This study addresses sustainable design including its processes, priorities and involvement of interior design students. It is structured in two parts. The first part described, justified and documented the specification of sustainable interior finishes and furnishings for an off-grid, zero-emissions experimental dwelling submitted for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification. The second part is a descriptive study that gathered data from the designers of similar experimental dwellings that were entered in the 2007 Solar Decathlon competition. Responses suggested that interior designers are at times marginalized in the design process of these sustainable prototype dwellings and that LEED certification was not consistently sought by designers of these dwellings for a variety of reasons. Also, there is no definitive consensus on criteria priorities for sustainable materials specifications. Therefore, at present, green designers must determine which set of criteria is most important to them and determine which existing assessment organization best addresses these criteria. The second part is a descriptive study that gathered data from the designers of similar experimental dwellings that were entered in the 2007 Solar Decathlon competition. Responses suggested that interior designers are at times marginalized in the design process of these sustainable prototype dwellings and that LEED certification was not consistently sought by designers of these dwellings for a variety of reasons.Also, there is no definitive consensus on criteria priorities for sustainable materials specifications. Therefore, at present, green designers must determine which set of criteria is most important to them and determine which existing assessment organization best addresses these criteria. / A Thesis submitted to the Department of Interior Design in partial fulfillment of
the requirements for the degree of Master of Fine Arts. / Degree Awarded: Summer Semester, 2008. / Date of Defense: June 23, 2008. / LEED, Green Design, Sustainable, Sustainable Design, Prototype Dwellings, Environmentally Friendly, Marinalization of Interior Designers, Specification / Includes bibliographical references. / Jill Pable, Professor Directing Thesis; Eric Wiedegreen, Committee Member; Lisa Waxman, Committee Member.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_168332 |
| Contributors | Andras, Pamela (authoraut), Pable, Jill (professor directing thesis), Wiedegreen, Eric (committee member), Waxman, Lisa (committee member), Department of Interior Design (degree granting department), Florida State University (degree granting institution) |
| Publisher | Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English, English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, text |
| Format | 1 online resource, computer, application/pdf |
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