Sustainable Residential Interiors provides designers with the necessary information and tools to integrate environmentally responsible design into their practice.

Features:

• Visual examples of sustainable projects and applications
• Critical thinking about environmental issues within homes
• Guidelines for clients and project teams
• Helpful checklists for greening projects and specification
• In-depth information to promote understanding and assist in specifying interior finishes and furnishings
• Questions for manufacturers and vendors
• Effective methods of marketing sustainable design services

Contents

1. Inspiration for Change
2. Why Be Sustainable
3. Inspiring Stories
4. Inspiring Projects
5. Greening Projects
6. Greening Specifications
7. Concrete, (Division 3)
8. Masonry, (Division 4)
9. Metals, (Division 5)
10. Wood and Composites, (Division 6)
11. Openings (Doors and Windows), (Division 8)
12. Finishes, (Division 9)
13. Specialties, (Division 10)
14. Equipment (Appliances and Office Equipment), (Division 11)
15. Mechanical (Plumbing), (Division 22)
16. Electrical, (Division 26)
17. Furnishings, (Division 12)
18. Green Business Development
19. Sustaining Life - Walk the Talk

Index

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