Sustainable Design Strategies to Assist the Elderly with Dementia

Purpose This study aims to provide insights to designers for seeking innovative ways to design sustainable clothes and appeal to consumers by enhancing sustainability. Design/methodology/approach To achieve the research purpose, the researchers went through a design process and designed three prototypes. The experts’ evaluation on the prototypes was positive. Findings Various design strategies derived from the Korean traditional costume were explored. Based on the strategies, three prototypes were developed, and the design experts’ evaluation on the prototypes was positive. Originality/value The research has implications as follows. The sustainable design process and methods used in this research for developing designs inspired from cultural costumes will provide insights to designers who want to create sustainable garments inspired by a certain culture. In addition, the design and sustainable design strategies, derived from the Chosun Dynasty, will guide apparel designers to create sustainable designs and broaden their perspectives. Furthermore, the research will provide guidance to following researchers who are interested in the topic of sustainability in apparel design. The researchers explored sustainable design strategies from the Korean culture, applied them in their design process and evaluated the design outcomes. By doing so, merits and limitations of the design strategies were more clearly understood.

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SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF SUSTAINABLE DESIGN APPROACH FOR MOSQUE

Journal of Islamic Architecture ◽

10.18860/jia.v6i4.14016 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 6 (4) ◽

pp. 369-375

Author(s):

Mohammad Ikram Mat Sobri ◽

Sumarni Ismail ◽

Azmal Sabil ◽

Hanita Yusof ◽

Nayeem Asif ◽

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Keyword(s):

Social Life ◽

Natural Ventilation ◽

Sustainable Design ◽

Operating Cost ◽

Environmentally Friendly ◽

High Energy ◽

Design Approach ◽

Design Strategies ◽

Religious Activities ◽

Air Conditioners

As one of the prominent public spaces for the community, Mosque is considered one of the high energy consumption buildings. Many modern mosques are designed and built without respecting the contextual environment, resulting in a non-environmental friendly Mosque. In Malaysia, the operating cost of mosques is majorly relying on public funds, and statistically are high specifically for electricity usage. Due to the use of air conditioners in cooling down the huge prayer hall due to the non-environmental design consideration. Hence, it is crucial to justify sustainable design approaches in mosques to develop environmentally friendly mosques. On the other side, the environmentally friendly mosque design is important as one of the monumental Islamic symbols that shall manifest Islam's values and philosophies towards the benefits of 'Alam' (world). The main objective of this study is to analyze the principles of Islamic methods in attaining the attributes of sustainable mosque design. It systematically reviews the existing publications to discover the concepts, definitions, and issues regarding the sustainable design approach-es for Mosque. Based on the conducted reviews, sustainable design strategies for mosques are suggested at the end of this paper. The Mosque can use some renewable technologies to save energy and be concerned about the climate condition for its design. Furthermore, it can also use sustainable materials, use natural ventilation and daylighting to provide good indoor air quality and be concerned about the social life of Muslim's religious activities.

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Sustainable design strategies for fashion postproduction

ModaPalavra ◽

10.5965/1982615x13272019044 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 13 (27) ◽

pp. 44-73

Author(s):

Bruna Lummertz Lima ◽

Júlio Carlos de Souza Van der linden ◽

Evelise Anicet Rüthschilling

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Design ◽

Design Strategies

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Perceptual Digital Gaps in Generations between Adoption and Usage of Different Modes of Payment in Digital Economy

International Journal of Recent Technology and Engineering - 2 ◽

10.35940/ijrte.f7926.038620 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 8 (6) ◽

pp. 3651-3655

Keyword(s):

