Reflection #4

Today we worked on our prototype for our chair. We also found the measurement for our chair and created a three view drawing.

Reflection #3

Today we started on our project pages 1-3 which was the start of our report. We had to give information on what we were doing and what we were trying to accomplish.

Reflection #2

Today we looked through each other sketches and picked the one that stood out the most. We had to give a short description on why we picked it.

Reflection #1

Today we tried to build our first model on how our chair should look. We could only use the paper that we were giving to do it.

Check List

Job(s) Assignments                                                                            Team Member
1. Research                                                                                      1. Antonio Johnson
2. Cover page                                                                                  2. Micheal Hendrix
3. Table of Contents                                                                         3. Micheal Hendrix
4. Introduction                                                                                 4. Antonio Johnson
5. Problem Statement                                                                      5. Micheal Hendrix
6. Possible Design Solution                                                             6. Antonio Johnson
7. Selected Design Solution                                                             7. Micheal Hendrix
8. Developmental Work & Analysis                                                8. Antonio Johnson
9. Prototype Construction                                                               9. Micheal Hendrix
10. Testing & Evaluation                                                                10. Antonio Johnson
11. Conclusion                                                                               11. Micheal Hendrix
12. Power Point Presentation Requirements                                    12. Antonio Johnson
13. Reference                                                                                13. Antonio Johnson
                                                          

Cardboard Chair Reflection

However, while working on the project I was really thinking about the sustainability of such a chair. The material is for sure recyclable and after all you can even compost it. Actually the idea is to have a chaise-long too. I think these kind of furniture I would see in many " temporary situations". Growing children, moving all the times students. Even in the catastrophe endangered areas where the quick availability of the furniture can be an asset. Of course, laminated corrugated cardboard is much more resistant but is not the " Luis XV Chair". Corrugated cardboard, made from a natural renewable resource, has one of the best environmental records. A hard look at every scrap of cardboard can lead the creative mind to see it as a valuable raw material. This is my opportunity to discover the potential of corrugated cardboard. 

Cardboard Questions

1. What is corrugate cardboard?

- A paper-based material consisting of a fluted corrugated sheet and one or two flat linerboards.

2. How is corrugated cardboard made?

- The pieces that make up the corrugated cardboard are crimped inside the machine. The machine then takes the liners and glues them to either side of a piece of corrugated cardboard.


 3. What is the primary raw material used to make cardboard?

- Fast-growing pine trees provide the primary raw material used to make corrugated cardboard.


4.  How many cubic yards of landfill space can be saved by recycling 1 ton of cardboard?

- 3 cubic yards of landfill space. 


5. How many trees can be saved each year if each household used 1 roll of recycled paper towels?

 - 544,000 trees each year.