Topic 2.6: Eco design

Question 1

Eco design

Answer 1

more comprehensive than green design

Question 2

Internal drivers

Answer 2

Managers sense of responsibility, need for increase product quality

Question 3

External drivers

Answer 3

government, market demand

Question 4

Eco design philosophies

Answer 4

Cradle to grave: environmental effects of a product from the manufacture to disposal
Cradle to cradle: aims to eliminate waste from production, use, and disposal of a product

Question 5

Life cycle analysis

Answer 5

used to assess the environmental impacts associated with all stages of a products life from cradle to grave

Question 6

Environmental impact assessment matrix

Answer 6

focus on a particular stage of the LCA, and break down the process into individual steps, focusing on an output

Question 7

UNEP eco-design manual

Answer 7

1996, UN released D4S, design for sustainability manual
3 main elements: Social, environmental and economic

Question 8

Design for the environment software

Answer 8

software that allows designers to perform LCA on a product and assess its environmental impact

Question 9

Converging tech

Answer 9

synergistic merging of nanotech, biotech, information and communication