3.1 what factors need to be considered when designing and manufacturing products to over come possible conflicts between moral and commercial factors?

Question 1

list the 6 stages you must analyse when performing a Life Cycle Assessment

Answer 1

• acquisition of raw materials
• transporting raw materials
• processing raw materials
• manufacturing the product
• using the product
• disposal and recycling

Question 2

what factors should you take into consideration when choosing materials

Answer 2

where did it come from?
did it require a lot of energy to extract?
can it be replaced?
was it recycled?
is it durable?
is there an alternative material that would be better?

Question 3

what are the negative factors of planned obsolescence

Answer 3

• product that are obsolete often end up in land fill and create pollution issues
• electronic products often received for recycling in low wage economies, and get burned which release harmful gases which become a health hazard and are harmful to the enviroment
• user spends more money buying new products due to new features or current product stops functioning

Question 4

how has buying trends changed over time

Answer 4

internet has affected burying trends significantly, reviews on companies has increased product reliability

subscriptions

crowdfunding

virtual reality

robots

artificial intelligence

Question 5

what are some environmental incentives and directives that have been put in place (idk if this is very important but it is on the spec)

Answer 5

EU renewable energy directive (RED): this directive requires uk to generate 15 percent of its energy from renewable sources by 2020

Wood from controlled sources: checking wood sources will regulate the exploitation of forests and ensure the EU timber regulation (EUTR) is being fulfilled

Question 6

what must we consider when using and manufacturing products

Answer 6

the social and ecological footprint (learn from definition flashcards)

another term used is carbon footprint, this can be made up oft parts:

• primary footprint: measures our direct emissions of CO2 from the burning of fossil fuels, including domestic energy consumption and transportation
• the secondary footprint Is a measure of the indirect CO2 emissions from the product we use