Engineering and Design - Unit 5: Lesson 5. Green Design Principles: Systems and Environment

Nonrenewable resources can be managed properly so that they provide materials or energy for humans indefinitely.

False

Which option identifies a way green techniques can be enhanced in the following scenario? Niles Sneaker Corporation and Method Shoe Company are both implementing recycling programs that involve customers returning worn shoes. The worn shoes are then stripped down and their parts reused in the construction of new shoes.

The companies can have engineers collaborate to share ideas.

A characteristic of the systematic view of design is that it recognizes the inherent nature of materials at all points in the design cycle.

True

Engineers incorporate green design to increase sustainability and reduce the effect of products on both natural resources and people.

True

Instead of focusing on a product's life-cycle from its beginning to finish, green engineers focus on its beginning to beginning.

True

When a dangerous substance is incorporated into a final design, an extensive recycling program must be created.

True

Which term is defined as the actions of mining or harvesting?

acquisition

Which of the following actions is least likely to be performed by a green engineer?

conducting a life-cycle assessment for an automotive design

Which option identifies the concept represented in the following scenario? While analyzing a construction site, an engineer realizes that the construction workers are dumping waste into a nearby river. They are claiming that this reduces transportation costs and fuel consumption since the nearest dump is one hundred miles away.

inherency

Which of the following enables manufacturers to provide products made in less time and with less money, less pollution, less energy, and less use of natural resources?

innovative designs and processes

Which option identifies the process illustrated in the following scenario? Alpha, Inc., has put in an order to produce five hundred thousand cell phone cases. The company estimates that this will be roughly the number that consumers will demand. The company does not want to overproduce and end up with too much product waste, but it also needs to be sure that it has enough products to make a profit.

just-in-time manufacturing