Discover the World Monuments Fund Organization: explore the challenges faced by Modern architecture today, and how designers and advocates are responding to those challenges. It is incumbent on us to identify the problems at the heart of the conservation challenge and address long-term sustainability. WMF also provides tools to ensure stewardship and economic opportunities exists at the local level. Through case studies, we’ll reveal the many ways the design community is working to sustain the legacy of Modern architecture—one endangered building at a time.

INSTRUCTOR:

Workplace Leader, Knoll, Inc.

DESIGNATION: HSW

CEU HOURS: 0.1

SUBJECT CODE: 4.10 Design Specialties/Historic Preservation & Adaptive Reuse

Virtual

The term “sustainability” can be challenging for individuals and companies to talk about, let alone know how to use in terms of making positive changes within an industry. Part of the challenge is that there are many definitions of sustainability, and many different ways that it can be applied. The goal of this course is to discuss the term and the practice of sustainability as it applies to the building industry, focusing on ways that it can impact architects, builders, manufacturers, and building occupants. As part of the discussion, the course examines some ways that thoughtful design and material specification can promote project sustainability. And, as a focused example, it explores some of the challenges and impacts of sustainability within the textile and commercial carpet industry.

INSTRUCTOR:

DESIGNATION: HSW - Sustainability

CEU HOURS: 0.1

SUBJECT CODE: 5.16

Technical Knowledge-Textiles