Engineering Sustainability into the Design Process
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The document discusses the concept of engineering sustainability into product design. It outlines the large amount of waste currently generated and costs incurred from inefficient systems. Sustainable design is defined as meeting present needs without compromising future generations' ability to meet their own needs. The document advocates designing products to have technical or biological nutrients at end of life through principles like renewable energy use, bio/techno metabolism, and designing for disassembly, reuse, repair or recycling.
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Engineering Sustainability into the Design Process
- 1. Engineering Sustainability into Design David F. Taggart Cal Poly Materials Engineering 85’ November 1, 2003
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Editor's Notes
- Thank you for having me here today. While my background is in advanced materials, I have practiced engineering primarily as a designer of things. First in aerospace, then in large marine and automotive platforms. The commonality in these industries is that design can be fundamental activity that drives product and manufacturing performance, and that an understanding of materials are crucial to effective design. I will be talking about design and materials in the context of sustainability, in terms of the environment and society