Sustainability in Kitchen Design Resource-Efficient Cooking
Standing in a client's kitchen last Tuesday, watching her rinse a single coffee mug with enough hot water to fill a bathtub, I realised we'd been approaching sustainable kitchen design…
Sustainability in Office Design Workplace Environmental Planning
I walked into a corporate headquarters in Phoenix last month and immediately felt like I was entering a climate-controlled tomb. The building was gorgeous, don't get me wrong—gleaming glass everywhere,…
Sustainable Design Companies Leading Industry Transformation
I used to think the sustainable design world was mostly marketing fluff and expensive solar panels. You know, the kind of green building that looks great in magazines but makes…
Sustainable Design Engineering Technical Environmental Solutions
I spent most of Tuesday morning staring at construction drawings for a new office complex in Scottsdale, feeling that familiar knot in my stomach that comes with terrible building design…
Sustainable Commercial Kitchen Design for Food Service
Walking through a restaurant kitchen at 2 AM shouldn't feel like stepping into a sauna, but that's exactly what happened when I consulted for a struggling pizzeria in Scottsdale last…
Kitchen & Bath Sustainable Design Conservation Materials
My client Sandra called me last Tuesday morning, absolutely panicked. The tile contractor had just delivered what appeared to be a truckload of polished marble for her master bathroom renovation,…
Where to Buy Eco-Friendly Furniture and Decor Complete
I used to think sustainable furniture shopping meant wandering around overpriced boutiques filled with uncomfortable chairs made from recycled cardboard boxes. My first apartment after college was furnished entirely from…
Kitchen Design in a Farm Sustainable Materials Rustic
The smell of freshly cut mesquite wood still takes me back to Maria Santos' kitchen renovation three years ago in rural New Mexico. She'd inherited her grandmother's adobe house and…
Kitchen and Bath Sustainable Design for Green Homes
The call came at 7:30 on a Tuesday morning. Sarah, a client from Scottsdale, sounded frantic. "There's mold everywhere in my master bathroom, and my contractor says we need to…
Incorporating Sustainable Practices in Outdoor Kitchen Design
My clients have been asking about outdoor kitchens constantly this past year. I get it—after being cooped up inside during the pandemic, everyone wants to cook and entertain outdoors. But…