Abstract:
The natural environment encompasses all living and non-living things occurring naturally. It is the environment that encompasses the interaction of all living species. It includes climate, weather, and all natural resources that affect human survival and economic activity. Due to development of industrialization and increase in pollution, our mother earth is facing many major issues such as global warming, ozone layer depletion, environmental degradation and many more for which the concept of sustainable development has aroused to make sure that we have and will continue to have the natural resources required for the survival of human health and preservation of environment. Sustainability creates and maintain the conditions under which human and nature can exist in productive harmony that permit fulfilling the social and economic requirement of present and future generation. With the passing time and increase in population, there is increase in constructions of residential and commercial spaces. Due to which sustainable Architecture has also come into existence. Interior design is a profession that serves for the human habitation in the environment. Need of sustainable environment is an obligation rather than a will, in order to survive. Construction can reduce its impact on nature by consulting experts on the environment. Sustainable development requires the implementation of environmentally friendly technologies which are both efficient and adapted to local conditions. This role can be very well justified by the upcoming interior designers who can motivate their clients to use eco-friendly materials and other technologist which can protect the environment from getting polluted. For this the interior designer needs to have good knowledge and has to be aware of the latest eco-friendly products available in the market which can be used in construction. The present study aims to discuss the interior design elements in the dimension of sustainability. The practice of interior design is also considered in the context of sustainability. The descriptive research design is selected for the present study. The questionnaire was used for the data collection. Newly practicing interior designers were selected as samples for the present study. Sample size for the study was 30. The main focus of the study was to find out the practices followed by interior designers in preserving environment. The present paper will throw light on the eco-friendly practices adopted by interior designers for sustainable environment.
