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What is the idea behind a sustainable design? - ANSWER The idea is cropping up more and more
in today's product design conversations.
Design Engineers incorporate sustainability principles into their work for one of three reasons? -
ANSWER Personal Interest, Company intent and Industry Regulation.
Personal Interest - ANSWER A powerful driver behind a great deal of innovation and creative
engineering.
Company Intent - ANSWER Sustainable design is part of a companies intent.
Is a sustainable design good or bad for a company? - ANSWER A sustainable design is ",good
buisness."
What does a sustainable design allow companies to do? - ANSWER Find new ways to decrease
material and energy costs.
Do companies increase there revenue when they use a sustainable design? - ANSWER Yes, a
companies revenue increases due to a sustainable design and new product innovations.
European Union - ANSWER UN
Restriction of hazardous substances - ANSWER RoHS
, What does the RoHS do? - ANSWER They place strict guidelines on the use of specific materials
in manufacture of various electronics.
What the EU impact? - ANSWER The EU, impacts manufacturers worldwide.
Just, because you adhere to sustainable design principles doesn't assure compliance with the
EU's directives. - ANSWER True
Why are the EU's regulations in place? - ANSWER The EU's regulations are intended to address,
such as toxicity of certain substances.
CSWA Sustainability - ANSWER About how to make a sustainable design.
What plays a key role in the myriad sustainablity tools? - ANSWER Techniques, global and local
activities, and corporate initiatives the product designer plays a key role.
Sustainable Development - ANSWER Is developement that meets the needs of the present
without compromising the ablity of future generations to meet their own needs.
The Natural Step - ANSWER a framework, that goes on to lay out four system conditions,
derived from the laws of thermodynamics, through which such a state can be achieved.
1st Natural Step - ANSWER Concentrations of substances extracted from Earth's Crust.
2nd Natural Step - ANSWER Concentrations of substances produced by society.
3rd Natural Step - ANSWER Degradation by physical means and, in that society.