What Does Sustainable Interior Design Mean Definition
I remember sitting in a coffee shop in Tempe last spring, watching a heated conversation unfold at the table next to me. Two interior designers were arguing about whether using…
Why I Make My Students Stand in Parking Lots (And Why It Changed How They Design Buildings)
You know how sometimes you have to get a little dramatic to make a point? I mean, I’ve been trying to teach sustainable design principles for years, and I kept…
7 Principles of Sustainable Design Comprehensive Framework
I've been thinking a lot lately about why some buildings just feel right while others make you want to flee immediately. You know what I mean – you walk into…
5 Principles of Sustainable Interior Design Core Concepts
Last month I was helping a friend redesign her living room when she asked me something that stopped me cold: "How do I make this space sustainable without it looking…
Active Sustainable Design Energy-Generating Systems
You know what really bugs me about most "green building" conversations? Everyone gets so caught up in the sexy stuff – solar panels gleaming on rooftops, wind turbines spinning majestically,…
Sustainable Building Design Melbourne Australian Leadership
My friend Sarah called me from Melbourne last month, breathless with excitement about a building she'd just walked through. She's an environmental engineer who typically gets worked up about wastewater…
Sustainable Building Design Principles Foundational Concepts
The other day I was crawling around another scorching attic in Mesa, thermal camera in hand, when the homeowner called up through the access hole: "So what's the secret to…
The Essential Guide to Sustainable Architecture and Design
My neighbour Janet cornered me at the mailbox last Tuesday with that look people get when they're about to ask for free professional advice. "I want to make my house…
Sustainable Community Design Planning Livable Neighborhoods
Walking through my old neighborhood last weekend, I couldn't help but notice how exhausted everyone looked trudging back from their cars. The subdivision was built in the 1990s with those…
What Are the Principles of Sustainable Interior Design
Last month I walked into a client's newly renovated kitchen in Scottsdale, and honestly? It looked like something straight out of a magazine. Gorgeous white marble countertops, sleek European cabinets,…