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During the manufacturing process and incorporating data
from AHEC’s LCA research for 19 American hardwood
species, all materials, energy usage, transport and wastage
will be recorded to assess the full environmental impact
for each design. Life Cycle Assessment is a scientific tool
that helps industry to establish environmental frameworks
that have real meaning and assess true sustainability. The
result will present the cradle-to-factory impact of creating
each product across six categories.
The most topical impact category is global warming
potential (GWP), or carbon footprint.
“We’re very excited, not only by the calibre of the
designers involved in this project, but also by the fabulous
pieces that we look forward to seeing in these versatile,
yet less well-known American hardwood species. We’ve
seen for a long time that South Africa has a real
commitment to sustainable design in principle and through
this project we can demonstrate what that means in reality
- an opportunity for us to show, and learn, what works and
what design elements make a difference to the
environment,” says Roderick Wiles.
“In addition, we have also developed a microsite for the
project, which is now live at www.seedtoseat.info. This will
be the hub for all information regarding the project and
will include details about the designers.” The project in
South Africa is the second phase of Seed to Seat, which
was initially launched in Australia and New Zealand earlier
this year. AHEC worked with six designers, who were given
the same open brief, and their designs were on display at
DENFAIR, which took place in Melbourne from
2 to 4 June 2016.
In line with its ‘Grown in Seconds’ campaign, AHEC also
calculated how many seconds it would take for the wood
used to make the individual pieces to regrow naturally in
the US hardwood forest. For the six designs in Australia
and New Zealand, AHEC calculated that it would take a
mere 2.2 seconds for all the wood used to grow in the US
hardwood forest. Looking ahead, the plan is to calculate
the same for the seven designs in South Africa as well.
“Seed to Seat aims to introduce the designers to
American hardwood species, which are less widely-
specified in their markets, while challenging them to
design a seat using only solid lumber and as little non-
wood materials as possible. This ambitious project,
involving American hardwoods and environmental
profiling, will be the first of its kind in South Africa and the
initial response to it from the designers involved has been
overwhelmingly positive. We hope that the project will be
a great learning experience and an opportunity for the
designers to test latest designs in new species. In addition,
we are thankful to Rare Woods SA , which will donate all
the timber required for the project,” concludes Wiles.
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