Essays about: "Furniture environmental impacts"

Showing result 6 - 7 of 7 essays containing the words Furniture environmental impacts.

1. 6. Idle and hang around : foldable textile furnishing

   University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Institutionen Textilhögskolan

   Author : Tiia Eronen; [2005]
   Keywords : digital printing; fodable furnishing; sofas; storage systems; sustainable design;

   Abstract : This thesis deals with foldable, portable and eco-friendly textile furnishing for students. Students move quite often and therefore big and heavy furniture is sometimes a problem. In this project prototypes of a hanging sofa called Idle and a hanging storage system called Hang Around are presented. READ MORE

3. 7. Product Service Systems for Office Furniture Barriers and Opportunities on the European Market

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

   Author : Katrin Besch; [2004]
   Keywords : Product Service Systems; office furniture industry; solid waste generation; Environmental studies; Miljöstudier; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : The frequent replacement of office furniture contributes to the increasing production of solid waste that leads to the use of more landfill space. Germany only produces approximately 700000 t of office furniture waste per year whereas most of this waste goes to landfill or incin-eration (Nolte, 2001). READ MORE