Service Providers ◽

Age Groups ◽

The Elderly ◽

Market Potential ◽

Purchase Behavior ◽

Design Strategies ◽

Mobile Payments ◽

The Government ◽

Digital Transactions ◽

Digital Payments

The Mobile payment revolution has led to 55% increase in digital payments in India in the past one year. Currently there are 10 million locations that accept digital payments in the country. Though, internet connectivity, digital literacy and perceptual gaps in generations have proved to be the major hurdles for service providers to capture the full market potential for digital payments. This study holistically approaches the topic by critically analyzing the data collected from different strata based on age groups. It was observed that all the generations are readily adopting digital payments whereas there is still a perceptual gap that exist in the regular usage of mobile payments among the elderly and the young generations. Data analysis also reveals that mobile payments are mostly used for the low value purchase by the customers in comparison to the high value purchase as there is high risk and high channel cost associated with mobile transactions and also government regulations do not support very high value transactions. Another trend observed was Impulsive purchase behavior in customers (especially millennial) using mobile payments as these purchases are unplanned, unintentional and unthoughtful. These facts can be used as an input by the Government departments and the financial service providers to design strategies to bring convenience in the adoption and usage of digital transactions, to bridge the gap in the adoption of digital payments between young and old generations.

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Sustainable Design Approaches in Malaysia’s Traditional Mosques and Houses

PROCEEDING INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ENGINEERING ◽

10.36728/icone.v1i1.1263 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 13-21

Author(s):

Mohd Farid Mohamed

Keyword(s):

Case Studies ◽

Sustainable Design ◽

Building Design ◽

Design Strategies ◽

Humid Climate ◽

Sustainable Solutions ◽

Design Concepts ◽

Modern Development ◽

Fast Pace ◽

Modern Building

The traditional Malaysian mosque and Malay house concepts have been naturally developed for hundreds of years and proven to provide sustainable solutions for building in Malaysia, a country with a hot and humid climate. However, the fast pace of modern development has negatively affected the acceptance of the traditional building concept, especially in the current development of houses and mosques. However, the success of the sustainable design approaches in the traditional Malaysian buildings to ensure sustainable development for hundreds of years has been forgotten. As a result, mainstream modern design concepts have become a contributor to deteriorating environmental conditions due to various factors, including increased energy consumption. Hence, it is crucial to understand the sustainable design approach in traditional Malaysian buildings’ design and appropriately apply it to modern building design. Therefore, this study aimed to outline sustainable approaches in traditional mosques and Malay houses in Malaysia. The methodology used in this study was a combination of literature review and site observation on the selected case studies. Six main case buildings were selected for the traditional buildings, including three case studies for the traditional house and three for traditional mosques. This study found a long list of sustainable approaches in traditional Malaysian Mosques and Malay houses. The list of the approaches can be used as an initial reference or guideline in designing new modern buildings in Malaysia, mainly buildings with passive design strategies that contribute to sustainable Malaysia.

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Robots responding to care needs? A multitasking care robot pursued for 25 years, available products offer simple entertainment and instrumental assistance

Ethics and Information Technology ◽

10.1007/s10676-020-09536-0 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 22 (3) ◽

pp. 247-256

Author(s):

Lina Van Aerschot ◽

Jaana Parviainen

Keyword(s):

Elderly Care ◽

The Elderly ◽

Service Robots ◽

Small Scale ◽

Design Strategies ◽

Care Needs ◽

Care Robots ◽

Ethics Research ◽

Human Care ◽

Ecologically Sustainable

Abstract Twenty-five years ago, robotics guru Joseph Engelberger had a mission to motivate research teams all over the world to design the ‘Elderly Care Giver’, a multitasking personal robot assistant for everyday care needs in old age. In this article, we discuss how this vision of omnipotent care robots has influenced the design strategies of care robotics, the development of R&D initiatives and ethics research on use of care robots. Despite the expectations of robots revolutionizing care of older people, the role of robots in human care has remained marginal. The value of world trade in service robots, including care robots, is rather small. We argue that the implementation of robots in care is not primarily due to negative user attitudes or ethical problems, but to problems in R&D and manufacturing. The care robots currently available on the market are capable of simple, repetitive tasks or colloquial interaction. Thus far, also research on care robots is mostly conducted using imaginary scenarios or small-scale tests built up for research purposes. To develop useful and affordable robot solutions that are ethically, socially and ecologically sustainable, we suggest that robot initiatives should be evaluated within the framework of care ecosystems. This implies that attention has to be paid to the social, emotional and practical contexts in which care is given and received. Also, the political, economic and ecological realities of organizing care and producing technological commodities have to be acknowledged. It is time to openly discuss the drivers behind care robot initiatives to outline the bigger picture of organizing care under conditions of limited resources.

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