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Previously, the type of property an enterprise should possess was specified from two aspects, namely the requirement of a circular economy for an enterprise and the role of an enterprise to achieve a circular economy. The enterprise should meet the specific demands of society, belonging to social performance. To achieve this service target, the enterprise transforms natural resources into a product with a specific service function, and in this type of production, it not only must input a significant amount of material resources, but the energy driving the material transformation, various production equipment and facilities, manpower and production space, which means that the value of the material is increased during the production process, reflecting the economic performance of the enterprise.
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12.1.1 Topic Discussion
The key technical measures for achieving environmental improvement are primarily discussed in this course from the design perspective. As one of the important methods for environmental improvement, in recent years, eco-design has gradually reached various fields. For example, many low carbon building designs were exhibited at the Shanghai World Expo in 2010, and energy saving utensils, electric cars, and other new products were frequently encouraged at the international fair held in Beijing in 2016. All of these indicate that eco-design is “blossoming and yielding fruit” to form many products suitable for the overall improvement of the environment and improving people’s consumption and life. In this course, please choose a familiar product or service to discuss how to improve its environmental performance from the design perspective. List the research outline.
12.1.2 Homework and Presentation in Class
In the last chapter, we began to write papers. In this chapter, we will continue to exercise and improve writing skills.
The task of this chapter is to locate a published LCA research paper specific to the selected product or service for sharing, via PowerPoint, in the class by the group and to summarize it into a 1500- to 2000-word essay. To present the research status of a paper, include the topic selection process and the understanding and viewpoints of the paper. The grading scale is shown in Table 12.3.
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Mao, J., Li, C., Pei, Y., Xu, L. (2018). Eco-Design. In: Circular Economy and Sustainable Development Enterprises. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-8524-6_12
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