The cleaner, the greener? Product sustainability assessment of the biomimetic facade paint Lotusan^® in comparison to the conventional facade paint Jumbosil^®.

ABSTRACT: Background: The debate on the question whether biomimetics has a specific potential to contribute to sustainability is discussed among scientists, business leaders, politicians and those responsible for project funding. The objective of this paper is to contribute to this controversial debate by presenting the sustainability assessment of one of the most well-known and most successful biomimetic products: the façade paint Lotusan^®. Results: As a first step it has been examined and verified that the façade paint Lotusan^® is correctly defined as a biomimetic product. Secondly, Lotusan^® has been assessed and compared to a conventional façade paint within the course of a detailed product sustainability assessment (PROSA). For purposes of compariso

SUBMITTER: Antony F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5238657 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature