A Whole system approach to sustainable design -- The fundamentals of systems engineering to inform a whole system approach -- Enhancing the systems engineering process through a whole system approach to sustainable design -- Elements of applying a whole system design approach (elements 1-5) -- Elements of applying a whole system design approach (elements 6-10) -- Worked example 1 -- Industrial pumping systems -- Worked example 2 -- Passenger vehicles -- Worked example 3 -- Electronics and computer systems -- Worked example 4 -- Temperature control of buildings -- Worked example 5 -- Domestic water systems.