California Closet’s commitment to sustainable product and practices aligns with the Society’s mission to promote sustainable building design and positively impact lives. ASID asked California Closet’s resident expert and Manager of Product Information and Sustainability, Amy Kolnes, to elaborate on the company’s sustainable efforts to date. Q. As an industry leading brand, why does… Read More →
People are remodeling their homes and industry professionals are more confident than they were earlier this year that this trend will continue, according to Houzz’s second quarter 2016 Renovation Barometer. And that’s not all—the outlook for the third quarter “continues to be positive for all sectors,” says the report. The… Read More →
It’s often said that charity should begin at home. What better way to do that than by opting for green interiors? Sustainable and eco-friendly interior design continues to rise in popularity, as homeowners display increasing awareness of and concern for the environment. In fact, more and more homeowners are turning… Read More →
In the summer of 2004, moviegoers were wowed with the glimpse of a smart home in the Will Smith blockbuster “I, Robot.” But it was still a sci-fi wonder at the time, so we applied our usual suspension of disbelief to go on enjoying the movie. Today — just 10… Read More →
Like trains running on parallel tracks, sustainable design and Universal Design have been coursing their separate ways through the A&D community, gradually picking up steam over the years. At last, they have caught up with each other at a crossroads called Design-for-Aging, and the timing couldn’t be more fortuitous. Although… Read More →
Wherever you turn in the built environment industry these days “green” and “sustainable” are on everyone’s lips. Given how mainstream these concepts have become, it’s difficult to believe that only 10 years ago sustainability was a fringe movement, more alive in theory than in practice. The first sustainability conferences attracted… Read More →
This October, Houzz released results of the Fall Houzz Kitchen Remodeling Survey, revealing trends from more than 7,500 Houzz users who are in the midst of or are planning a kitchen remodel. Renovating homeowners say bigger kitchens are not necessarily better, with only one-third of respondents increasing their square footage…. Read More →