Sustainability

Highlights

New Self-healing Composite Material Boosts the Circular Economy

In this video, the Biomimicry Institute introduces a new self-repairing resin triggered by heat and winner of the Ray of Hope Accelerator prize.

IIDA Competition Winners Showcase Transformative Trends

Vasia Rigou for the International Interior Design Association (IIDA)

Take a look back at the projects of 2023 as we await the next cohort of design leaders.

Op-Ed: Evolving Beyond Plastics

Jarod Brames

Can some of the world’s most recent technological innovations transform one of the world’s oldest industries?

ICYMI: All About EC3—The Embodied Carbon in Construction Calculator

Robert Nieminen

This In Case You Missed It episode recaps two articles published on the i+s website in which experts share their insights on the EC3 tool for sustainability.

More Experts Sound Off on the EC3

Jon Strassner

As a follow-up to our Jan/Feb feature, here are two professionals offering up their own how-tos on using the EC3 calculator to understand your project’s footprint and climate ...

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From Fungi to Flooring: An Inside Look at Mohawk's New Above and Below Collection

Watch How Steelcase Designs for Product Sustainability

IIDA Tells the Story of San Francisco’s Dogpatch Neighborhood Redevelopment

Vasia Rigou for the International Interior Design Association (IIDA)

Merging Art with Architecture for Climate Adaption

Get a firsthand look at CANOPY, a public art installation from Stantec's Jonathan Monfries that merges the concept of climate adaptation with placemaking architecture that meets...

The design and layout of Sherwood is intentional, meant to be unwrapped layer by layer, starting with the camper's personal bunk, expanding to the unit's central firepit area where all 80 campers can come together, and eventually the great outdoors beyond.

ZGF Architects Helps Take Accessibility to a New Level at Portland's Camp Namanu

AnnMarie Martin

Expanding on its almost 100-year history of providing youth the space and confidence to explore their identities, ZGF designs new living quarters for the most critical of ages...