Category Archives: Sustainability

Interior Design, Sustainability

Collective D(esign): Sustainability, Design and Adaptive Change

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In response to our rapidly changing world, IIDA brings you a design-focused dialogue on the effects of a global crisis. Watch the seventh webinar in the series today. 

How are approaches to sustainability in design shifting? IIDA and a panel of industry experts address important issues around energy savings, waste reduction, and climate change. Explore the impact of this challenging moment and our responsibility to design for the health of people and the planet.

This webinar is registered for 1 IDCEC HSW CEU. To learn how to earn your CEU credit, visit IIDA.org for more information.

Watch all the webinars in the series here.

Moderated by:

John Czarnecki, Hon. IIDA, Assoc. AIA, Deputy Director and Senior Vice President, IIDA, Chicago

Panelists:

  • Sonja Bochart, IIDA, Principal, Shepley Bulfinc, Phoenix
  • Blaine Brownell, FAIA, Professor, Interim Architecture Department Head, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
  • Mikhail Davis, Director, Technical Sustainability – Americas, Interface, San Francisco
  • Paula McEvoy, FAIA, Associate Principal, Perkins and Will, Atlanta

The next webinar in the series, Design Responds: Community Support and Innovation will take place on Thursday, May 21, 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. Central. Register today.

design, Education, Sustainability

What’s New at Greenbuild 2018

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This post was contributed by Greenbuild.

Greenbuild is enhancing the attendee experience and bringing you new ways to engage and learn.

  • The mindful MATERIALS Pavilion. It’s a new area in the expo hall. We’re shining a light on materials transparency and product certification in an all-new pavilion in the expo hall. See the pavilion.
  • Journey Maps. See this new way to explore the event. These attendee experiences will guide your three-day journey through Greenbuild on topics that are of specific interest to you. Journey Maps include education sessions, distinctive products, solutions and technology, and experiential learning opportunities. See them here.
  • The latest education and a new track. Discover three days of sessions – strategically planned to educate, motivate, and inspire you. This year, we’ve added “The People’s Voice” – a new education track voted into Greenbuild by the public. Additional tracks include Smart & Sustainable Design, Wellness From Within, and Building a Green Economy.

Ready to register? Learn more about why you should attend, and then register for a four-day or three-day conference pass. Or, explore the floor, courtesy of IIDA! Use code 4DINCOMPE10 at registration to claim your complimentary expo hall pass.

IIDA is a sector partner for the event.