Sustainable Design Flashcards
what is sustainable design
- provides social and economic benefits while protecting public health, welfare and environmental through life cycle - from extraction to disposal
- philosophy of designing objects, with environmental, social and economic sustainability
Sustainable design concepts
- focuses that the product has little / no long term effects
- Triple bottom line
- cradle to cradle
- longer time in R&D stages; more costly though
- normally radical approach to design instead of incremental. Includes rethinking a product to be more TBL.
- effect positive effects to lives of others & environment by changing the impact of business activity.
cradle to cradle
- sustainable model
- goal: enriching and benefiting the environment
- underlying principle: no waste
- instead of being thrown away, it’s broken down
- uses techniques and manufacturing to ensure little to no waste is left.
6 R’s
- rethink
- reuse
- recycle
- repair
- reduce
- refuse
TBL
concept that means successful business is not only defined by monetary gains but also by the impact an organisation is having on society as a whole
TBL: Environmental
deliver same goods and service with lower environmental impact :
- redesigning systems to be more eco-friendly / eco-efficient
- changing energy resources & materials to comply
- different methods to be more eco-friendly and product less environmental damages.
TBL: Social
improvement in both individual well-being and social welfare
- enhancement of human well-being
- maintaining cultural identity
- empowerment of the community
- gender equality
TBL: Social Variables
- Unemployment rate
- Female labour force participation rate
- Median household income
- education
- health and life expectancy
- poverty
TBL: Economic
policies aimed at enhancing income and inducing more efficient production, service and consumption
- trickle down effect : increases the wealth of the rich and it will trickle down into middle and poor class
TBL: Economic Theory
- maintain econ growth
- development
- improving productivity
-facilitates the economic trickle down effect
Variables: - personal income
- cost of unemployment
- job growth
-employment distribution
decoupling
disconnecting two trends : economic growth with negative environmental impact - so that they are no longer dependant.
- leaves smaller footprint on ecosystem - healthier ecosystem
principle of sustainable design
- cyclic: creating no waste
- solar: using clean energy
- safe: ensuring it’s harmless - toxins, manufacturing
efficient: running with less - social: good faith, meeting criteria, human rights
consideration
- selection of materials and manufacturing process
- impact throughout product life cycle
- end of life scenarios (6 R’s)
- packaging & transportation
- consumption of energy and energy harvesting
- depletion of natural (and finite) resources
- societal and economical impact
gov intervention
- regulation
- education
- taxes
WEE
Waste of electrical & Electronic equipment:
- properly disposed due to toxins leaking in to the land
- properly handled because harmful to humans
socio ethical sustainability
every person has fair distribution has the right to same environmental space.
social equity and cohesion
promotion of socially inclusive society with respect for fundamental rights and cultural diversity that combats discrimination
economic prosperity
promote prosperous, eco-efficient economy which provides high living standards and full high quality employment
Life cycle analysis
assess environmental impacts associated with all stages of products
- asses from cradle to grave
- creating a circular economy rather linear
- moving towards cradle to cradle
- design for disassembly
Innovative design techniques for disposal
- usage of screws instead
- dissolvable circuit boards and adhesives
- use of clips instead of glue
- biological materials - so they can be returned to the biosphere
