Sheila Cordeiro Mota

Federal University of Amazonas | UFAM · Departamento de Design e Expressão Gráfica

Based on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) recommended by the UN in the 2030 Agenda, it is possible to verify which and how it is possible to develop strategies to achieve sustainable goals appropriate to the reality of a public higher education institution. These goals should form a comprehensive and long-term approach, with which the organ...

O presente artigo científico tem como objetivo desenvolver o aprimoramento do cobogó cerâmico, uma solução arquitetônica tradicional brasileira, visando a melhoria do conforto na envoltória de fachadas. A motivação deste trabalho reside na necessidade de enfrentar os desafios impostos pelas condições climáticas cada vez mais extremas, buscando solu...

It is often noted the tendency of academia and other systemic space, like legislative, to understand the theme of design activity not only as an activity of technical-practical reflection, but as an activity of social extract and, therefore, influencing policies, generating employment, income and content. The interdisciplinary involvement with othe...

RESUMO: Este artigo contém o resultado de uma dissertação de mestrado profi ssional em design, na qual foi realizado um estudo de caso de Projeto de Design na Implementação de Programa de Inovação em entidades de Educação Tecnológica. Utilizando-se da metodologia do design thinking da Stanford d.school para guiar os passos da implementação, a propo...

Mediante avaliação dos processos de produção de blocos cerâmicos, tomando como foco de pesquisa o processo de queima em fornos tradicionais e considerando questões econômicas e sociais do Amazonas - Brasil, esta pesquisa analisa alguns sistemas tradicionais de cocção cerâmica, propondo uma nova configuração sistêmica. Esta pesquisa tem como propósi...

This paper presents an ecodesign strategy concerning the improvement in the production efficiency of structural ceramic using traditional kilns in the Brazilian Amazon region. We propose to reduce the consumption of firewood or energy inputs during the process of burning ceramic blocks by combining two interventions. First, a technological adaptati...

The objective of this study is to analyse the Concurrent Design Model (CDM). Well, as tools and design methodologies such as ABC-Analysis, MET-Matrix, Eco-Design Checklist, LiDS-wheel, Environmental Assessment of Product Strategy, among other means, oriented towards the sustainable processes and eco-design, identifying, classifying and evaluating t...

The purpose of this study is to analyze aspects, needs, values, emotions and desires of users/consumers as part of the Immaterial Dimension and its connection to Sustainability. As hypothesis suggests that a greater knowledge of the behaviour of users/consumers, can be identified needs, emotional aspects and/or values which are directly related to...

Among the reasons interfering with the product development are the human being necessities concerning with activities that one has to do to make possible the action in his/her environment. In order to satisfy such necessities, the practice of Design allow us to find project solutions that yield the balance among several factors inherent to the proc...

Este artigo trata do grupo interinstitucional “Tupé memo”, criado e implementado continuamente desde 2010, com a finalidade de contribuir na gestão da Reserva de Desenvolvimento Sustentável do Tupé (REDES do Tupé), por meio de reflexões interdisciplinares e de ações integradas de proteção da cultura material e imaterial das populações tradicionais...

Este estudo compõe parte de um projeto de pesquisa na área de eficiência energética, que propõe desenvolver uma adaptação tecnológica do fogão a lenha de combustão por queima limpa e o forno tradicional de farinha de mandioca, buscando encoontrar caminhos sustentáveis e ecologicamente corretos para se reduzir os impactos ambientais negativos causad...

Manioc flour is supposed to be one of the main dishes in the Brazilian food habits. In Amazonas, in spite of a plenty of natural resources for manioc flour production, only 31% of its commerce comes from this region. Among the possible reasons for this paradox is due to an incipient and unstructured productive process that yields severe loss in the...

Cassava (Manihot esculento Crantz) is cultivated in all cities of Amazon and it is a remarkable culture that distinguishes for its production volume. The objective of this research was to evaluate the efficiency of cassava root and the aerial part of six cultivars of cassava, aiming to characterize energetically the most promising varieties to esti...