DEATH SQUAD
LAUREN EIFERT • JULIANA ECHAVARRIA • RENATA PEREIRA LIMA • JENNA MACERONI • ANTOINETTE SERAME
CASE NO.
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AGE PL ACE OF
DEATH
CAUSE OF
DEATH
TOE ATTACH TO
PHYSICIAN IRECTOR
FUNERAL D
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RACE
WEIGHT EATH DATE OF D
HEIGHT
LAND SCARCITY QUESTION: So in addition to this, you only have 200 casket burials available? RAYMOND: Yes, unless they find some other area where we can possibly bury. They’re investigating. We’re pretty much full. What we can do is to see if there is still room left in family graves. We can bury another family member in their grave if there is.
Approximate number of Americans 60 and older
57 million
Expected number of Americans 60 and older by 2020
76 million
DEATH CARE ECONOMICS
A typical funeral in the US costs
$8,000-$10,000
Average number of funerals in the U.S.
2.4 million per yr
SCI grossed
The U.S. funerals are responsible for over
30,000 gallons of embalming fluids each year
$2.4 billion
in revenue, and currently sits on
$7.4 billion
in future revenue
CULTURAL STIGMAS “LET’S DISCUSS THE D-WORD” Prenatal and postmortem nonexistence (birth & death) are essentially the same, yet birth is celebrated and death is taboo... ...“Life expectancy” can be prolonged to a point, yet ultimately, you will die.
RELIGIOUS STIGMAS DO YOU IDENTIFY YOURSELF WITH ANY RELIGION? Native American
1.9%
Buddhism
3.7%
Inter/Non-denominational
5.6%
Judaism
5.6%
Christianity
18.5%
Catholicism
29.6%
No Religion
46.3%
“If you have a loved one that dies, many people have a religious figure to turn to, and if you don’t have that to turn to, what kind of guidance is out there?” -Urban Death Project
SOCIAL STIGMAS HOW OFTEN DO YOU VISIT CEMENTERIES? Not At All Often Slightly Often Moderately Often Quite Often Extremely Often
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
“...we must accept that the city is NOT the place to isolate yourself from the old, the young, the sick, the homeless, the dying and everyone in between.” -Jane Jacobs
“TO EXPAND MILLENIALS PERCEPTION FOR SUSTAINABLE OPTIONS.”
EXPANDING KNOWLEDGE INFORMING cultural
Inform of the current practices and its enviromental impacts
OFFER SUSTAINABLE OPTIONS
IMPLEMENT SUSTAINABLE
GEOGRAPHY
SUPPLIERS
FUNERAL HOMES CREMATORIES
INCENTIVE political
CHANGE AGENTS CEMETERIES
POLICY
“whistle blowers”
BABY BOOMERS approaching OR at stage of active dying
GEN X
MILLENIALS
ECONOMICS & MARKETS
GEOGRAPHY
current youth sandwich generation (has to take care of elderly parents AND children)
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- Death care corporations (reinforcing loop) - NO SUPPLY IF THERE IS NO DEMAND
Incentivize of the benefit of sustainable practices
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CURRENT BURIAL OPTIONS
Sustainablity Level
5
1
Society Ecology Economy
Traditional Burials
Cremation
Burial At Sea
Green Burials
Natural Burials
Source: College Of Saint Benedict, Recycling Yourself
CURRENT SUSTAINABLE OPTIONS Other than biodegradable
caskets
&
IF THERE ARE MORE ENVIROMENTALLY FRIENDLY OPTIONS WOULD YOU CONSIDER THEM?
urns
Yes 90.7%
there are other alternatives...
No 9.3%
VINAL RECORD
“Let Love Grow”
shroud wrapping
ashes into objects
ashes into soil
OUR SOLUTION Multi-Purpose Burial Spaces IF THERE ARE MORE ENVIROMENTALLY FRIENDLY OPTIONS WOULD YOU CONSIDER THEM?
ARE YOU AWARE OF THE ENVIROMENTAL IMPACTS OF BURYING, CREMATING AND EMBALMING?
HOW OFTEN DO YOU VISIT THE PUBLIC PARKS IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD
11.1% 24.1%
11.1%
Extremely Often Not At All Often
25.9%
27.8%
Moderatly Often Slightly Often Quite Often
IF THERE IS A CEMENTERY WITH THESE QUALITIES IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD WOULD YOU VISIT IT?
68.5% 31.6%
YES NO
61.1%
YES
NO
38.9%
OUR SOLUTION Multi-Purpose Burial Spaces
HOW DO WE CREATE MULTI-PURPOSE SPACE THAT INCLUDES GREEN BURIALS? PARK FEATURES
EVENTS
RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES
Benches Trees Playgrounds Dog Parks Skate Park Picnic Areas
Drive Ins Parades Wine-tasting Exhibits Food Drives Workshops
Yoga Aerobics Sports Courts Stargazing
AGRICULTURE Community Garden Farmers Market Vineyard Berry Picking