The water tap design for ablution activities considering cultural influences: A design for sustainability

Ghazali, Ihwan and Padzil, Nur Wardah Sufina and Mohamad, Effendi and Al-Mashjari, Layla Ahmed and Irianto, Irianto and Herawan, Safarudin Gazali (2023) The water tap design for ablution activities considering cultural influences: A design for sustainability. Frontiers in Environmental Science, 11. pp. 1-14. ISSN 2296-665X

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Abstract

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.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Sustainable development, Product design and development, Cultural value, Water-tap design, Design for sustainability, Green product design, Environmental protection
Divisions:	Faculty Of Industrial And Manufacturing Technology And Engineering
Depositing User:	Norfaradilla Idayu Ab. Ghafar
Date Deposited:	11 Jul 2024 09:40
Last Modified:	11 Jul 2024 09:40
URI:	http://eprints.utem.edu.my/id/eprint/27459
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