Cork and Sustainability: Discussing the Sustainable Use of the Material from a Design Perspective

Pereira, A.C.; Brezet, H.; Pereira, H.; Vogtländer, J.

doi:doi:10.1007/s12204-012-1287-8

Cork and Sustainability: Discussing the Sustainable Use of the Material from a Design Perspective

Title

Cork and Sustainability: Discussing the Sustainable Use of the Material from a Design Perspective

Author

Pereira, A.C.
Brezet, H.
Pereira, H.
Vogtländer, J.

Faculty

Industrial Design Engineering

Department

Design Engineering

Date

2012-06-01

Abstract

There is the challenge to use materials in a more sustainable way. Even though cork has an interesting eco-profile as a material, other aspects contributing to an enhanced sustainable use of the resource are discussed:addressing the life-span of products, materials substitution, and the trend of materials development identified.

Subject

sustainability, design and materials, cork products and materials, eco-materials

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.1007/s12204-012-1287-8

Publisher

Springer-Verlag

ISSN

1995-8188

Source

http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12204-012-1287-8