Design for sustainable behaviour: a case study of using human-power as an everyday energy source

Shin, Hyun-Jae; Bhamra, Tracy

doi:10.1504/jdr.2016.079763

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“…The main objective of this edition of the integrative design class was to employ the concept of Design for Sustainable Behavior (DfSB) [41,42], based on reducing its negative impact on the natural environment, caused by the unreflective conduct of buildings' users, as well as to persuade the occupants to behave in a more environmentally responsible way through the carefully designed products. Since interior components make for structurally, formally, and functionally developed products, this concept can be applied to their creation process.…”

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Integrative Design Classes for Environmental Sustainability of Interior Architectural Design

Celadyn

2020

Sustainability

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The paper considers the adjustments of the interior architectural design education model toward its compliance with the principles of sustainability, since the currently provided scheme does not effectively employ the sustainability multi-dimensional concept as a substantial determinant of interior architectural design. The conventional interior architectural design curriculum requires corrections, to provide students with systematized knowledge on sustainability issues, as well as appropriate abilities and skills to create buildings’ interior spaces with high environmental performance. The modifications are considered using the example of a curriculum realized within the Faculty of Interior Design affiliated with the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow. These improvements of the curriculum structure comprise the establishment of a compulsory course on environmentally sustainable interior architectural design, offering to the undergraduate students comprehensive theoretical knowledge on the multi-dimensional aspects of sustainability and the introduction of professional design tools, including simplified versions of multi-criterial environmental evaluation systems, as a supportive educational means, as well as learning tools comprising interdisciplinary environmental-responsibility-oriented design workshops or seminars led by green building consultants and professionals involved in practicing sustainable interior design. This paper discusses the innovative concept of integrative design classes (IDC), realized within the practical modules of courses on Building Construction and Environmentally Sustainable Architectural Design, both delivered to undergraduate interior design students. The paper analyses these integrative design classes as a supportive project-based learning technique to develop the students’ ability to accomplish sustainable design strategies for resource efficiency, waste management effectiveness, optimization of indoor environment quality parameters as well as pro-environmental education. The results of the conducted integrative design classes proved that they are a driver for developing technically and formally innovative designs, allowing the students to establish a link between theoretical knowledge on sustainability in interior design and its practical implementation.

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Integrative Design Classes for Environmental Sustainability of Interior Architectural Design

Celadyn

2020

Sustainability

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“…21 With this decline in PA, it is imperative and a crucial timely issue given the current increased levels of children’s ST. 22 Thus, numerous studies have investigated the need for using the technology-related intervention to reduce the said behavior. For instance, Shin and Bhamra 23 evaluated the concept of utilizing human-powered products to induce PAs at home, using an exercise bike to power the television. His study concluded that the financial gain of using human power as an alternative power source was inadequate and further emphasized that the potentiality of such intervention would be more lucrative when used as means to increase PA and reduce sedentary behavior in the home environment.…”

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Evaluation of Children’s Screen Viewing Time and Parental Role in Household Context

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Al‐Habaibeh

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Global Pediatric Health

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Limited screen time has been recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics for all children and no screen time for children under 2 years of age. With the advancement in technology, the prevalence and detrimental effects of excess screen time on children has become a global problem that can lead to health issues such as obesity and other cardiovascular diseases among both adults and children. This article examines the drivers of screen-related sedentary behavior within the home context and reports on parents’ attitude in supporting children’s associated behavior. The study implemented a mixed method approach of online questionnaire and face-to-face interviews. A total of 140 questionnaires, 10 semistructured interviews, and responses from parents were used to evaluate children’s behavior toward screen use and parents’ perception. The analysis of the article has shown that parents are concerned about their children’s screen time during weekends and holidays with a significant correlation between the number of hours their children spend on on-screen activities and their level of concern ( P < .01). Also, for the same P value ( P < .01), it has been found that there is a statistically significant positive relationship between children’s screen time and their food and beverages consumption. Children’s use of screen technology is becoming a challenge for parents as they present barriers to healthy physical activities. From the parents’ viewpoint, there is a need to change the screen use habit and this requires an appropriate intervention that promotes gratifying measures to induce more active behaviors to displace screen viewing.

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“…Earlier studies have focused on identifying design strategies to bring about a behavioural change for achieving environmental benefit [5][6][7][8]. More recently, a number of empirical data are being reported that evaluated the acceptance and effectiveness of these strategies through case studies [9][10][11] that were focussed on strategy selection for targeted behaviour [12][13][14]. Further theoretical development has been made to improve its design methodologies, processes and toolbox, incorporating behavioural psychology and the consideration of ethical implications [15][16][17][18][19].…”

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“…Firstly, building on existing work linking human generated energy power to electricity consumption [11], the authors have an ongoing longitudinal study that investigates the effectiveness of the framework, focusing on instigating a daily exercise habit for people feeling physically inactive. The design-led intervention includes features relating to each dimension, providing empowerment via an exercise routine (or force exercise via constraining peripheral activity such as TV watching), feedback display indicating long and short-term consequences of changing behaviour (feedback and forward), and evaluation of the internalisation process through periodic qualitative interviews with the study participants; see [11] as an example. The internalised behaviour can be instigated through gradually delegating more empowerment of exercise to the user rather than by using force, causing the user to set daily exercise goals and make the behaviour itself be intrinsically rewarding (healthy).…”

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Three Dimensions of Design for Sustainable Behaviour

Shin

Bull

2019

Sustainability

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Designing products to be more sustainable is crucial if the UK is to meet the challenge of its ambitious new carbon reductions targets by 2050. How designers, manufacturers and service providers conceptualise behaviour is key to understanding how there will be widespread adoption of new products. The research area referred to as Design for Sustainable Behaviour has emerged to explore measures of reducing environmental impact through moderating the way people use products, services and systems. To date, though, characterisations of its strategies have been relatively one-dimensional, with an emphasis on environmental psychological approaches to understanding behaviour. This paper draws on a wider set of literature and academic disciplines to propose a conceptual framework that incorporates three dimensions: empowerment, information and motivation. This three-dimensional framework argues for a wider understanding of behaviour that encompasses feedback, participation and acknowledgement of the wider social and organisational context that behaviour is situated in. This framework is presented, the implications for theory and practice are explored, and a challenge is laid down to designers, academics and policymakers to consider how this framework can be applied, tested and further developed.

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Design for sustainable behaviour: a case study of using human-power as an everyday energy source

Cited by 9 publications

References 12 publications

Integrative Design Classes for Environmental Sustainability of Interior Architectural Design

Integrative Design Classes for Environmental Sustainability of Interior Architectural Design

Evaluation of Children’s Screen Viewing Time and Parental Role in Household Context

Three Dimensions of Design for Sustainable Behaviour

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