Sustainable Design -- Eliminating Waste
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Sustainable Design Eliminating Waste Leave the world better than you found it, take no more than you need, try not to harm life of the environment, make amends if you do. —Paul Hawken, The Ecology of Commerce. 1994
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First term presentation to outline the motivation of my final year product design project.
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Sustainable DesignEliminating Waste
Leave the world better than you found it, take no more than you need, try not to harm life of the environment, make amends if
you do. —Paul Hawken, The Ecology of Commerce. 1994
Design to aid recycling
Design to aid recycling
Reversing planned obsolescence
& consumer culture
Design to aid recycling
Reversing planned obsolescence
& consumer culture
Designing viable, attractivealternatives to help peoplelead sustainable lifestyles
Sustainable Campus
Bicycle Rental System Takeaway Food
The Bicycle & Cycling a sustainable way of keeping fit
uses less material in production than other common modes of transportation
viable option for short journeys
human-powered, does not use fueldoes not produce
noise or air pollution during use
eases traffic congestion
very accessible , in terms of cost and ease of use
versatile
user has high degree of control on where he wants to go and on speed
easily customizable to fit different people and needscan be shared
- bike lanes
- bike safety : signalling, traffic, safety accessories
- carrying loads : groceries, bags, attachable accessories
- need for a clear identity to identify bicycles under the scheme
- parking stations : authorisation, locations, security
- accommodating different needs, users
- departure to destination : within campus, outside campus
- rewards, incentives to cycle
- making cycling attractive, fashionable
- overcoming competitors : shuttle bus, public bus, personal transport
- charges
- maintenance
- magnitude
- theft
- vandalism
- funding : donors, students, sponsors
- fitness
- directions, routes
- demand, supply
- time of day/year
- sense of ownership
- practicalities : weather, perspiration
- duration of use/loan
- self-automated rental/need for manpower
- 24 hour availability, restricted hours of use
- distance
Next Course of Action
study traffic flows within campus, outside campus
(campus users’ traffic flow, hotspots, etc.)
understand campus users’
sentiments towards transportation on
campus
opportunities for bicycles as a mode
of transportation
demand for bicycles as a mode of
transportation
Thank you
