Interior designers have always been on the vanguard of the green building movement when it comes to creating healthier environments for building occupants. I know this from first-hand experience because for the past 12 years I’ve led the Healthy Building Network (HBN), an organization whose mission is to advocate for healthier… Read More →
The first step to develop a resource library is creating a filing system that is intuitive. Many designers sort by product type, then sub-categories. For example, Annette Stelmack, Allied ASID, LEED AP BD+C, Inspirit-llc, organizes by CSI divisions to streamline the CD phase. Is it live or Memorex? Resource libraries… Read More →
2012 was the best of times and the busiest times for ASID. As we prepare to ring in the new year, we look back at our Top 10 Milestones from 2012. 10. In 2012, we welcomed some new faces, including our new CEO/EVP, Randy Fiser, who started in February and… Read More →
More and more, the hospitality industry is finding that the cost of sustainability is a good investment. By Jenny Rebholz Schrank, Allied ASID The hospitality market is not so different from other specialties when it comes to embracing LEED® certification and sustainable initiatives. In fact, green is likely here to… Read More →
by Penny Bonda, FASID It’s a daunting task finding one’s way around Greenbuild. I should know, I’ve been to them all, from the early “Membership Meetings” where the whole organization fit in one room and everyone knew each other, to the super-charged mega-conferences of recent years. This year’s event in… Read More →
Biophilic design is wonderfully comforting. It leads to spaces that are similar at a fundamental level to the ones that gave us shelter in our primordial past and creates an emotional climate in which people flourish. Biophilic design is not just a synonym for environmentally responsible design, however. It has… Read More →
Hilary Sopata, ASID, LEED AP It’s amazing what people with passion can accomplish! I am so excited to share with you ASID Illinois Chapter’s inspiration and ideas for going green. Of course, we all design and many of us specify eco-friendly materials in our day-to-day work, but what about… Read More →
UK industrial designer Sarah Turner specializes in creating lighting from used plastic bottles. After they are cleaned and sandblasted, each bottle is hand-cut and sculpted into decorative, intricate forms such as Cola 10, pictured. Less than six percent of plastic waste drinks bottle are recycled in the UK, so Turner… Read More →
Hotels Go Green More and more, the hospitality industry is finding that the cost of sustainability is a good investment. learn more>
Formaldehyde: Fact & Fiction Formaldehyde use in wood products can have significant effects on IAQ and our health . learn more>