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BMEG

The Building Materials Environmental Guide

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Created for disaster relief personnel and people struck by natural disasters, the BMEG is a search engine for a database of eco-friendly rebuilding materials

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The BMEG contains hundreds of possible locally sourced materials with added information on potential uses and environmental impact. This database, alongside user features such as a search engine, shopping cart, and comparison tool, aim to aide reconstruction efforts for disaster-stricken areas.

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Team Size: team of 4         Project Duration: 10 weeks

The Client & the Need

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On April 25, 2015, Nepal suffered a 7-8 magnitude earthquake that took tens of thousands of lives and over $10 billion in damages (worldvision.org, 2018).

 

To help affected persons and future disaster relief, the WWF asked for a tool to help disaster relief personnel in sustainable resourcing for reconstruction.

Practical UI Saves

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Goals:

  • Design for utility in any disaster

  • Promote sustainable reconstruction

  • Aid users in decision making

  • Ease of use

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Implemented Features:

  • search engine

  • shopping cart

  • comparison tool

  • sustainable tool tips per material

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My Role:

I was heavily involved in the brainstorming and wireframing process. As the project developed, I utilized paper wireframes to test different versions of each feature and received valuable user feedback.

Post Project Status

The Hand Off
The BMEG ended with a functional prototype. The WWF liked the idea so much they took the project and continued it by handing it off to graduate students!

 

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