The water tap design for ablution activities considering cultural influences: a design for sustainability
Water is a vital resource that should be utilized effectively. However, it is overused and squandered on a daily need, including the unrestrained use of water for ablution purposes. This condition can be due to a lack of awareness and the influences of peer cultural values. Therefore, the aim of thi...
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| author | Ihwan Ghazali Nur Wardah Sufina Padzil Effendi Bin Mohamad Layla Ahmed Al-Mashjari Irianto Irianto Safarudin Gazali Herawan |
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| description | Water is a vital resource that should be utilized effectively. However, it is overused and squandered on a daily need, including the unrestrained use of water for ablution purposes. This condition can be due to a lack of awareness and the influences of peer cultural values. Therefore, the aim of this study is to develop a water-tap design that takes into consideration the influences of cultural value. Accordingly, confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modelling (SEM) approach the significant correlation between cultural influences and user preferences on water-tap design by referring at the critical threshold output of each attribute. The result showed that collectivism and uncertainty avoidance dimensions were identified as the influencing cultural dimensions and the automatic water level-control float valve, mechanical water-taps with auto-stop function, and transparent water tanks are the most important considerations for water tap technical specification. Through the assessment of its applicability, the use of the prototype can reduce water usage by 54.6% compared to regular water-taps. Correspondingly, the approach of cultural value in the designing process is expected to give more insights to practices such as product designers when determining design specification while for knowledge, it extends the applicability of Hofstede cultural theory for product design and development. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7d6c802ae126489cbc89e0928f59ddfe2023-11-14T02:30:14ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Environmental Science2296-665X2023-11-011110.3389/fenvs.2023.12813181281318The water tap design for ablution activities considering cultural influences: a design for sustainabilityIhwan Ghazali0Nur Wardah Sufina Padzil1Effendi Bin Mohamad2Layla Ahmed Al-Mashjari3Irianto Irianto4Safarudin Gazali Herawan5Faculty of Industrial and Manufacturing Technology and Engineering, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Melaka, MalaysiaFaculty of Industrial and Manufacturing Technology and Engineering, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Melaka, MalaysiaFaculty of Industrial and Manufacturing Technology and Engineering, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Melaka, MalaysiaFaculty of Resilience, Rabdan Academy, Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesFaculty of Resilience, Rabdan Academy, Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesIndustrial Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Bina Nusantara University, Jakarta, IndonesiaWater is a vital resource that should be utilized effectively. However, it is overused and squandered on a daily need, including the unrestrained use of water for ablution purposes. This condition can be due to a lack of awareness and the influences of peer cultural values. Therefore, the aim of this study is to develop a water-tap design that takes into consideration the influences of cultural value. Accordingly, confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modelling (SEM) approach the significant correlation between cultural influences and user preferences on water-tap design by referring at the critical threshold output of each attribute. The result showed that collectivism and uncertainty avoidance dimensions were identified as the influencing cultural dimensions and the automatic water level-control float valve, mechanical water-taps with auto-stop function, and transparent water tanks are the most important considerations for water tap technical specification. Through the assessment of its applicability, the use of the prototype can reduce water usage by 54.6% compared to regular water-taps. Correspondingly, the approach of cultural value in the designing process is expected to give more insights to practices such as product designers when determining design specification while for knowledge, it extends the applicability of Hofstede cultural theory for product design and development.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fenvs.2023.1281318/fullsustainable developmentproduct design and developmentcultural valuewater-tap designdesign for sustainabilitygreen product design |
| spellingShingle | Ihwan Ghazali Nur Wardah Sufina Padzil Effendi Bin Mohamad Layla Ahmed Al-Mashjari Irianto Irianto Safarudin Gazali Herawan The water tap design for ablution activities considering cultural influences: a design for sustainability Frontiers in Environmental Science sustainable development product design and development cultural value water-tap design design for sustainability green product design |
| title | The water tap design for ablution activities considering cultural influences: a design for sustainability |
| title_full | The water tap design for ablution activities considering cultural influences: a design for sustainability |
| title_fullStr | The water tap design for ablution activities considering cultural influences: a design for sustainability |
| title_full_unstemmed | The water tap design for ablution activities considering cultural influences: a design for sustainability |
| title_short | The water tap design for ablution activities considering cultural influences: a design for sustainability |
| title_sort | water tap design for ablution activities considering cultural influences a design for sustainability |
| topic | sustainable development product design and development cultural value water-tap design design for sustainability green product design |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fenvs.2023.1281318/full |
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