What+is+Eco-Design?

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The intention of sustainable design is to eliminate negative environmental impact through skilful, sensitive design. It is a response to global environmental crises such as the rapid growth of economic activity and human population, depletion of natural resources, damage to ecosystems and loss of biodiversity. (Ms Salmon) Eco-design involves taking environmental protection into account in the design of goods and services. Through our design we try to we the best materials to create less of an impact on the environmental. The goal of Eco-design is to sensibly meet the needs of the present without exhausting resources that are critical to future generations. (Jasmine Orr)


 * Eco Design** is the philosophy of designing physical objects, the built environment, and services to comply with the principles of economic, social and ecological sustainability. (Claudia Rosati)

Eco design involves taking environmental protection into account when designing goods or services. You are considering the environmental impacts of the product during its whole lifecycle. (maddie walsh)


 * Eco Design** is an approach to design of a product with special consideration for the environmental impacts of the product during its whole lifecycle (Imogen Neil)

Eco-Design, which is also referred to as environmental design, environmentally sustainable design, environmentally-conscious design, etc, is the process of designing physical objects in our world, while still taking environmental protection into account in the design of goods and services. (Danielle Phillips)


 * Eco design** is the incorporation of environmental considerations into the design and development of products or services.This term is used a lot these days because everyone is becoming more aware of the environment and the dangers of pollution. (Lily Barrett)


 * Eco design** is the philosophy of designing physical objects, the built environment, and services to comply with the principles of economic, social and ecological sustainability. (Brae Neal)

**Ecodesign** is an approach to design of a product with special consideration for the environmental impacts of the product during its whole lifecycle. (Mackenzie Carroll) ==== " My definition of eco design is a design that benefits the environment such as solar panels, recyclable materials, re-using/re-modelling items." - Indy ==== Eco designs are used in marketing regularly and have become a new trend as people are now realising that we need to take care of our planet and sustain it so we can enjoy it for longer. Eco designs are more appealing and appreciated in the 21 century. (Indy van Kool)
 * Eco Design** is a way of thinking about deisgn which takes into acocunt the environmental impact of a product or packaging across its entire existence. (Sophie Stewart)


 * Eco Design** is a method of designing products that takes into account their impact on the environment at all stages of their life cycle. It may for example result in the choice of a recycalble or biodegradable material for packaging or the development of a washing powder effective in cold water to reduce the energy consumption of washing machines. (smEllie Dunn)


 * Eco Deisgn** reffers to the involvement of taking the environmental properties into account in the design of goods and services. The whole life cycle of the product or service is considered. All the elements that a product needs to develop its function (consumables, packaging, energy networks etc) must also be taken into account. (Danielle Gane)

Eco design is the construction of objects/designs that are built in an environmentally sustainable way. This recognises the various impacts that the objects have in the world and counters them in a positive way ~ Bilynda


 * Definition: Eco-Design Eco-Design** is the integration of environmental considerations at the **design** phase, considering the whole product life cycle from raw materials acquisition to final disposal. The syllable "**eco**" refers to both economy and ecology.

Eco Design is the philosophy of designing physical objects and services to comply with the principles of economic, social and ecological sustainability. It also involves taking taking environmental protection into account in the design of the object. (Alisa Tuncel) 

**Eco-Design** aims to counter and challenge environmentally insensitive product development by taking into consideration the ways its product cycle will impact on the environment. Environmentally and Economically friendly product designers consider all aspects of the product cycle: production, transport, packaging, consumer use, disposal, and breakdown. They aim to select optimum ways in which the product will perform and exist in relation to low environmenal impact and cost-effectiveness. [Tessa]