Oct 24
Green Design
Personally, I am huge proponent of green design and believe that green design is not only our future, but our moral obligation. I endorse the following guidelines:
• Advocacy for safe and benign products and services. Development and promotion of buildings, spaces, and products that are environmentally produced in a socially just manner and safe for all living things.
• Eliminate the use of any product or process that is known to pollute air, water, or earth.
• Make use of renewable natural resources, including the protection of vegetation, wildlife habitats, open spaces, and wilderness.
• Minimize waste through the reduction, reuse, or recycling of products and encourage the development and use of reclaimed, salvaged, and recycled products.
• Reduce energy use by adopting energy-conserving strategies, and choose renewable energy sources.
Whenever feasible, Olivia Interior Design will endeavor to practice sustainable design.
We need to meet present-day needs without compromising the ability to meet the needs of future generations.
Here are some useful links:
Green California - Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) Rating System. Green California (CA.Gov)
ASID: Regreen; The Nation’s First Green Residential Remodeling Guidelines
The American Society of Interior Designers’ Foundation and the U.S. Green Building Council have partnered on the development of best practice guidelines and targeted educational resources for sustainable residential improvement projects.
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
Building Green From Principle to Practice (NRDC)
Buying Guides, Tips & Tools, Green Living information
Making your home more energy efficient with ENERGY STAR can help to reduce high energy bills, improve comfort and help to protect the environment. Appliances, Heating & Cooling, Home Electronics, Lighting… U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - U.S. Department of Energy
Green Design is Good Design - Good Design is Green Design
Think, design, build GREEN - Sustainable Future