Environmental Issues

Environmental sustainability and waste management is global issue because the world has had lots of contamination and there concern on the kind of environment the humans are surviving in.  It is a matter of concern to every discipline of study that includes designs of whatever kind building construction, engineering, as well as fisheries and manufacturing.  The global warming issue is affecting not only the designers but even farmers thus rising concern to every field of study.

Interior design is sometimes referred as the environmental design study area, or in other institutions called, the environmental sustainability design. The work of an interior designer is one that involves design works taking into consideration impacts on the environment to delineated negative environmental effects, through the manifestation of advanced skill and insightful technological design criterion (Gregory, 2002).

The fast growing world economies and technological advancements are calling for fully competent interior designers, who are fully sensitive to the environment, and focused to the provision of quality works that suit the desired standards of environmental sustainability. Waste management at any level of production is very vital because the mismanaged waste results to poor environment that may sometimes be harmful to even kill the aquatic life as well as cause disease to consumers of their products (Gregory, 2002).  It is therefore important for any design team to be organized and to meet at predetermined intervals during the design processes to make a successful coordination and come up with a comprehensive structure that if fully acceptable in terms of environmental sustainability and appropriate waste management priorities.

The design teams include the architectural engineers, the electrical engineers, cite engineers, interior designers, and the environmental management inspectorate body representatives among others in the category of design at initial set up of any building and construction.  The effort of this corporate body is to come up with environmentally friendly structures that accommodate different levels of advancements towards revival of biodiversity, ecosystem, and the exhausted natural resources.

The incorporation of sustainable design in any production premise gives an upper hand to the promotion of environmental degradation control.  This in most case involves, the management of various types of wastes. For example, post-user wastes, production wastes commonly called the bye products, printing materials, printed paper disposal, wastes as a result of transportation, and wastes due to raw materials not forgetting the material distribution.

All the mentioned wastes and their sources need be put into consideration when designs are being laid down and during implementation thorough inspection is required.  It is worth noting that there are wastes generated in every stage of production ranging from building, manufacturing, agricultural production and processing, transportation, commodity transformation and use as well as the disposal of the already manufactured product.  These wastes are therefore a challenge that should be countered through proper designs that promote the reduction of wastes at all levels of its generation.  For instance, redesign of plants that can reuse the wastes or coming up with new modes of synthesis of the wastes at low production cost.  The printing material can be recycled or the use of low ink consumer printing equipment and quality paper that has low waste generation is worth considering.

In conclusion, interior designers are key personalities that the world is looking up on to reduce global warming through appropriate designs that are environmental sensitive and best managers of wastes of various kinds.