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2020 | OriginalPaper | Chapter
Steps to Safer and More Sustainable Industrial Design Studios
Author : George K. Chow
Published in: Advances in Industrial Design
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
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Abstract
In many industrial design studios different materials, methods and processes are used which are not sustainable or eco-friendly and are often toxic or hazardous for students to be exposed to. Foam board, high-density urethane foams, blue and pink insulation foam, Bondo, spray adhesive, epoxy and thermoset plastics are some examples of materials that are commonly used in the modeling of concepts and prototypes but are neither healthy or sustainable. An effort has been made by many educators to encourage students to create designs which are eco-friendly and sustainable but the materials, methods and processes in which students use to create their designs still remains largely non-environmentally friendly and toxic. This paper explores steps, materials and methods that were utilized in a sophomore industrial design studio case study to provide a healthier, more environmentally friendly setting for students to generate their designs.