Barriers Of Interior Design

Designers have come to understand the complexities of their role, as well as the consequences of their decisions, on the planet but only in the last eight years awareness upon the environmentally responsible by the interior design practices gained into attention (Jones 2008). Jones (2003) suggested that interior designers should be more “focus on the environmentally responsible in terms of design, planning, specifications and executions to the solutions of interior environments which will reflect on both, the earth ecology and the quality of life”. In order to achieved and implement the sustainable design, interior designers need to “identify the raw materials, manufacturing methods, transportation use, maintenance, and disposal of all the

According to Aye (2003) and Mate (2006), these include cost, time to source materials, understanding, education and in house experts (Aye 2003). Other than that, barriers that have also been identified for examples are the lack of knowledge in terms of materials, limited selections of material in the market and the validity of suppliers (Mate 2006) together with the insufficiency understanding on the impact of materials that is being used (Guerin and Kang 2009) and accessible information for the sustainable design (Aye 2003).

For the purpose of this research, “sustainable design” is used to refer to environmentally sustainable interior design practices. According to Stieg (2006) “the practice of sustainable interior design can be difficult and complex”. Even though nature of the sustainable design is complex and difficult, there is still part of the interior design educator and practitioners that has the social and moral awareness and responsibilities to help in protecting the earth, health, safety and also welfare of people” (Winchip

In recent years, a concern for the environment has made its way into the so any industry and every aspect of life. Sustainability has said to been emerged as a call for design in which it can actually inspire a new environmental innovation because of its after effects on most aspects of life (OSHA, 2011). Indoor spaces, where 90% of our time is being spent which they have the majority of environmental impact (Moxon, 2011). Interior designers have the roles in choosing the kind of materials to be used, achieving low-energy systems, and improving the indoor quality.

The quest to achieve a sustainable indoor environment is necessary (OSHA, 2011). Surprisingly, interior designers start to recognize the ecological problems despite ignoring sustainable practicing. Interior designers, organizations, institutes, firms and governments perceive the importance of sustainable interior design, yet they still don‘t always put sustainability in practice. Insufficient promotion of sustainable aspects and barriers are to be blamed when implementing sustainability to the