Design and the Environment
Description
Taking viewers to the crossroads of aesthetic, functional, and sustainability issues, this program looks at aspects of design that can have negative ecological consequences. Students learn about eco-friendly design and the use of life-cycle assessments by architects and product designers to ensure that their work has minimal environmental impact. Sustainable design techniques are investigated through case studies of a "zero energy" home that makes use of spatial and solar-heating innovations, and of a specially insulated tea kettle that demonstrates further innovative solutions to energy consumption problems.
Runtime
25 min
Subjects
- Commercial art (35)
- Natural resources (402)
- Conservation of natural resources (540)
- Green products (7)
- Design (87)
- Sustainable architecture (66)
- Sustainable design (14)
Genre
Date of Publication
[2011], c2010
Database
Films on Demand
Direct Link
https://www.remote.uwosh.edu/login?url=https://fod.infobase.com/PortalPlaylists.aspx?wID=102638&xtid=42219
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