Product Design Flashcards
Why is product design so important?
90% of product environmental impact decided during design phase.
What are the product design, eco design and sustainable design issues?
Product design:
- Economic
- Functional
- Aesthetic
- Safety
Eco design:
- Environmental
Sustainable design:
- Social and ethical
explain eco design and sustainable product design. how do the differ?
eco design - integrate environmental considerations in product design.
Sustainable product design - goes further than eco design. covers:
- Economic issues
- Environmental issues
- Social/ethical issues
Describe design for disassembly.
Design to allow disassembly of product at end of life. allows for reuse of parts or better recycling.
Describe design for circular economy.
Applying principles of sharing, repairing, refurbishing, recycling, remanufacturing and reusing to minimise waste and extraction of raw materials.
