{"id":30009,"date":"2020-03-08T04:00:54","date_gmt":"2020-03-08T04:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.englishforums.com\/news\/?p=30009"},"modified":"2020-03-08T04:00:54","modified_gmt":"2020-03-08T04:00:54","slug":"innovation-in-climate-change-monash-uni","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.englishforward.com\/news\/innovation-in-climate-change-monash-uni\/","title":{"rendered":"Innovation in climate change by Monash University: Evolution of durable and sustainable systems"},"content":{"rendered":"

Combating<\/span> climate<\/span> change<\/span><\/a> is<\/span> a<\/span> momentous<\/span> task but <\/span>Australia<\/span>\u2019s<\/span> Monash<\/span> University’s innovation in climate change<\/span>\u00a0is<\/span> taking this<\/span> bull<\/span> by<\/span> its<\/span> horns<\/span>.<\/strong>
\nMonash<\/span> University<\/span>\u2019s<\/span> curriculum<\/span> is<\/span> intertwined<\/span> with<\/span> the<\/span> sustainable<\/span> development<\/span> goals<\/span><\/a> and<\/span> experiential<\/span> studies<\/span>. According<\/span> to<\/span> Dr<\/span>. Mark<\/span> Richardson<\/span>, the<\/span> university<\/span> programs<\/span> director<\/span> every<\/span> unit<\/span> in<\/span> design<\/span> is<\/span> infused<\/span> with<\/span> sustainability<\/span> elements<\/span> that<\/span> are<\/span> vital<\/span> in<\/span> today<\/span>\u2019s<\/span> climate<\/span> mitigation<\/span> efforts<\/span>.
\nFreshmen<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> department<\/span> of<\/span> Arts<\/span> design <\/span>learn<\/span> sustainability<\/span> practically<\/span> while<\/span> pursuing<\/span> the<\/span> main<\/span> design<\/span> concepts<\/span> in<\/span> 3D<\/span> printing<\/span> and<\/span> general<\/span> design<\/span>. The<\/span> learners<\/span> opt<\/span> for<\/span> a\u00a0design<\/span> with<\/span> social<\/span> impacts<\/span> like<\/span> upcycling<\/span>, handmade<\/span> craft<\/span> and<\/span> then<\/span> contribute<\/span> their<\/span> experience<\/span> in<\/span> group<\/span> projects<\/span> that<\/span> implore<\/span> designs<\/span> for<\/span> the<\/span> economy<\/span>.
\nTermed<\/span> as<\/span> the<\/span> \u201ccrowning<\/span> jewel<\/span>\u201d, the<\/span> students<\/span> combine<\/span> sustainability<\/span> with<\/span> climate<\/span> change<\/span> objectives<\/span>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Richardson’s innovation in climate change through industrial designs<\/h2>\n

Having<\/span> worked<\/span> at<\/span> the<\/span> Ford<\/span> Motor<\/span> engineering<\/span> Company<\/span>, Dr<\/span>. Richardson<\/span> has<\/span> immense<\/span> experience<\/span> in<\/span> consumption-driven\u00a0industrial<\/span> designs<\/span>. His<\/span> works<\/span> seek<\/span> to<\/span> intervene in<\/span> the<\/span> way<\/span> designs<\/span> and<\/span> production<\/span> could<\/span> evolve<\/span> from<\/span> existing<\/span> strategies <\/span>to<\/span> more<\/span> durable<\/span> and<\/span> sustainable<\/span> systems<\/span> through<\/span> innovation in climate change.
\nDoctor<\/span> Richardson<\/span> nods<\/span> to<\/span> the\u00a0agreement<\/span> that<\/span> the <\/span>demand<\/span> made<\/span> it<\/span> difficult<\/span> to<\/span> make<\/span> specialization<\/span> more<\/span> sustainable<\/span>.
\nMonash<\/span> education<\/span> in<\/span> industrial<\/span> design<\/span> is<\/span> standard<\/span> and<\/span> Richardson<\/span> adds<\/span> that<\/span> students<\/span> should<\/span> make<\/span> small<\/span> progressive<\/span> changes<\/span> in<\/span> their<\/span> lives<\/span> in<\/span> order<\/span> to<\/span> impact<\/span> hugely<\/span> on<\/span> career<\/span> development<\/span>.
\n\u00a0Richardson<\/span> said<\/span> that<\/span> designers<\/span> could<\/span> become<\/span> change<\/span> agents<\/span> and<\/span> many<\/span> students<\/span> in<\/span> Monash<\/span> agree<\/span> with<\/span> him<\/span>. Jo<\/span> Szczepanska<\/span>, a<\/span> 2007<\/span> graduate<\/span> student<\/span> from<\/span> Monash<\/span> University<\/span><\/a> won<\/span> an<\/span> award<\/span> for<\/span> water-saving\u00a0concept<\/span> design<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> Global<\/span> Index<\/span> Aspen<\/span> Design<\/span> Challenge<\/span>.<\/strong>
\nUsing<\/span> tire<\/span> crumbs<\/span>, ceramic<\/span> coated<\/span> cardboard<\/span> and<\/span> banana<\/span> paper<\/span>, she<\/span> made<\/span> her<\/span> landscape<\/span> design<\/span> known<\/span> as<\/span> Veggie<\/span> patch<\/span>. She<\/span> says<\/span> that<\/span> Monash<\/span> gave<\/span> her<\/span> confidence<\/span> to<\/span> delve<\/span> into<\/span> any innovation in climate change<\/span> designs<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Focus on design<\/span>, surrounding<\/span> community<\/span> and<\/span> learning<\/span><\/h2>\n

