| dc.contributor.author | Sahni, Sahil | |
| dc.contributor.author | Boustani, Avid | |
| dc.contributor.author | Gutowski, Timothy G. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Graves, Stephen C. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2011-04-19T20:26:25Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2011-04-19T20:26:25Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2010-07 | |
| dc.date.submitted | 2010-05 | |
| dc.identifier.isbn | 978-1-4244-7094-5 | |
| dc.identifier.other | INSPEC Accession Number: 11416398 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/62242 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The energy saving potential of reusing / reselling
personal computer (PC) devices was evaluated relative to the
choice of buying new. Contrary to the common belief of reuse
leading to energy savings, with the advent of more efficient
laptops and liquid crystal displays (LCD), reuse of an old
personal computer device can lead to relative energy
expenditure. We found that in certain scenarios this expenditure
could be as large as 300% of the lifecycle energy inventory for the
new device. As a result, it is essential to assess the reuse of
personal computer devices more critically, incorporating the
different factors that influence the analysis as discussed below. | en_US |
| dc.description.sponsorship | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Energy Initiative | en_US |
| dc.description.sponsorship | Singapore-MIT Alliance | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | |
| dc.publisher | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers | en_US |
| dc.relation.isversionof | http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ISSST.2010.5507714 | en_US |
| dc.rights | Article is made available in accordance with the publisher's policy and may be subject to US copyright law. Please refer to the publisher's site for terms of use. | en_US |
| dc.source | IEEE | en_US |
| dc.title | Reusing Personal Computer Devices – Good or Bad for the Environment? | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Sahni, S. et al. “Reusing Personal Computer Devices - Good or Bad for the Environment?” Sustainable Systems and Technology (ISSST), 2010 IEEE International Symposium On. 2010. 1-6. ©2010 IEEE. | en_US |
| dc.contributor.department | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Materials Science and Engineering | en_US |
| dc.contributor.department | Sloan School of Management | en_US |
| dc.contributor.approver | Graves, Stephen C. | |
| dc.contributor.mitauthor | Graves, Stephen C. | |
| dc.contributor.mitauthor | Sahni, Sahil | |
| dc.contributor.mitauthor | Boustani, Avid | |
| dc.contributor.mitauthor | Gutowski, Timothy G. | |
| dc.relation.journal | IEEE International Symposium on Sustainable Systems and Technology (ISSST), 2010 | en_US |
| dc.eprint.version | Final published version | en_US |
| dc.type.uri | http://purl.org/eprint/type/ConferencePaper | en_US |
| dspace.orderedauthors | Sahni, S.; Boustani, A.; Gutowski, T. G.; Graves, S. C. | en |
| dc.identifier.orcid | https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7019-6887 | |
| dc.identifier.orcid | https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5966-6032 | |
| mit.license | PUBLISHER_POLICY | en_US |
| mit.metadata.status | Complete | |
