Trabalho realizado pela aluna Rute Filipa M. N. Venceslau do 11K do Curso Profissional Técnico de Design da Escola Secundária de Caneças - Odivelas - Lisboa - Portugal, no âmbito da disciplina de Inglês

1. 08-03-2010 Ecodesign = good design = good business practice

2. 08-03-2010 What is ecodesign? Ecodesign means the incorporation of environmental considerations into the design and development of products or services.

3. 08-03-2010 Aspects of ecodesign approach Quality, legislation, costs, functionality, durability, ergonomics, aesthetics as well as health and safety considerations.

4. 08-03-2010 As a result, the ecodesigned products are innovative, have better environmental performance and are of a quality at least as good as the market standard. This makes the use of ecodesign increasingly important for business, and leads to clear advantages for those companies incorporating ecodesign.

5. 08-03-2010 Ecodesign adopts an integrated approach to the relationship between products and services and the environment on three levels:

9. 08-03-2010 ECODESIGN is a Strategic management... ... concerned with minimising the impact of the life cycle of products and services These solutions can range from specifyingrenewable materials, reducing the energy duringusage to innovating thebusiness model as well as controlling the.end-of-life treatment

10. 08-03-2010 Escola Secundária de Caneças Curso Técnico Profissional de Design de Interiores e Exteriores Turma: 11ºK Disciplina: Inglês Ano lectivo: 2009/2010 Professores organizadores: Lucília Jorge Luís Cardoso (coordenador de curso)