This is the first of two courses investigating the issues and practices of sustainability and their relationship to interior design and architecture practice. Prior to investigating specific practices and implications, students will explore such topics as: the degrading environment, micro verses macro issues, sensitivity, leadership, ethics and accountability.
Students will investigate specific issues in sustainable interior design including but not limited to: air pollution, urban sprawl, deforestation, environmental resource depletion, sick building syndrome, indoor air pollutants, off-gassing and CO2 emissions, global warming with respect to reduction, minimization, and alternative solutions. The course incorporates the employment of sustainable practices to support the psychological and physiological well being of occupants of built environments through ecological accountability. A focus on implementing sustainable practices in studio projects will be introduced, and commitment of the student as designer and facilitator will be stressed.
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