Material Concept

Materials conceptMaterial concept overlaps with construction and colour concepts in quite obvious ways, so the chapter asks what governs selection. Acknowledging that there are two major groups: natural and artificial, I divide the chapter up into four location sections: Enclosure is made up of unit type, frame and panel and cast form. Structure is shown via three case studies. Surface Finishes begins with dividing the section into Applied or Integral with structure, and follows on according to the properties of materials. Support Systems covers materials used in typical furniture forms, handrails and sanitary ware. How climate change is affecting one UK company ‘Orange Box’: The science is very clear in telling us that our collective actions over the next decade are becoming increasingly important. We’ve already seen many of our customers setting challenging goals to reduce emissions as we all try to break our reliance on fossil fuels and limit the impacts of climate change. Also see Para 5.2.1 on Sustainability.