[Design and Technology] FW: links to eco design, LCA

[Tran, Lorraine I]

Dear colleagues

 

The following resources may be useful when covering Life Cycle Analysis
(LCA), environmental and ecological factors in Design and Technology
Unit 3 Outcome 2 (9th key knowledge and 7th key skill dot points).

 

Regards, Lorraine.

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>From a product standpoint 
http://www.pca.state.mn.us/oea/p2/design.cfm

You can download the publication Better by design from the above link.


Eco-design strategy wheel is one of the tools here:
http://www.wikid.eu/index.php/Bachelor_design_guide

For product LCA education, EcoIndicator 99 and EcoIndicator 95 are
great, each is available on-line and leads you through a simple LCA.
http://www.pre.nl/eco-indicator95/default.htm

A few more LCA resources:
http://www.lcacalculator.com/





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