Type of Document	Thesis
Author	Andras, Pamela M.
Author's Email Address	pamelaandras@gmail.com
URN	etd-07102008-122346
Title	Probing Interior Materials: An Examination of Sustainable Specification Procedures in Prototype Dwellings
Degree	Master of Fine Arts
Department	Interior Design, Department of
Advisory Committee	Advisor Name Title Jill Pable Committee Chair Eric Wiedegreen Committee Member Lisa Waxman Committee Member
Keywords	LEED Green Design Sustainable Sustainable Design Prototype Dwellings Environmentally Friendly Marinalization of Interior Designers Specification
Date of Defense	2008-06-23
Availability	unrestricted
Abstract 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.
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