The National Center of Excellence for SMART Innovations for Urban Climate and Energy in partnership with the Industrial Design program of the College of Design at Arizona State University undertook a Life Cycle Management research project supporting the Dial Corporation's Laundry Care Division.

This three-year project expanded the current partnership by developing life cycle approaches and appropriate metrics of consumer products manufactured by Dial and Henkel for a domestic consumer base. The goals of this project were not only to quantify life cycle considerations (with an emphasis on carbon impacts) but to educate a consumer base and supply chain increasingly aware of sustainability and adjusting their purchasing decisions based on this awareness. Through this partnership, we assisted Dial through scientific, engineering and business approaches to better position Dial to retailers and consumers as leader in sustainable manufacturing and product design.