Download Section 12 - Terminology

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Explaining
Terms
Product Miles
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What is Product miles?
Product miles are the total distance produce/product is
transported from its place of growth or production to the
place of consumption/use. The concept of product miles
is widely used in food production where there is a push
by consumers for locally produced products.
Standard/Stock Forms
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Materials, ranging from woods and steels to plastics, are
supplied in standard sizes. Designers / architects generally
start with standard widths, lengths and depths etc... and
develop their plans from the materials that are available. As
materials are supplied in standard sizes, ordering is easier, as
sizes are published in catalogues or on company internet
websites.
They can be transported and handled more easily than raw
materials. Standard forms and sizes are cheaper than special
sizes, because they are processed in large quantities. Designers
use readily available standard stock sizes when designing
products. Standard forms and sizes are the same in most
countries - an international standard.
Carbon Footprint
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Task
An individuals carbon footprint is a measurement of a
persons negative impact on the environment.
Everyone has a carbon footprint, it does not only apply
to industry and business. It relates closely to the
amount of pollution a person creates through the use
of energy (for example electricity) and resources such
as fossil fuels. Environmental pollution can be created
every time we get into a car, bus, train or plane by the
burning of fuel. Every time we use something that has
been manufactured we also add to our carbon
footprint.
Sustainable/Fairtrade
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What is Sustainable?
Task
Adjective: sustainable.
able to be maintained at a certain rate or level. "sustainable economic growth"
A sustainable forest is a forest that is carefully managed so that
as trees are felled they are replaced with seedlings that
eventually grow into mature trees. This is a carefully and skilfully
managed system. The forest is a working environment,
producing wood products such as wood pulp for the paper /
card industry and wood based materials for furniture
manufacture and the construction industry. Great care is taken
to ensure the safety of wildlife and to preserve the natural
environment. Sustainable forests are the result of a common
sense policy to replace trees that are felled so that forests
continue to exist providing natural materials for us all.
Fairtrade
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What is Fairtrade?
Task
A symbol that is occasionally seen on packaging is the Fair
Trade symbol. This means that the contents of the package
has been produced in the Third World and that the producer
(ie. the farmer) has received a fair and realistic price. It also
means that the produce is not from countries whose
Governments help their industry / agriculture undercut
those of much poorer countries by giving them subsidises.