Sustainable Materials Selection in Manufactured Products: A Framework for Design-Integrated Life Cycle Thinking with Case Studies: U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy (EERE)

Heather Liddell; Itoro Atakpa; Sam Gage; Kayla Huang; Scott Morgan; Diane Sellers; Sabine Brueske; Alberta Carpenter; Joe Cresko

doi:10.2172/2538015

Sustainable Materials Selection in Manufactured Products: A Framework for Design-Integrated Life Cycle Thinking with Case Studies: U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy (EERE)

Heather Liddell, Itoro Atakpa, Sam Gage, Kayla Huang, Scott Morgan, Diane Sellers, Sabine Brueske, Alberta Carpenter, Joe Cresko

Strategic Energy Analysis Center

Research output: NREL › Management

Abstract

Materials selection can provide a major opportunity to improve the environmental performance of manufactured products. Substitution of conventional materials with eco-friendly options can lower a product's environmental impact while still meeting key application requirements. A prerequisite for sustainability-informed decision-making is that relevant data and information are available for all materials being considered. Here we outline examples of the types and sources of data needed; and we explore key considerations for sustainable materials selection through a series of practical, cross-sectoral case studies.

Original language	American English
Publisher	National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
Number of pages	87
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2172/2538015
State	Published - 2023

NREL Publication Number

NREL/MP-6A20-87197

Other Report Number

DOE/EE-2766

Keywords

life cycle assessment
material substitution
sustainable design

Access to Document

10.2172/2538015

https://www.energy.gov/sites/default/files/2023-09/Materials%20Substitution%20Working%20Report_August%202023_final_compliant_v2_0.pdf

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Liddell, H., Atakpa, I., Gage, S., Huang, K., Morgan, S., Sellers, D., Brueske, S., Carpenter, A., & Cresko, J. (2023). Sustainable Materials Selection in Manufactured Products: A Framework for Design-Integrated Life Cycle Thinking with Case Studies: U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy (EERE). National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). https://doi.org/10.2172/2538015

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