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06 Design & the Environment
1. Environmental Design
And Green Design
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2. Environmental Design
• Environmentally friendly design.
• Takes into account facts learned through ecology.
• Promotes sustainability.
• Humanistic.
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3. What is Ecology?
• The relationship between living organisms and their
environment.
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6. Ozone Depletion
• CFC’s, HCFC’s, HFC’s
• Deplete ozone layer.
• Also act as greenhouse gases.
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7. Greenhouse Effect
• 25% carbon dioxide increase in atmosphere within last
200 years:
• wood
• oil
• coal
• Methane, CFCs, nitrous oxide and other greenhouse
gases.
• Deforestation
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8. Design for the Real
World
• “In this age of mass production when everything must
be planned and designed, design has become the most
powerful tool with which man shapes his tools and
environments (and by extension, society and himself).
This demands high social and moral responsibility from
the designer.”
• 1970, Victor Papanek
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9. 6 Stages in Product
Life
• Choice of Materials
• Including raw materials.
• Manufacturing
• Packaging
• Transportation
• Use
• Ending Consequences
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10. A Green Product
• Is not dangerous to people or animals.
• Does not use materials from threatened species or
environments.
• Does not consume excessive energy and other
resources.
• Does not produce unnecessary waste.
• Does not cause environmental damage.
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11. Eco-design Tips
• Greater emphasis on quality and performance.
• Design product for affordable repair.
• Don’t waste natural resources that can’t be replaced on
a global scale.
• Question the ultimate consequences of a new product
being introduced.
• Profit balances and production quotas are not enough.
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12. Eco-design Tips
• Consider pollution that may occur during
manufacturing or after use.
• Use reclaimed materials that can be reused or recycled.
• Avoid excessive packaging.
• Research environmental protection laws in market area.
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13. 4 Steps to Eco-
Designing
• Educate yourself about environmental issues.
• Suggest that design companies formulate an internal
environmental policy.
• Establish a policy regarding purchasing and materials.
• Advise clients to become environmentally conscious.
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14. Design For
Disassembly
• Design a product that can be easily disassembled.
• Components can be extracted, sorted, recycled or
maintained.
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15. Green Advertising
• Claims should be as specific as possible…not vague or
incomplete.
• Claims should reflect disposal options available to local
consumers.
• Claims should be supported by reliable scientific
evidence.
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16. Waste-Management
• Source reduction.
• Direct reuse of products (closed loop).
• Recycling (open loop).
• Incineration.
• Landfill.
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17. Reuse, Refill, Recycle
• Think before you throw. There’s no such place as away.
• Every year we throw away valuable resources worth
millions of dollars!
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18. Grolsch Beer
Recyclable top seal.
Recyclable glass.
Reduces litter.
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19. Interior Design Tips
• Work with other professionals from the ground up in
the planning of a building.
• Consider heating, ventilation, and cooling system; how
to save money; how to keep air clean and free of mold.
• Insulation: more is worth the investment.
• Include task lights and natural lighting.
• Specify spots for recycling.
• Insect and mold resistant moldings.
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20. VC Design Tips
• Recycled paper for print or packaging; less packaging.
• Paper from alternative sources of cellulose (leaf fiber),
seed fiber (cotton), grass fibers (straw, maize stalks,
bamboo, bagasse from sugar cane), Bast fibers from
stems of flax, hemp, and jute.
• Paper bleached with hydrogen peroxide instead of
chlorine bleach.
• Water or soy based printing inks.
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25. Tesla Roadster
• 135 mpg
• 250 mile range
• 0 to 60 in 4 seconds
• The 2010 Roadster has a base price of US$109,000
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26. Ifo Acqua Toilet
• Efficient use of space
• Attractive sculptural form
• Uses 33% less water
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