Video Reflection

To optimize for environmental performance, you need to consider impacts through the entire lifecycle of your product or service. The first step being define the problem by looking at the whole System,  Prioritize objectives by assessing lifecycle impacts, brainstorm solutions by looking at the whole system, and use metrics to evaluate & choose solutions and repeat the process. By looking at the entire process you can solve problems by looking at the source.


Lightweighting can have significant impacts on making your product more durable and portable. Lightweighting has the greatest environmental benefit when materials are a big part of your product’s environmental impact or when you’re designing something that moves. It is best if you use lightweighting when you fully understand the forces at work.

Looking at energy efficiency is also another thing designers should have in mind, unwanted sound, heat, light are sometimes wasted energy. Thus designers should consider ways of reducing unwanted energy waste when designing product. 



 When considering the environmental properties of materials, look for materials that are abundant, non-toxic, have low embodied energy, and meet or exceed regulations.You also need to ensure that the material has the right physical properties to get the job done and that it won’t drive up costs.Another thing when choosing the right material is to look at what toxic material will you be using when designing products. There are possibilities that the material chosen can have dire consequences for people that come into contact with it. If you’re using recyclable materials, you’ll also want to design your product to ensure those materials can be recovered at the product’s end of life.  

In conclusion looking at the entire system and reducing environmental impact by finding appropriate materials and reduce energy wastage.