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Explain how the manufacture of the Treak Village plastic brick addresses the green design objectives of materials, energy and waste.
(9 marks)
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Explain why end-of-pipe technologies may not be the most effective strategy to reduce pollution. (3 marks)
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Designers often strive to design products that enable the principles of the circular economy to be met. However, products are designed so that they cannot be easily disassembled.
Explain why some products are designed so they cannot be easily disassembled.
(3 marks)
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Explain one reason why the smartwatch is an example of a converging technology. (2 marks)
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Outline how the IDEO trolley is an example of incremental green design strategy. (2 marks)
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Explain three ways the IDEOP trolley uses waste mitigation strategies (9 marks).
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Outline how the Powerwall can be seen as an example of eco-design (2 marks)
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Outline the difference between a renewable and non-renewable source of energy (2 marks)
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Poor battery management/storage rescues battery life. Outline why the efficiency of the lithium ion battery will not remain at 92% (2 marks)
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Plastic has a high embodied energy. Define embodied energy. (1 mark)
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List two drivers for employing clean technology in the production of Dish Doctor (2 marks)