Monthly Archives: November 2014

This week has been a topic that is of great interest to mine. LEED is a huge proponent of why I became so involved with sustainability. I had never heard of it until one day in my class there was … Continue reading →

I knew absolutely NOTHING about the LEED system (other than it’s a system that interior designers use to be sustainable…obviously!), but the movie, The Greening of Southie, gave me a lot more insight about how the LEED system actually works.  … Continue reading →

This past week was a blur and no matter my efforts of keeping myself from procrastinating on schoolwork things just kept popping up like getting sick, the distractions of knitting, new yarn is seriously impossible to ignore, and sudden weather … Continue reading →

Many of us are quick to judge, whether that be products or people. This week has helped me learn that that is not always good because in both cases, our labels or perceptions of labels are off. According to Social … Continue reading →

Was it worth it to make the first “green” building in South Boston LEED certified? I am not an interior design student and I didn’t know much about LEED before this video. I had heard good things about LEED but … Continue reading →

This past week our topic was Certifying, Reporting, and Labeling Sustainable Goodness. We began the week by having separate articles to read – the interior design students focused on Sustainable Construction: The Role of Environmental Assessment Tools by Ding; while, … Continue reading →

This week was all about educating people on social and eco-friendly textiles and buildings as well as understanding the perceptions people have on these things. “Social and Eco-labeling of textile and clothing goods as Means of Communication and Product Differentiation,” … Continue reading →

Have you ever wondered what goes into the clothes that we wear? How about what the garment has to go through before making it to your closet at home? In today’s society it can be hard to know who to … Continue reading →

This week made me see through some of the cracks in both the apparel and interior industries as far as being sustainable goes. I would not necessarily say I had an epiphany but my eyes were opened a little bit … Continue reading →

After this weeks reading and video I have been pondering this week what are we really getting from LEED certification and is it really worth all the time and money that we pour into the certification of the people as … Continue reading →