sustainable design materials, processes and the environment part 2
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Sustainable design materials, processes and the environment Part 2 . alternative materials, research, sourcing, comparing. ply - more product per tree, grain intact, less glue. concept development, listen, observe, watch opinions . most valuable insights. low sides an advantage. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Sustainable designmaterials, processes and the
environment Part 2
alternative materials, research, sourcing, comparing
ply - more product per tree, grain intact, less glue
concept development, listen, observe, watch opinions
most valuable insights
low sides an advantage
choice of lining
final prototype (finished?), minimal, turning point
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e c o - c o ffi n s
from product to business
why? sustainability in the business
There are professions more harmful than industrial design, but only a very few of them.Victor Papanek
• 70% of families in the UK consider being ‘eco friendly’ either important or very important.
• Green funeral business is increasing between 25-30% each year (biodegradable coffins to woodland burial grounds)
• Research from the Post Office in 2007 found that 35% of people in the UK planned an eco-friendly funeral whereas the research just conducted by FMC in 2009 shows that this figure has risen dramatically.
• 9 out of 10 individuals would consider an environmentally friendly coffin when planning their own funeral
Where is the market?
• Coffins / caskets (the most visible eco opportunity)*• Urns• Embalming choices and alternatives• Burial / natural burial• Cremation• Carbon neutral funerals• Flowers (growing practices / air freight)• Business impacts (energy, paper, technology, transport)
Aspects to consider
*A symbol of the whole funeral
3,000,000 kg 80,000,000 kg
70,000 m2 1,500,000 Tonnes
resource use, land use, toxins (EPA), scale (2 PM)
Is casket manufacturing a wise use of what’s left?
resource depletion compared to oil (40 years)
Copper 575%Zinc 537%Nickel 1124%Lead 888%
Philadelphia 2,500Calcutta 20,000Beijing 24,000
Wood chips / wood flourGlue 250,000 kg PAPlastic Some Halogenated Plastics like PVC (restricted in 275 countries)Metal coatings Nickel listed as ground contaminant and hazardous air pollutantFinishes VOC effect on workers and atmosphere & residue
NZ less resource use but more toxins, burn / bury
LCA & other tools, appropriate, budget, inputs, outputs