Abstract
Information technology holds tremendous potential to help consumers and firms make more sustainable choices by providing information at key decision points. As one example, there are a number of software programs that help calculate and summarize environmental metrics for various products and processes. Surprisingly, while many printers are moving into the IT arena, the technology has not been fully utilized. For the most part, there is a lack of knowledge on the part of the consumer on the sustainability impacts of their communication decisions. Thus, this paper outlines a decision tool, presented to the consumer as they make a print decision, which estimates the energy consumption of printing a given document by analyzing the user’s requirements for the print job, the printer selected and the corresponding life-cycle criteria for these elements.
Publication Date
2010
Document Type
Full-Length Book
Recommended Citation
Montero, Elvis; Hawker, J. Scott; Esterman, Marcos; Rothenberg, Sandra; and Rothenberg, Sandra, "Sustainable printing activities: design and initial approach of a print energy life-cycle decision tool" (2010). Accessed from
https://repository.rit.edu/books/84
Department, Program, or Center
Printing Industry Center (CIAS)
Campus
RIT – Main Campus
Comments
RIT Printing Industry Center (CIAS) research monograph