• Strategies for green design (incremental and radical)
• Green legislation
• Timescale to implement green design
• Drivers for green design (consumer pressure and legislation)
• Design objectives for green products
• Strategies for designing green products
• The prevention principle
• The precautionary principle
• How strategies for green design often involve a focus on one or two environmental objectives when designing or re-designing products
• How green legislation encourages incremental rather than radical changes
• How environmental legislation has encouraged the design of products that tackle specific environmental issues
• How design objectives for green products address three broad environmental categories—materials, energy and pollution/waste
• Evaluating products in terms of: consumption of raw materials; packaging; incorporation of toxic chemicals; energy in production and use; end-of-life disposal; production methods; and atmospheric pollutants
As a designer you need to understand that the purpose of green design is to ensure a sustainable future for all.