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Although renewable and recycled materials are elements in sustainable design, they are not the only options available for a product designer to improve the environmental performance of a product.
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The world is changing. Oil prices have surpassed $140 per barrel and phrases such as climate change, carbon footprint, and going green have become fixtures in the daily vernacular. Environmentally...
7.3 Sustainability Definitions as to what the words sustainable, sustainability and so on mean abound. The concept of sustainability was brought to prominence by the then Prime Minister of Norway,...
7.8 Sustainable Materials for the Built Environment In the last few years tremendous progress has been made improving the lifetime energy performance of buildings and the architects and engineers...
1.1 An Introduction to Sustainable Development There are many definitions of sustainability and sustainable development. What is sustainable for one group may not be as sustainable for another. The...
Is it just another buzzword in the environmental movement's lexicon? Or is it a concept engineers and designers should know more about? Punch "sustainability" into an Internet search engine...
