Student Work - Eco-design Elective

This series of posters were created by RMIT, undergraduate Interior Design students as part of an 'eco design' specialised project elective ran by Brad Marmion in the second semester of 2007. The brief was to design posters on 'eco materials' and 'eco design principles' that help create an awareness of ecological sustainable housing & building design. Each of the posters covers a different topic; they either introduce a number of conventional and alternative materials from an ecological design perspective, or the poster looks at ecological design principles ranging from improving indoor air quality, productivity of the workplace, reducing the energy efficiency of the building or complimenting the surrounding ecosystem.

For more information go to http://www.sial.rmit.edu.au/People/bmarmion.php

Materials

• Bamboo

• Glazing
• Steel Alloys
• Earth building
• Concrete
• Brick
• Bio paints
• Recycled timber
• Recycle, rethink, reuse
• Plantation timber
• Mudbrick
• Straw bail house

Principles

• Energy saving appliances
• Reusing
• Air flow
• A sustainable renovation
• Reduce, reuse, recycle
• Passive solar design
• Lifestyle choices
• Indoor air quality
• Green roof
• Sustainable landscape
• Thermal mass and concrete
• Water saving