Interior design should consider sustainability at the priority basis. These days, environmentally responsible interior design that prioritizes recycled materials is becoming more and more important. Green materials used in eco-friendly interior design can boost energy efficiency, thus interior designers should surely pay attention to it. Interior designers must concentrate on creating environmentally friendly designs with recycled building materials, energy-efficient designs, etc. With a few case examples, the current study seeks to investigate the ideas of sustainability in interior spaces through the appropriate use of materials and biophilic design solutions to protect the environment.

1. SUSTAINABLE INTERIOR DESIGNING
STRATEGIES WITH CASE STUDIES
Ar. Tania Bera
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
SCHOOL OF INTERIOR DESIGN, AAFT, NOIDA

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ABOUT THE PAPER
■ Environment friendly Interior Design
■ Focus on the sustainability
■ Environment friendly designs:
 recycled building materials
 energy-efficient design
 green design concept
■ Guidelines
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ABOUT THE PAPER contd.
■ Sustainable building materials
■ Strategies of sustainability for the interior design
■ relevant case studies
■ Methods to promote sustainability
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INTRODUCTION
■ Sustainability: to satisfy current requirements without
endangering the capacity of future generations
■ Lowers detrimental effects on the environment
■ Improve the health and comfort of its people
■ Sustainability by recycled materials and green design
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THE SIGNIFICANCE OF SUSTAINABILITY
The phrase sustainability refers to four different areas:
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Personal
Social
Economic
Environmental

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THE SIGNIFICANCE OF SUSTAINABILITY contd.
■ building materials with least amount environmental impact
■ Considering natural light
■ Main ideas to increase environmental friendliness:
 Reusing
 Reducing
 Refusing
 Recycling
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Ar. Tania Bera, Associate Professor
SUSTAINABLE DESIGN STRATEGIES
■ Urgent concerns of climate change, global warming,
and environmental degradation
■ Acknowledge the seriousness of the situation
■ Move in the direction of sustainable and eco-friendly future
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ECO-FRIENDLY INTERIOR DESIGNING MATERIALS
Sustainable decor
elements made of jute
Sustainable wooden false
ceiling
Terracotta flooring sustainable
interior design element
Indoor plants to decorate
sustainable homes
Natural cork wallpaper for a
sustainable environment
Bamboo partition for the
living space
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Eco-friendly Interior Design in a Minimalistic approach
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Industrial design: sustainable and eco-friendly interior design
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Jute as Sustainable Interior Design Materials
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Bamboo as Sustainable Interior Design Materials
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Terracotta Flooring: an Excellent Eco-friendly material
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Concrete flooring as the eco-friendly flooring options
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Cork Wallpaper for a Sustainable Home
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Wooden False Ceiling
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GREEN DESIGN CONCEPT IN INTERIOR DESIGN
■ The concept of green interior design
■ The focus of green design
■ Green building materials
■ harmful ingredients in Colorful decorative materials
■ Energy saving
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■ Local production materials
■ Low energy consumption
■ Intelligent building materials
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 common greening technology:
 Indoor greening
 Roof greening
 Window greening
 Introduction of green plants in the indoor environment
 Represents a natural environment
 Has the role of air purification
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INCORPORATING BIOPHILIC DESIGN
A concept used within the building industry to increase occupant
connectivity to the natural environment through the use of direct
nature, indirect nature, and space and place conditions:
 connectivity to the natural environment
 natural elements
 filter the air
 soothing atmosphere
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INCORPORATING BIOPHILIC DESIGN contd.
 Enhances mental health
 Physical health benefits
 Lowering blood pressure
 Natural ventilation systems
 Water features
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RENEWABLE MATERIALS IN INTERIOR DESIGN
■ Renewable materials
■ To reuse scrap wood
■ Bamboo for furniture and decor
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RENEWABLE MATERIALS IN INTERIOR DESIGN contd.
■ Decorative fabric
■ Its distinct texture
■ a cozy place
■ Sofa covers, curtains, bedding, carpets, cushions, tablecloths
■ Leftover fabric
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25. Case Studies
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IGBC GREEN INTERIOR
■ Workspace for architects and interior designers in Surat
■ The design provides
 natural ventilation
 daylighting and
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TECLA HOUSE (BIOPHILIC INTERIOR DESIGN)
Innovative circular housing model:
■ low-carbon housing
■ Zero-emission project
■ Eco-sustainable dwelling Page 29

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■ Organic and aesthetically pleasing design
■ A living space with a kitchen and amenities
■ There are two circular skylights

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GLORE SUSTAINABLE STORE (Renewable material-based CASE
STUDY)
■ Stuttgart, Germany-based Company: retail company
■ environmentally friendly apparel store
■ Designers: Markmus and Neoos Design
■ recycled parts of bicycles
■to make a link with the most sustainable way of transport
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■ recycled cardboard boxes
■ related to bicycles

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CONCLUSION
■ Environmental consciousness in interior designing :
 improve indoor environment performance
 reduce negative impact on the natural environment
 establishment of interconnectedness between
human-made and natural environments
■ The combination of the concept of sustainable
development with interior design
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36. THANKS