, where the collected data are used with purposes of real time alarm generation and remaining fatigue life estimation. Furthermore, monitoring systems allow one to take advantage of predictive maintenance logics that are nowadays essential tools for mechanical and civil structures. In this context, a smart wireless node has been designed and developed. The sensor node main tasks are to carry out accelerometric measurements, to process data on-board, and to send wirelessly synthetic information. A deep analysis of the design stage is carried out, both in terms of hardware and software development. A key role is played by energy harvesting integrated in the device, which represents a peculiar feature and it is thanks to this solution and to the adoption of low power components that the node is essentially autonomous from an energy point of view. Some prototypes have been assembled and tested in a laboratory in order to check the design features. Finally, a field test on a real structure under extreme weather conditions has been performed in order to assess the accuracy and reliability of the sensors.

scholarly journals Recognizing the Key Drivers and Industry Implications of Sustainable Packaging Design: A Mixed-Method Approach

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (9) ◽  
pp. 5299
Author(s):  
Giovanni Mattia ◽  
Alessio Di Leo ◽  
Carlo Alberto Pratesi
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Mixed Method ◽  
Business Strategy ◽  
Packaging Design ◽  
Mixed Method Approach ◽  
Technological Advances ◽  
Italian Market ◽  
Sustainable Packaging ◽  
Strategic Role ◽  
Method Approach

Sustainable packaging design plays a strategic role across several industries. Using the Italian market as the perimeter of the analysis, this paper aims to broaden the knowledge of corporate attitudes, perceptions, and behaviors toward sustainable packaging along the entire supply chain. A mixed-method approach was used, integrating qualitative and quantitative data collected from 33 in-depth interviews and a survey on a sample of 462 companies. The results revealed that a challenging goal will consist of reconciling technological advances and marketing instances, and that the entire supply chain should be synergistically involved in packaging sustainability. It was also found that larger companies consider sustainability as part of a broader business strategy, whereas smaller ones possess a tactical vision. The study provides valuable insights to better comprehend and manage a complex ecosystem such as that of sustainable packaging.

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