Another<\/span> successful innovation in climate change<\/span> ideas<\/span> from<\/span> the<\/span> institution<\/span> is<\/span> the<\/span> Precious<\/span> plastics<\/span> Monash<\/span>. It<\/span> focuses<\/span> on<\/span> design<\/span>, surrounding<\/span> community<\/span> and<\/span> learning<\/span>.
\nMonash<\/span> University<\/span> is<\/span> credited<\/span> with<\/span> a<\/span> mini<\/span> portable<\/span> machine<\/span> for<\/span> recycling<\/span> used<\/span> on<\/span> a<\/span> Ute<\/span>. It<\/span> is<\/span> useful<\/span> in<\/span> breaking<\/span> bottles<\/span> trays<\/span> and<\/span> plastics<\/span> into<\/span> phone<\/span> casings<\/span>, or<\/span> beams<\/span> used<\/span> in<\/span> structural<\/span> works<\/span>.
\nOther<\/span> institutions<\/span> like<\/span> Royal<\/span> Melbourne<\/span> and<\/span> Seymour<\/span> are<\/span> borrowing<\/span> engineering<\/span> concepts<\/span> from<\/span> Monash<\/span> in<\/span> raising<\/span> awareness<\/span> about<\/span> recycling<\/span> plastics<\/span>.<\/strong>
\nThese<\/span> are<\/span> the <\/span>nature<\/span> of<\/span> works<\/span> that<\/span> people<\/span> can<\/span> find<\/span> from<\/span> the<\/span> University’s innovation in climate change<\/span> towards<\/span> contribution<\/span> to<\/span> climate<\/span> action<\/span>. Other<\/span> projects<\/span> that<\/span> Monash<\/span> University<\/span> has<\/span> undertaken<\/span> are<\/span> solar<\/span> panels<\/span> installation<\/span> adding<\/span> up<\/span> to<\/span> 1<\/span>.36<\/span> megawatts<\/span> used<\/span> in<\/span> harvesting<\/span> rainwater\u00a0at<\/span> its<\/span> research<\/span> hub<\/span> center<\/span>.
\nFrom<\/span> accelerating<\/span> sustainable<\/span> development<\/span>\u00a0to<\/span> the\u00a0creation<\/span> of<\/span> educational<\/span> experience<\/span>, Monash<\/span> university<\/span> inspires<\/span> designers<\/span> to<\/span> contribute<\/span> positively<\/span> to<\/span> their<\/span> societies through innovation in climate change<\/span>.
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Combating climate change is a momentous task but Australia\u2019s Monash University’s innovation in climate change\u00a0is taking this bull by its horns. Monash University\u2019s curriculum is intertwined with the sustainable development goals and experiential studies. According to Dr. Mark Richardson, the university programs director every unit in design is infused with sustainability elements that are vital […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":30010,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[29,26],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.englishforward.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30009"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.englishforward.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.englishforward.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.englishforward.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/25"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.englishforward.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30009"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.englishforward.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30009\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.englishforward.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30010"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.englishforward.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30009"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.englishforward.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30009"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.englishforward.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30009"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}