Responsible Design

Question 1

What did the world commission on environmental and development(the Bruntland commission) say

Answer 1

They introduced a concept of sustainable development which helps share the international communities attitude towards economic social and environmental development
They said
Development which meets the needs of current generations without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs

Question 2

What are the three standards of sustainable development?

Answer 2

Economic
Social
Environmental

Question 3

What are the six Rs

Answer 3

Reduce
Reuse
Recycle
Refuse
Rethink
repair

Question 4

What are the three types of recycling?

Answer 4

Primary recycling
Secondary recycling
Tertiary recycling

Question 5

Mobius loop one

Answer 5

PET

Question 6

Mobius loop 2

Answer 6

HDPE

Question 7

Mobius loop 3

Answer 7

PVC

Question 8

Mobius loop 4

Answer 8

LDPE

Question 9

Mobius loop 5

Answer 9

PP

Question 10

Mobius loop 6

Answer 10

PS

Question 11

Mobius loop 7

Answer 11

OUTHER

Question 12

What are the considerations of refused customers should include?

Answer 12

Do I really need the product?
Has the product been ethically made?
Is the product sustainable?

Question 13

what is a carbon footprint

Answer 13

the total amount of co2 releised into the atmosphere asthe result of an activity by an induvidual, a community or an organisation

Question 14

what is a primary carbon foot print

Answer 14

the mesurement of direct emmisions of CO2 by burning fosil fuels, including transport and domestic energy

Question 15

what is secondary carbon footprint

Answer 15

mesures of indirect carbon footprint from the products we use

Question 16

whats things designers should think about when making packaging

Answer 16

the optimum amoun of packaging needed to protect the product while not wasting material and aloso having optimuum protection of the product

Question 17

whats an inishitive that reduced polymer bags usage

Answer 17

the 5p tax
2011 wales saw a 71% reduction

Question 18

whats anouther anishitive with plastic bags (2)

Answer 18

the bag for life

Question 19

what are key example of downsizing packaing thats better for the enviromnent

Answer 19

m&s pizza boxses
fairy liquid smaller but less diluted with water = more concentrated

Question 20

whats a good reusable inishitive/ product shown on the market

Answer 20

keep cup a reusable coffir cup
fully pp
500m disposable cups made every year anualy

Question 21

environmedtal positives of keep cup

Answer 21

low energy manufacturer- injection moulding
recyclable at the end of life-totally PP
weight and freight- lightweight PP, also designed to stack so can be easily and more efficiently

Question 22

what are ways of reducing material waste on sheet material

Answer 22

by using tessellating patterns and nesting

Question 23

what are the renewable energy resirces

Answer 23

wind
hydro
solar
wave
tidal
geothermal
biomass

Question 24

advantages to renewable energy sources

Answer 24

sustainable
less facility maintanence
fuel deliverys are lower cost
little to no waste
has social and economical benefits

Question 25

what are negatives of enewable resorces

Answer 25

dificult to generate large quantitys renewable energy often relises on weather renewable energy cannot be stores currently more expensive because of these

Question 26

whats a company that have a good aproach to saving resorces and energy

Answer 26

smart - the car company they have manny implamentations to make them more ecofriendly such as an o sight water treatment letting them reuse and recycle their own water back intot their manufactoring and has its own gass-fueled power plant that covers power for 25% of its plant

Question 27

what are product miles

Answer 27

the distance coverd by a produc from production to the consumer can also be looked at as food miles

Question 28

circularr economy

Answer 28

an approach that anticipates and designs for biological and technical nutrients to be continuesley reused at the same quality, dramaticaly reducing the dependancy on sourcing new materials

Question 29

whats a liniar economy

Answer 29

take make dispose

Question 30

what methods have been adoped bymanufactorers to aid in the circular economy

Answer 30

product leasing (popular for it companys) take-back (dyson method)

Question 31

what are biological nutrients

Answer 31

organic non-toxic materials that can be simply and safley re-entered into the ecosystem by things such as biodegrading

Question 32

what are technical nutreances

Answer 32

man-made marerials that are not bio-degradable polymers, alloys they need to be used repeatively at a high quality standard at end of life they are recycled

Question 33

what are the circular economy principles

Answer 33

preserven and enhance natural capital optimise resorce yeilds foster systems effectiveness

Question 34

importance of a circular economy

Answer 34

work against the unstable “take , make, dispos” culture promotes greater resorce productivity reduces ude of finite resorces reduces waste avoids pollution delivers a greater compettitive uk economy reduces enviromental impact due to majur consumption