Eco-enveloping evaluated from a product lifecycle analysis.
Keywords:
Life cycle, thermal comfort, competitive advantageAbstract
The green-envelop project proposed the development of a module to identify its thermal comfort after placing a green-envelop. Likewise, it was sought that the construction of this module matched environmental criteria, consequently, a Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) was chosen to determine the best option. The project, in its environmental analysis component, proposed a methodology that involved the use of two tools for the development of the analysis, in order to give greater strength to the results. The proposal was theoretically based on guidelines of the natural resource-based view of the firm. Thus, it is also planned that the solutions that can be defined with support of this analysis are framed within an environmental strategic dimension.
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