Niche Magazine – ZAO Designs

UNDERSTANDING THE NEED FOR CHANGE

bebrandhost — Mon, 30 Jan 2023 14:55:17 +0000

UNDERSTANDING THE NEED FOR CHANGE

Niche Magazine

January 30, 2023

The question is: How can we operate and provide individuals the chance to live a more environmentally friendly lifestyle? How can we contribute individually while simultaneously changing big systems?

The simple answer is: Humans intervened and individually contributed to the harm, thus they HAVE to be part of the solution.

Adopting a Planet Centric approach means that our responsibility as engineers, designers, and manufacturers is to create and produce better solutions for society that fit within the Earth’s boundaries. Moreover, the responsibility of YOU as a consumer is to look for and purchase these solutions to reduce your footprint and increase the quality of your life.

Environmental Issues have been significantly rising the past 30 years. Most of us consider them as being either very broad to the point that they might not affecting as on a day-to-day basis, or too complicated that we just ignore them.

It is completely normal to not be entirely motivated to make drastic changes just because there are “environmental issues” affecting the planet. We still, as a community need to provide simpler platforms that directly speak to an audience with limited awareness of how detrimental these issues are.

MAKING ENVIRONMENTALISM PERSONAL

bebrandhost — Mon, 30 Jan 2023 14:47:18 +0000

MAKING ENVIRONMENTALISM PERSONAL

Niche Magazine

January 30, 2023

Unfortunately, many of these indoor pollutants are found in our home. The common materials used in furnishings, finishes, upholstered furniture, flooring, and cleaning products are toxic and are compromising our health day by day. Are you ready to take matters in your own hand?
Are you willing to embark on a journey that will eliminate as much of these toxins as possible?
Are you ready to live in a “healthier” home?

The most important step an individual needs to take when getting involved in a global movement is EDUCATION.

But where should anyone start?

The issue with environmantilism is that many resources are being made available. However, the average consumer often find them complicated to go through as they find it difficult to comprehend the unfamiliar scienctific terms and the abundance of data that can simply overwhelm you.

When asking people about what they think the environmental movement is about, the most common answer is that it about what can we change to save the Earth and its depleting resources, lowering pollution, and reducing global warming. As inhabitants of the Earth, we should be concerned about the planet we are living in, the air we are breathing, the water we are drinking, and the food we are consuming.

However, many people seem to distance themselves from these issues, as they can not understand how personal these issues are, and how, on the long run, this will affect their every day lives. Environmantilism has to be seen as more personal, and what is more personal than your health?

Indoor and Outdoor Polluion is the world’s largest single environmental health risk. According to WHO, nearly 1 in 8 deaths (7 million deaths per year) are from outdoor and indoor pollution.

Indoor air pollution is one of the 5 biggest environmental threats to public health. Indoor air quality is often worse than the outer air quality as some pollutants are often two to five times higher indoors than outdoors. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates that the average individual receives 72% of chemical exposures at home.

Niche Magazine

January 30, 2023

The most important step an individual needs to take when getting involved in a global movement is EDUCATION.

But where should anyone start?

Indoor and Outdoor Polluion is the world’s largest single environmental health risk. According to WHO, nearly 1 in 8 deaths (7 million deaths per year) are from outdoor and indoor pollution.

ZERO WASTE LIVING: THE 8 R’S

bebrandhost — Mon, 30 Jan 2023 14:18:36 +0000

ZERO WASTE LIVING: THE 8 R’S

Niche Magazine

January 30, 2023

Why am I not living a zero waste life yet?

What you need to know is that it does not happen overnight, and it simply might not be FULLY achievable at all. In our day and age, our rapid lifestyle is constricting us. There is always an easier, faster, maybe more cost efficient alternative to the modes of transportation, usage, and disposal of the products we buy and choose.

It’s a process.

Figuring out the realistic approaches you can adopt is hard. No one is expecting you to make major changes to your everyday life all at once!

Start Simple.

Understanding the “Why” behind it will encourage everyone to start. Zero waste will not only save the environment but it will elongate your ability to live with an abundance of resources such as food and water without having their quality compromised due to the waste that is going into their eco systems.

How to Start: The 8 R’s REQUEST information about the product you are purchasing and using: materials used, their lifespan, and their disposal plan.
RETHINK your decisions, what you already have, and what you buy.
REFUSE single use products, and unneseccary purchases that have a more green, cost effective alternative.
REDUCE what you buy, give some for chairty.
REUSE what you have as there is no need to buy new things continuously. This could also spark some creativity for the children when they grow up in such a household!
REPURPOSE things that you already have.
REPAIR things when there is room for repairing.
RECYCLE when and if you can. Not everyone is fortunate enough to live in a country where recycling is easy and accessible.

CONTROL YOUR ENVIRONMENT

bebrandhost — Mon, 09 Jan 2023 09:08:36 +0000

CONTROL YOUR ENVIRONMENT

Niche Magazine

January 9, 2023

ZAO was launched to help you create a Healthy Indoor Environment to enhance your lifestyle, protect your family from chronic diseases, and save the environment through Interior Design & Architectural Tips, “Green Living” Guide, Cleaning Products. Unfortunately, many indoor pollutants are now found in our homes because the common materials used in furnishings, finishes, upholstered furniture, flooring, and cleaning products are toxic and are compromising our health day by day. Are you ready to take matters into your own hands? Are you willing to embark on a journey that will eliminate as many of these toxins as possible?

Are you ready to live in a “healthier” home? If yes, how can you do that…? How can we operate and provide ourselves with the chance to live a more environmentally-friendly lifestyle…? Contact Zein Abu Obeid, founder of ZAO Design House.