Timeline
Design for Sustainability
14 Week Project
Project Partner: Shane Fesler
Shared responsibilities in majority of design.
Hard modeling - mine
Soft modeling - Shane
Participant in Pando Days '23
Tools
Sustainable Minds
CLO3D
Solidworks
Keyshot
3D Printing
Illustrator
Photoshop
Objectives
Sustainable Methods
Product System
Teamwork
Our County - The Plan
In order to formulate our design brief for the course. We focused on the first goal proposed by LA County's regional sustainability plan that promotes the livelihood of LA residents and communities.
Goal: Resilient and healthy community environments where residents thrive in place.
Strategy 1F Action 24: Train the County’s town councils, neighborhood associations, and other community organizations to become certified emergency response teams (CERTs).
Emergency Personnel Training
CERT's
Strategy 1F Action 25: Build capacity of retailers, including small stores, to sustain neighborhoods in the event of an emergency and ensure continued operations during and after a disaster.
Community Involvement
Design Brief
Design a sustainable system that promotes the resilience and health of LA County's communities during disasters and emergencies.
Defining the Emergency
After brainstorming and researching emergencies, we settled on earthquakes. Since the likelihood and impact are more prevalent than the others. This led us to develop our concept on providing earthquake preparation and resolution.
Earthquakes
- About 10,000 quakes occur annually
- Next large quake is expected to happen in 2044, around every 30 years
Eruption
Snowstorm
Tropical Storm
Explosion
Avalanche
Hurricane
Chemical Leaks
Land Slides
Tornado
Extreme Heat
Terrorism
Nuclear
Blizzard
Thunder storm
Wildfires
Flooding
Drought
Tsunami
Civil Unrest
Sandstorms
Disease Outbreak
Key Driver - Prevalence of Earthquakes
Our first driver in the project was gaining insight as to the prevalence of earthquakes, its impact, and recovery time.
Earthquakes of the Past
San Francisco 1906
About 9 years until full recovery
San Fernando 1971
About 1-6 years until full recovery
Northridge 1994
About 1.5 years for majority recovery
Insight
Better long-term emergency preparation and response.
Key Driver - Involving the Community
In order to address long-term emergency preparation and response, we needed to develop a system that would best utilize and incorporate CERTs (Strategy 1F Action 24) and retailers (Strategy 1F Action 25) during and after a disaster.
Key Driver - The Need to be Clean
The 3 Main Health Threats
The World Health Organization (WHO) has cautioned the potential release of harmful and carcinogenic chemicals falling on people during and after an earthquake.
Fires & Ignitions
Toxic Fumes & Chemical Release
Dust & Asbestos
Solutions to Provide Cleansing
Sustainable Methods Applied
Taking our initial ideas we developed them further by applying sustainable methods below.
Longevity - Providing extended/durable life to products
Footprints - Reducing damage towards the environment through sustainable production, use, shipping, and disposal.
Biophilic - Apply nature's method of sustainable and functional adaptation or qualities
Systemize - Product system that prioritizes multi-use and reuse
Systemize - Service system that encourages sustainable practices
Our Top Selections of Sustainable Cleansing
Enhancing the Strectch-Build Shower
to...
XFoliate
By taking the qualities of our selections and the stretch-build shower concept as a base design.
We synthesized these into XFoliate by balancing functional needs of the user, while providing cost effective, easy maintenance, and sustainable applications throughout the product.
Compactness
Storage - needs to be stored, used, and maintained overtime
Transport - product dimensions should fit within a cargo van of around W52"xD105"xH52"
Long-Lasting
Structure - Providing the sense of security
Durability - Withstand emergency conditions and continual usage
Privacy - Providing ease of mind and security during shower
Safety
Systems
Water supply - Providing a source of water to shower through LA County's contract with water haulers
Locating - An app system to help people and water haulers locate to the nearest shower zone
Procedure - Service system that encompasses the activities of emergency responders, CERTS, and victims during an disaster response
Sustainable Resource Use
Water conservation - Conserving water resources during times of water scarcity
Reusability - Conserving water resources during times of water scarcity
Maintenance - Long term solution and maximizing use
Further Information
The digital book below provides an in depth description of XFoliate's features, parts, tech pack, CMF, and branding.
Key Takeaways
- Based on feedback, people would like this design to provide more comfort in the shower experience. Heated water, hangers, shower tools, and soaps.
- Experience working in a collaborative setting
- Using sustainability as a tool to guide design decisions to develop a more cost effective and eco-friendly product.
- Developing a comprehensive product system
