Clean technology
Combined Heat and Power (CHP)
Converging technologies
Cradle to cradle (Circular Economy)
Cradle to gate
Cradle to grave
Dematerialization
Design for the environment software
Eco-design
Embodied energy
End-of-pipe technologies
Energy distribution
Energy storage
Energy utilization
Green design
Green legislation
Incremental solutions
Individual energy generation
Life cycle analysis (LCA)
Linear economy
Grid systems
Non-renewable resources
Product recovery strategies
Quantification of carbon emissions
Radical solutions
Re-engineer
Re-use
Recondition
Recovery of raw materials
Recycle
Renewability
Renewable resources
Repair
Reserves
Resources
System level solutions
Precautionary principle
Prevention principle
Waste mitigation strategies
Products, services or processes that reduce waste and require the minimum amount of non-renewable resources
A system that simultaneously generates heat and electricity from either the combustion of diesel/biomass fuel or a solar heat collector
The merging of nanotechnology, biotechnology, info and communication technologies into a single product
A design philosophy that aims to eliminate waste from the production, use and disposal of a product. It centres on products which are made to be made again
A design philosophy that considers the environmental effects of a product all of the way from extraction to the end of manufacture only
A design philosophy that considers the environmental effects of a product all of the way from manufacture to disposal
The reduction of total material and energy throughout a product or service
Software to perform Life cycle Analysis on a product and assess its environmental impact at all stages
Focusses on three broad environmental categories - materials, energy, and pollution/waste
The total energy required to produce a product
Technology that is used to reduce pollutants and waste at the end of a process
The method with which energy is transported from a source to where it is used
The method with which energy is stored for later use
The method with which energy is used
Designing in a way that takes account of the environmental impact of the product throughout its use and disposal
Laws and regulations that are based on conservation and sustainability principles used by designers and manufacturers
Products which are improved and developed over time leading to new versions and generations
The ability for an individual to remotely use and charge low-energy devices
Environmental Assessment (5 stages) of a product (pre-production; production; distribution (including packaging; utilization; and disposal)
An economy based on the make, use, dispose model (Cradle to Grave)
An electrical supply distribution network either national or international
A natural resource that cannot be re-made or re-grown as it does not naturally reform at a rate that makes its use sustainable
The processes of separating components of a product to recover recyclable materials
Defining numerically the carbon emissions generated by a particular product
A completely new product is devised by going back to the roots of a problem and thinking about a solution in a different way
To redesign components or products to improve their characteristics or performance e.g. solar power
Use of a product in the same way or in a new context e.g. glass jar
Rebuilding a product so that it is in “as new” condition e.g. vintage car
Separation of components of a product in order to recover raw materials
Using the materials from obsolete products to generate new products e.g. alu soda cans to make new alu parts
The rate that a resource can be replenished
A natural resource that can replenished with the passage of time
The reconstruction or renewal of any part of an existing structure or device e.g. new sole on a shoe
A natural resources that have been identified in terms of quantity and quality
Stock or supply of resources that are available in a given context
Solutions that are implemented to deal with the whole system, rather than just components
The anticipation of potential problems in relation to the environmental impact of the production, use and disposal of a product
The avoidance/ minimisation of producing waste in relation to the production, use and disposal of a product
Strategies used to reduce waste by a product's production and disposal