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Practical sheet | REF: FIC0682 V1

Eco-design as a designer

Author: Flore VALLET

Publication date: May 10, 2012 | Lire en français

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    3. Introducing eco-materials

    As a designer, you're used to considering the use of new materials combining qualities such as resistance, aesthetics or feel. When it comes to eco-design, however, you need to take into account other selection criteria, such as :

    • distance covered by materials (to be minimized) ;

    • renewability of materials (to be increased) ;

    • energy stored by materials from extraction to finished product (to be minimized);

    • emissions and waste during extraction and production (to be minimized);

    • the fraction of recycled material in the product (to be increased) ;

    • recyclability of materials used (to be increased).

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