Responsible Design Flashcards
What is the difference between a primary and secondary carbon footprint?
Primary: CO2 emission directly released by a manufacturer in the making and distribution of a product and the user when they use the product
Secondary: indirect CO2 emissions released as a result of a products use e.g. during its decay after use
What are the three consideration a designer must account for in making a sustainable design?
ECONOMIC:
materials and manufacturing should be always be cost effective so the manufacturer can continually make a product without their costs, and the price of the product changing over time
finite materials should not run out quickly so that they are unattainable
SOCIAL:
the long term effects of the manufacturing and material extraction processes should not negatively effect the people in and around the products e.g. no negative health effects from pollution or poor working conditions
ENVIRONMENTAL
materials and manufacturing shouldn’t degrade the environment they are sourced or done in (e.g. damage to ecosystems from pollution or material extraction)
What are the advantages and disadvantages of renewable energy?
ADV: never runs out , generally require less maintenance, not fuels which may fluctuate in price and availability, little waste and pollution, improves brand and product image
DISADV: often less effective at producing energy, fluctuates energy production due to weather conditions, often more expensive to initially transition from existing fossil fuel generation.
What is a circular economy ?
economies which continually reuse all of their waste to create new products such that far less raw materials are needed and so there is a lower environmental impact
What are Biological Nutrients in a circular economy?
Organic non-toxic waste which is easily broken down and can be safely reintroduced into an ecosystem to be used by the natural world
What are Technical Nutrients in a circular economy ?
man made materials that can be repeatedly reused to the same quality as there respective raw materials (e.g. metals and plastics )
