Sustainability Is Becoming An Issue Of Critical Importance...

Sustainability is becoming an issue of critical importance for designers and society as a whole. It is important to pay attention to the factors that impact negatively on our environment by balancing economic, environmental and social dimensions as they interact and converge in the current crisis of our unsustainable civilisation (Wahl and Baxter 2008). It is critical for designers of today to be more aware and understand the importance of the material choices and resources used, as well as putting more consideration into the early stages of design to prevent causing unnecessary waste and eliminate the need for additional resources by re-using materials and recycling. Corporate social responsibility (CSR) should be a key issue for all†¦show more content†¦Although this is no small challenge, it is vital for this process to occur cooperatively at a local, regional and global spectrum (Wahl and Baxter 2008). An Internet survey showed that the environmentally sustainable interior design practice was defined by the following 3 factors. Environmental sustainable design; reducing negative effects and maximizing positive effects of interior design on environmental systems over the life cycle of the building. Indoor environmental quality that provides a healthy physiological and psychological indoor environment. i.e.- air quality, noise pollution (Guerin and Kang 2009, 181; Brown 1996). Studies from an online survey presented the idea that there were three factors that illustrate the environmental sustainability in regards to interior design practices. These were noted as One of the most common causes of bad design is not considering the design within the complexity of its materials and immaterial context. It may be an effective way of problem solving by changing our lifestyle, our intention and the way we view the world as to creating more technical solution. It is crucial for designers to become more aware of the power of visioning at a meta-design level as they can influence changes in lifestyles and resource use in which will drive transition in sustainability. Designers can also help changes in the personal and cultural value as well as in helping to shape the intentionality behind material design (Wahl and Baxter 2008).