Smarter Materials
12:00 PM, 7th November, 2013
Presented by: Mbaya Lenduka Guy Davis, Mahboubeh Touri, Tshering Wangchuk
Advisor: Pashim Tiwari
Advisor: Pashim Tiwari
Every building material undergoes a process which comprises of steps such as manufacturing, usage, re-use and recycling. The seminar focuses predominantly on the USAGE component of a Smart material. This research has some limitation such as chemical reactions of elements in the materials discussed and calculations.
Is the process of using smart materials SMART?
Or, are we destroying our planet smartly?
Smart is highly contextual and time related. Hence, one thing is for certain, what is intelligent may not be smart. Smartness can be achieved only when people are aware of what actually smart is. The evolution of science and technology has proven that there is a need, and therefore we must, in the coming future disseminate the role of architect and planners as advocates for popularization of smart material, so that through material level designs, architects can achieve urban level implications.
‘Intelligent’ materials, have already reached the Indian domain of research and science, although they haven’t reached the common citizen yet. This doesn’t stop the citizens to behave smartly by using materials intelligently. Does it make us smart if we pick up intelligent materials and introduce it to our city which consists of unaware users?
Intelligent materials are extremely resource intensive. They consume a lot of energy and are manufactured from rare earth materials. Therefore, until and unless the resources of production are not changed, the humanity would continue to cut down from natural resources, which will eventually become extinct. There is a need of creating awareness about the smart materials and making them popular. Policy making bodies would play a pivotal role in this task.
Is the process of using smart materials SMART?
Or, are we destroying our planet smartly?
Smart is highly contextual and time related. Hence, one thing is for certain, what is intelligent may not be smart. Smartness can be achieved only when people are aware of what actually smart is. The evolution of science and technology has proven that there is a need, and therefore we must, in the coming future disseminate the role of architect and planners as advocates for popularization of smart material, so that through material level designs, architects can achieve urban level implications.
‘Intelligent’ materials, have already reached the Indian domain of research and science, although they haven’t reached the common citizen yet. This doesn’t stop the citizens to behave smartly by using materials intelligently. Does it make us smart if we pick up intelligent materials and introduce it to our city which consists of unaware users?
Intelligent materials are extremely resource intensive. They consume a lot of energy and are manufactured from rare earth materials. Therefore, until and unless the resources of production are not changed, the humanity would continue to cut down from natural resources, which will eventually become extinct. There is a need of creating awareness about the smart materials and making them popular. Policy making bodies would play a pivotal role in this task.