Improving the Sustainability of Office Partition Manufacturing: Balancing Options for Reducing Emissions of Volatile Organic Compounds

Luisser, Frank S.; Rosen, Marc A.

doi:10.3390/su1020234

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“…In this case study, measures to improve the sustainability of office partition manufacturing by reducing VOC emissions are examined, based on two previous investigations by one of the authors [81,82].…”

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Sustainable Manufacturing and Design: Concepts, Practices and Needs

2012

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An investigation is reported on the importance of integrating sustainability with manufacturing and design, along with other objectives such as function, competitiveness, profitability and productivity. The need of utilizing appropriate tools like design for environment, life cycle assessment and other environmentally sound practices that are cognizant of the entire life cycle of a process or product is highlighted. It is likely that sustainability and environmental stewardship will be increasingly important considerations in manufacturing and design in the future and are likely to influence the main priorities for advancing manufacturing operations and technologies. Designers and manufacturing decision makers who adopt a sustainability focus and establish a sustainability culture within companies are more likely to be successful in enhancing design and manufacturing. It is concluded that more extensive research and collaboration is needed to improve understanding of sustainability in manufacturing and design, and to enhance technology transfer and applications of sustainability.

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“…In the first investigation [81], options are examined to improve the sustainability of office partition manufacturing by reducing VOC emissions. Base VOC emissions for a typical plant are shown in Table 4.…”

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Sustainable Manufacturing and Design: Concepts, Practices and Needs

2012

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“…Wood panels are structures formed by wood in different disaggregation stages, compacted by pressure, temperature and the use of synthetic resins [5]. These products have become substitutes for solid wood in the furniture (see References [6][7][8]) and construction (see References [9][10][11]) industries. This was greatly motivated by the scarcity of virgin raw materials.…”

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Circular Economy Practices on Wood Panels: A Bibliographic Analysis

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The scarcity of natural resources and the generation of waste without adequate disposal are a worldwide concern related to the linear production model.These characteristics are present in the wood panel production. Faced with this problem, the present study aimed to identify in the literature, circular economy (CE) practices in the waste management of wood panel production processes and the possibilities for implementing new practices that incorporate circularity concepts. A systematic search was conducted to select the most relevant work on the theme. A search was done using the ScienceDirect, Web of Science, and Scopus databases by combining the following keywords: “Circular Economy” (and its possible variations), “Wood-based Panel”, and “Wood Waste”. The results evidenced circular economy practices on waste management already being used by the wood panel industry, besides potential practices to increase circularity. The changes go towards sustainable manufacturing and responsible consumption, which aims to “ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns”. Opportunities range from the extraction of raw materials to the disposal of wood panel waste at the end-of-life. The circular economy model is still recent and the process of transitioning is in its initial phase, as well as scientific research on the theme, mainly regarding the wood panel industry. Studies addressing the circular economy and wood panels are not yet widespread, pointing to a gap yet to be explored. The bibliographic review allowed identifying the existence of potential applications of circular economy in the wood panel industry; yet, this piece of research points to a broad field of exploration.

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“…Bakshi and Fiksel [31] have examined challenges for process systems engineering, in the context of the broader quest for sustainability. Concepts and practices, as well as needs, for sustainable manufacturing and design have been studied [32] and applied [33,34]. The extension of systems engineering for sustainable development is described [35].…”

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Engineering Sustainability: A Technical Approach to Sustainability

Rosen

2012

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Sustainability is a critically important goal for human activity and development. Sustainability in the area of engineering is of great importance to any plans for overall sustainability given 1) the pervasiveness of engineering activities in societies, 2) their importance in economic development and living standards, and 3) the significant impacts that engineering processes and systems have had, and continue to have, on the environment. Many factors that need to be considered and appropriately addressed in moving towards engineering sustainability are examined in this article. These include appropriate selection of resources bearing in mind sustainability criteria, the use of sustainable engineering processes, enhancement of the efficiency of engineering processes and resource use, and a holistic adoption of environmental stewardship in engineering activities. In addition, other key sustainability measures are addressed, such as economics, equity, land use, lifestyle, sociopolitical factors and population. Conclusions are provided related both to pathways for engineering sustainability and to the broader ultimate objective of sustainability.

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Improving the Sustainability of Office Partition Manufacturing: Balancing Options for Reducing Emissions of Volatile Organic Compounds

Cited by 7 publications

References 11 publications

Sustainable Manufacturing and Design: Concepts, Practices and Needs

Sustainable Manufacturing and Design: Concepts, Practices and Needs

Circular Economy Practices on Wood Panels: A Bibliographic Analysis

Engineering Sustainability: A Technical Approach to Sustainability

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