CSWA-SD (Certified SOLIDWORKS Associate - Sustainable Design) Sustainability Test (Latest Update 2025 / 2026) Review Questions & Answers | Grade A | 100% Correct (Verified Solutions)
Question:
Terms/Phrases Synonymous w/ "Sustainable Design"
Answer:
-Sustainable Engineering
-Environmentally Sustainable Design
-Eco-Design
-Green Design
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Question:
The Many Faces of Sustainable Design
Answer:
-Design for Disassembly
-Design for the Environment
-Product Stewardship
-Cradle to Cradle
-BioMimicry
-Green Chemistry
-Green Marketing
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Question:
Design for Disassembly
Answer:
-1/7 of the Many Faces of Sustainable Design, a.k.a DfD for short.
-A design approach that enables the easy recovery of parts, components, & materials from products at the end of their life.
-Recycling & Reuse are noble intentions, but if a product can't be disassembled cleanly & effectively, they're impossible, or at least cost prohibitive to achieve.
Question:
Design for the Environment
Answer:
-1/7 of the Many Faces of Sustainable Design.
-The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency created the DfE program in 1992 to decrease pollution & the human & environmental risks that it entails.
-EPA recognizes consumer & industrial & institutional products deemed to be safer for human health & the environment through an evaluation & product labeling program.
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