Sustainable Design (Volvo): Life Cycle Assessment

Alternative title: Volvo - Life Cycle Analysis
Synopsis: With extraordinary access to their car manufacturing plant in Sweden, Volvo’s environmental experts show how life cycle analysis has enabled them to reduce the carbon footprint of their products and production facilities, looking at design, through to manufacturing, use and end of life recycling. We see how materials are chosen and manufacturing processes developed, as well as the impact of these on the life cycle and sustainability of a car. Examples include: how their "nose team" test for and eliminate toxic pollutants from car interiors; how manufacturing inputs have been reduced by using recycled heat from nearby oil refineries and energy from wind turbines; and how new technology has enabled Volvo to all but eliminate emissions from their paintshop, making it the cleanest in the world.
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Year of release: 2009
Year of production: 2009
Subjects: Engineering
Keywords: automobiles; environmental issues; materials; carbon footprint

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