Abstract The concept of eco-design has been defined by the European Directives 2005/32/CE (Energy using Products - EuP), 2009/125/CE (Energy related Products - ErP) and 2012/27/EU (Energy Efficiency Directive) as the integration of environmental aspects into product design with the aim of improving the environmental performance throughout the product life cycle. In the window industry, Eco-design is applied to update the sustainability of the products both in terms of construction technology and energy efficiency. In Europe, different sustainability evaluation methodologies have been developed to classify windows: energy labels, eco-labels, Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) evaluations and Environmental Product Declarations (EPD®). The analysis of these studies shows that the phase of use is generally the most relevant in terms of environmental impact and energy consumption. However, the continuous technological innovation, that characterized windows in the last years, is leading to a gradual standardization of product technical specifications, especially the thermal transmittance Uw. This fact makes the comparison between the products using phases less significant, while it is necessary to consider the production phase impact, that is increasingly complex and relevant. In the same way it is necessary to evaluate the products end of life, considering possibilities such as recycling, recovery or reuse. This paper describes the research work developed by a research grant of the Department of Architecture and Arts of the Iuav University of Venice in collaboration with t2i CERT laboratory. The paper aims to present, through a comparative analysis, the research progress on the topic of window sustainability with the aim of defining an evaluation methodology that is able to consider also the production phase and the disposal at end of life.

The eco-design in window industry.

ROSSETTI, MASSIMO;ANTONIOL, EMILIO
2016-01-01

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Abstract The concept of eco-design has been defined by the European Directives 2005/32/CE (Energy using Products - EuP), 2009/125/CE (Energy related Products - ErP) and 2012/27/EU (Energy Efficiency Directive) as the integration of environmental aspects into product design with the aim of improving the environmental performance throughout the product life cycle. In the window industry, Eco-design is applied to update the sustainability of the products both in terms of construction technology and energy efficiency. In Europe, different sustainability evaluation methodologies have been developed to classify windows: energy labels, eco-labels, Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) evaluations and Environmental Product Declarations (EPD®). The analysis of these studies shows that the phase of use is generally the most relevant in terms of environmental impact and energy consumption. However, the continuous technological innovation, that characterized windows in the last years, is leading to a gradual standardization of product technical specifications, especially the thermal transmittance Uw. This fact makes the comparison between the products using phases less significant, while it is necessary to consider the production phase impact, that is increasingly complex and relevant. In the same way it is necessary to evaluate the products end of life, considering possibilities such as recycling, recovery or reuse. This paper describes the research work developed by a research grant of the Department of Architecture and Arts of the Iuav University of Venice in collaboration with t2i CERT laboratory. The paper aims to present, through a comparative analysis, the research progress on the topic of window sustainability with the aim of defining an evaluation methodology that is able to consider also the production phase and the disposal at end of life.
2016
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