By Nathaniel Rhine
Green design is the philosophy of designing physical objects, or the built environment and services to comply with the principles of economic, social, and ecological sustainability. The intention of sustainable design is to eliminate negative environmental impact completely though skilful, sensitive designs. The manifestations of sustainable designs require no non-renewable resources, impacts on the environment minimally, and relate people with the natural environment.
Applications of this philosophy range from the small objects for everyday use, through to the buildings, cities, and the earth’s physical surface. It is a philosophy that can be applied in the field of architecture, landscape architecture, engineering, graphic design, industrial design, interior design and fashion design. Green design is also known as sustainable design which is mostly a general reaction to global environmental crisis, the rapid growth of economical activity and human population, depletion of natural resources, damage to the ecosystems and the loss of biodiversity.
In the future postings, I intend to write more about this subject matter for it is something that is being talked about as of late. Many people think that it is a fad or a phase that the world is going trough, however, many, including myself believe that it is the beginning of a relatively new philosophy that will bear fruits, worldwide. Once those fruits have been harvested, no longer will green design be a fad or a phase. Rather, it will become a way of life.
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