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PublicationEcodesign preparatory study on mobile phones, smartphones and tablets(Amt für Veröffentlichungen, 2021)
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PublicationMethodology guidance - energy profiles and carbon footprint data for passive components and connectors(Fraunhofer IZM, 2015)Requests for environmental component data are passed through the supply chain and component manufacturers face the growing need to serve these inquiries. Whereas the passive components industry learned to handle material declaration requests by developing Umbrella Specifications, the field of CO2 or energy profiles lacks harmonization and clear and credible guidance, how to compile such datasets. There are several thousand different types of passive electronic components and it is neither feasible to compile and maintain datasets for all of them, nor would such level of detail be of much added value for carbon footprint calculations given the general uncertainties of such assessments. An abridged and harmonized model is required and to follow with such a model the approach of the material Umbrella Specifications might lead to an efficient, transparent and manageable solution. The objectives of this guidance document are to reduce the data intensity of environmental assessments for passive components, including connectors.
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PublicationDisassembly analysis of slates: Design for repair and recycling evaluation. Final report(Fraunhofer IZM, 2014)This project was initiated by Fraunhofer IZM, Berlin, to investigate the current status of slate designs with respect to repair and recycling. Following the Energy Star definition, slate computing devices are defined as a type of computer lacking a physical keyboard, relying solely on touchscreen input, having solely a wireless network connection (e.g., Wi-Fi, 3G), and primarily powered from an internal battery (with connection to the mains for charging, not primary powering of the device). EPEAT supported this project. An overarching objective upon request by EPEAT is to create an independent evidence base for future stakeholder discussions on EPEAT criteria for slates. It is not the objective of this study to propose such criteria, nor did the study take into account all facets to def ine such criteria. Definitely, additional aspects and arguments need to be considered thoroughly in the course of the upcoming stakeholder process.
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PublicationDisassembly analysis of slates: Design for repair and recycling evaluation. Final report(Fraunhofer IZM, 2013)This project was initiated by Fraunhofer IZM, Berlin, to investigate the current status of slate designs with respect to repair and recycling. Following the Energy Star definition, slate computing devices are defined as a type of computer lacking a physical keyboard, relying solely on touchscreen input, having solely a wireless network connection (e.g., Wi-Fi, 3G), and primarily powered from an internal battery (with connection to the mains for charging, not primary powering of the device). EPEAT supported this project. An overarching objective upon request by EPEAT is to create an independent evidence base for future stakeholder discussions on EPEAT criteria for slates. It is not the objective of this study to propose such criteria, nor did the study take into account all facets to def ine such criteria. Definitely, additional aspects and arguments need to be considered thoroughly in the course of the upcoming stakeholder process.
