ENGR 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Waste Hierarchy, Aluminium Foil, Resource Efficiency
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In alberta, apega guideline for environmental practice explains engineer"s duty to environment to have any adverse effects. Encourages professional to be involved in environmental issues. Use specialists in environmental sustainability when needed. Environmental planning/management should be integrated into all activities likely. Include costs of environmental protection when evaluating the economic viability. Recognize value of environmental efficiency/sustainability, consider full lifecycle. Solicit input from stakeholders and strive to respond to environmental concerns in. Comply with regulatory requirements; disclose information necessary to protect. Work actively to improve environmental understanding and sustainability public safety to authorities. of projects assessment a timely fashion practices. Aluminum foil, jet engines, discarded electronics, plastic. Technology improves energy efficiency, but those savings are often lost to greater consumption. Efficiency of air conditioner as risen 17% since 1990, but use of these units increased by 36% over that time. As a society, we must develop new ways to avoid inefficient or excessive consumption of energy.
