Criteria of durability and repairability in the purchase
Baseline strategy · No scoreValue expected service life, spare parts availability, warranty and ease of repair when comparing offers, and not just the initial price.
How it works
Value expected service life, spare parts availability, warranty and ease of repair when comparing offers, and not just the initial price.
It considers materials and components throughout extraction, manufacture, transport, use, maintenance and recovery to conserve value and reduce impacts.
When does it make sense?
- Before you specify or purchase materials and products
- Where functionally comparable alternatives exist
- With life cycle data and a realistic maintenance and end-of-use plan
How to apply it
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Defining what need resolves "repairability and durability criteria in purchasing" and establishing a starting situation.
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Compare alternatives and adapt design to climate, use, regulation, affected people and available resources.
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Apply with clear responsibilities, check the actual result and correct unwanted effects.
Potential benefits
Lower carbon life cycle
Less extraction and toxicity
More retained value
Limitations and precautions
- A more durable product only compensates if it is preserved and repaired; replacing it equally with fashion nullifies the advantage.
- An isolated label does not replace the comparison of the entire system.
- Durability, security, quantity used and end-of-life scenario can change the result.
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