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| Designing in a way that takes account of the environmental impact of the product throughout its life. |
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A category of energy sources including the sun, the wind, the tides, wave motion, hydro energy etc.
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| A category of energy sources which cannot be reused, energy sources include fossil fuels, such as coal and oil. |
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| The assessment of the effect a product has on the environment from the initial concept to disposal |
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| Designing a product to be produced in the most efficient manner possible in terms of time, cost and resources, taking into consideration how the product will be processed, and using the existing skill base to achieve the highest yields possible. |
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| Designing in relation to materials during processing. |
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| Designing to enable the product to be manufactured using a specific manufacturing process. |
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| This is a process by which products are designed with ease of assembly in mind. |
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| Reusing is using an item more than once. |
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| The activity whereby components of a system are restored to safe operating conditions because of an unpredicted or unforeseen failure. |
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| To restore something to a functional state, or to a condition resembling the original |
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| The act of processing used or abandoned materials for use in creating new products. |
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