Yun Ma
ABSTRACT
Laundry is a routine part of most individuals’ lives and an important factor in decisions around infrastructure and property development. It’s a routine that many take for granted, but in a world with increasing energy costs and environmental impact, the need to rethink the process is greater than ever. In this, tumble-dryers are associated with the greatest cost and carbon emissions in the laundry cycle while also being the most redundant. Blooming, a tumble-dryer alternative designed with cost-effectiveness, space adaptability, and sustainability at its core, is thus proposed. It is a smart-rack window installation that hangs the user’s wet clothes in the draft of their home. Using sensors of the environment, the window assesses when the weather is most suitable for clothes drying and opens with the clothes rack automatically or according to the user’s discretion. An accompanying app tracks the drying condition of the clothes and takes commands to close the window once finished. The app also gives feedback on the user’s environmental impact, cost savings, and community progress. As such, Blooming will fit naturally in any apartment home as a utility that discourages and substitutes the costly use of drying machines while having a user journey that remains familiar and convenient.
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Index Terms
- Blooming: Changing Laundry Habits and Opening Windows to Brighter Cities
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