CSWA SUSTAINABILITY QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS

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