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Student Designer
University Product Description and Principal Function(s) An estimated 157 million people were affected by natural disasters last year. Globally it was estimated that 9 million refugees and over 25 million people were displaced due to conflicts raging around the world.Tsunami in 2004. Pakistan 2005. New Orleans 2006. Southern California 2007. genocide in the Sudan. Multiple million climate change refugees over the horizon. Current response mechanisms employed around the world - although utilized with good intentions- are hap-hazard and often ill equipped for the scenario at hand. Bedu ERRP proposes an quickly erectable rapid response, cross cultural, multi climate, solution that works within existing logistic models Why does the product represent design excellence and why do you believe it deserves an Australian Design Award? The need for a purpose designed and manufactured product like the Bedu emergency rapid response product (Bedu ERRP) are paramount in today’s ever evolving meteorological and geopolitical environment. By combining the technologies and manufacturing techniques of industry (Roto moulded body, extrusion based components, minimal injection moulded parts) with the universal hierarchy of human needs in the context of disaster relief, (both natural phenomena and human driven) creates a holistic complete design and a feasible solution for most scenarios.The Bedu ERRP is essentially an emergency survival kit designed around existing logistics models to make fast and efficient delivery, as one complete unit, feasible in the critical first hours after a disaster. Bedu is fitted out and specified to support eight people (adults) during any rebuilding stage for up to five years. The Bedu utilises universal design principles, durable but affordable materials, and interchangeable parts combined with a robust build quality .It is proposed to be a next generation emergency relief mechanism. Engineered to be cost effective (three tier pricing structure), the Bedu also provides a duality of use with many of its components, such as; the amalgamation of the package and product as well as scope for end users to amend many components to suit cultural differences. Every available space is put to use in order to lessen the foot print of the actual product but still allow room for amendment and additions. The product itself has been designed bottom up based on 6 months intensive research followed by 6 months of conceptualisation, detail design, and designing for manufacture. The Bedu facilitates the idea of innovative and practical Australian design with a humanitarian response to disaster relief on a global scale |
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