Lecture 39 : Introduction, What is Sustainable Design?, Sustainable Greenhouse Design, Sustainable design principles
What is Sustainable Design?
Sustainable design is also popularly known as environmentally sustainable design. The philosophy of ‘green design’ is social, economic, and ecologically relevant to the physical objects, the built environment, and services to comply with the principles of sustainable design.
The intention of sustainable design is to "eliminate negative environmental impact completely through skillful, sensitive design". The philosophy of sustainable design requires renewable resources that would have minimal environment impact, and create a healthy natural environment around us.
Sustainable design can be the source for meaningful innovations that can be the catalyst for man and nature relationship. Sustainable design solutions need to create a dynamic balance between economy and society along with the environmental sustainability. Such solutions intended to create long-term relationships between user and the product. The relationship with respect and stewardship attitude would finally create environmental and social harmony.
