Sustainability Engineering Design Resolution Roadmap: Where Do We Go from Here?

Sustainability engineering represents a way forward, above and continuous improvement beyond the existing process and product design engineering methodology. We have covered a lot of ground thus far. The basic roadmap is gleaned from the preceding chapters. There are a few nontechnical programmatic items to help complete the path forward along the way toward normalizing SE included here. Improving US economic performance, safety, and profitability through sustainability engineering is the goal. As already noted, companies are recognizing the value/savings of producing onsite electricity. Some are even moving to go off the grid, but this continues to be a challenge. As more manufacturing moves toward integrated energy and product production, sustainability engineering will lead the way into a more secure, safe, and profitable future for the USA. The mere vastness of the USA bodes well for richly rewarding sustainability efforts.