Kenn Busch Writer, architectural photographer, materials enthusiast, advocate for a responsible, sustainable, beautiful future through education and inspiration
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Ken Nisch, author of “Sustainability for Retail: How Retail Leaders Create Environmental, Social, & Cultural Innovations,” will discuss the evolving sustainability practices at retail in this free webinar from @shopassociation on July 25. Register here: loom.ly/TaSSDfU
ALT Shop Association Masterclass graphic: Sustainability for Retail
It's only natural that the DHA @DecHardwoods has joined the Climate Positive NOW movement! Learn why hardwood plywood, veneer, and engineered hardwood flooring—are the climate-responsible choice: loom.ly/7cjF_ZY
#climatepositivenow
KNOW THE FACTS ABOUT FORMALDEHYDE:
This naturally occurring compound is found in apples, onions, spinach, and trees, as well as in consumer products like furniture, shampoo, and cosmetics.
Ask me about my formaldehyde CEU for architects and designers! MaterialIntelligence.com
LET THERE BE LIGHT — EVERYWHERE! Boris Niessing from Germany-based lighting manufacturer Elektra GmbH describes how they're integrating environmentally friendly LED cabinet lighting with European design. Read my interview in FDMC from @WoodworkingBiz: loom.ly/rPLEUmI
ALT Interzum award-winning low-profile LED ring light from Elektra GmbH
SKYSCRAPERS MADE OF WOOD?
"Wood... has a significantly smaller carbon footprint compared to traditional building materials such as concrete and steel." —from @Archdaily loom.ly/WFKzyfw
#sustainablebuildingmaterials #woodisgood
Wishing everyone a safe and happy 4th of July holiday! #happy4th
ALT fireworks exploding
SICAM is one of Europe’s most important cabinets and closets exhibitions of technology and market trends for furniture, kitchens, bathrooms, contract, and interior design. Take a peek at who’ll be exhibiting in Italy this October! loom.ly/CGAlank
#furnituredesign #sicam
When it comes to sustainable, renewable building materials, #woodisgood!
“By combining an abundant resource with clever product design engineering, ...we can create high-quality outputs that will be comparable in cost to less sustainable equivalents.”
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Could this be the next big ‘Tiny Home?’
“In addition to wood, materials composing the Tane Garden House include granite stone and dried grass enveloping the building exterior.”
#sustainablearchitecture #sustainablematerials #materialintelligence
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‘Energy-positive’ buildings “generate more energy than they consume,” while ‘climate positive’ materials store more carbon than is released in their production and use. loom.ly/R75_iQY
Material industry cool hunters share what’s hot—and a Materials 101 bonus! loom.ly/GxEl87Y
#closets #closetsconferenceandexpo2023 #materials101 #interiordesign #furnituredesign #hpl #tfl #3dl #2dl #paperbasedfoils #edgebanding #sustainability #materialintelligence
ALT Modern renovated kitchen with clean lines and integrated handles and drawer pulls
@NeoCon is back at full blast, taking design and networking to 11 at The Mart in Chicago...North America's premier commercial furniture event!
#NeoCon2023 #CommercialInteriors #FurnitureDesign #CommercialDesign #WorkplaceDesign
ALT The Merchandise Mart exterior, sunny day
Kyle MertensMeyer's 30-minute film, "building of gardens" goes behind the scenes in the Pacific Northwest to answer the question, "Where does your timber come from?" loom.ly/o0o95M0
#documentaryfilm #sustainableforestry #forestproductsmanufacturing
Stop making sustainability so complicated.
If we want to make our communication about sustainable materials memorable to clients and consumers, let's lose the jargon! Our latest post: loom.ly/li4FHaM
#climatepositive #sustainablematerials #furnitureandinteriordesign
DEADLINE THIS FRIDAY, JUNE 9:
The SHOP! Association invites retail and design experts to submit speaker proposals for the annual Shop! Ideation Conference and Retail Challenge taking place 22-24 October in Minneapolis. loom.ly/e-SwCmk
#retaildesign
Happy World Environment Day! Today is the 50th anniversary of this annual global awareness-raising event, and this year the focus is on finding solutions to #beatplasticpollution.
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Innovative and provocative discoveries from this year’s Milan Design Week—for @iands_design! loom.ly/XzLdYsM
#MilanDesignWeek #MilanDesignWeek2023 #SalonedelMobile #Cleaf #TFL
ALT Cleaf display at Milan Design Week 2023
Interior Design has unveiled its 2023 Sustainability Giants! No surprise to see @Gensler at the top of the 100 firm list. Find the full lineup here: loom.ly/tZVz7UY
#sustainablearchitects #sustainablebuilders #sustainabledesign
We’re planning our sustainability panel discussion at AWFS, this year (27 July) and one topic is rising to the top: Greenwashing, and the many ways to discuss sustainability. Join us! awfsfair.org/
#furnitureindustry #sustainability #greenwashing
Sustainable Building Story:
”The BioHome3D sits on a concrete foundation, but most of it is printed from something called wood flour, or sawdust left over from sawmill operations.”
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#forestryproducts #sustainablematerials #innovativewasteproducts