TY - GEN
T1 - Environmental assessment of information technology products using a triage approach
AU - Zgola, Melissa L.
AU - Olivetti, Elsa A.
AU - Weber, Christopher
AU - Boyd, Sarah
AU - Mangold, Jennifer
AU - Abedrabbo, Ramzy
AU - Williams, Eric
AU - Gregory, Jeremy
AU - Kirchain, Randolph E.
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - There is growing need for effective and efficient environmental assessment tools for information technology (IT) products. This paper presents a streamlined life cycle analysis (LCA) methodology using a screening and triage approach. The methodology is applied to the case study of liquid crystal displays (LCDs). Global warming potential uncertainty is reduced by identifying and resolving uncertainty around key drivers of impact. The resolution of impact continues until a meaningful level of reduction of uncertainty is achieved, such as the ability to discriminate one class of LCD from another.
AB - There is growing need for effective and efficient environmental assessment tools for information technology (IT) products. This paper presents a streamlined life cycle analysis (LCA) methodology using a screening and triage approach. The methodology is applied to the case study of liquid crystal displays (LCDs). Global warming potential uncertainty is reduced by identifying and resolving uncertainty around key drivers of impact. The resolution of impact continues until a meaningful level of reduction of uncertainty is achieved, such as the ability to discriminate one class of LCD from another.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=79960719555&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/ISSST.2011.5936852
DO - 10.1109/ISSST.2011.5936852
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:79960719555
SN - 9781612843926
T3 - Proceedings of the 2011 IEEE International Symposium on Sustainable Systems and Technology, ISSST 2011
BT - Proceedings of the 2011 IEEE International Symposium on Sustainable Systems and Technology, ISSST 2011
T2 - 2011 IEEE International Symposium on Sustainable Systems and Technology, ISSST 2011
Y2 - 16 May 2011 through 18 May 2011
ER -