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Abstract: The
practice of sustainable design continues to grow in popularity, yet there are many
roadblocks in place for average consumers interested in purchasing responsibly. It can
be difficult to understand the meaning of labels, sort through the vast (and growing)
number of them, or have confidence in the arbitrariness of their criteria. A Life Cycle
Assessment, the most comprehensive ... read moremethod of evaluating any product or process, was
performed on two different chairs. The results were used to develop sustainability
criteria based on the "environmental cost" and "human health cost" of each chair, and an
eco-label was designed for each chair according to their results. A usability study was
designed with this eco-label, and with the feedback of over 100 participants, insights
into consumer preferences were studied. It was successfully determined that a chair,
when being shown with a "green" eco-label, was three times more preferred than when
shown by itself.
Thesis (M.S.)--Tufts University,
2013.
Submitted to the Dept. of Mechanical
Engineering.
Advisor: Anil
Saigal.
Committee: Daniel Hannon, and Stephen
Levine.
Keyword:
Sustainability.read less
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