Creating a climate toolkit for interior design
In 2021, industry experts from design, construction, and manufacturing participated in a three-month hackathon with METROPOLIS to identify where interior design can make the biggest difference. They collaborated on creating the first version of the climate toolkit for interior design.
Metropolis will travel to eight American cities in 2022, 2023, and 2024, meeting with interior design and sustainability leaders in two-day workshops to identify ways to update and improve the climate change toolkit. did. These sessions resulted in updates to the toolkit in late 2022 and 2023.
In 2024, the entire METROPOLIS editors and Studio O+A co-founder Verda Alexander convened three expert working groups to further streamline and reorganize the toolkit, resulting in its current form.
This Climate Toolkit for Interior Design is a living resource and will be updated as new information becomes available. As you use it and implement its suggestions in your work, we welcome your comments and input to make it as relevant as possible to the industry.
Please send us your feedback: (email protected)
Together, we can impact the world and contribute to the safety and well-being of future generations.
Note: The Climate Toolkit for Interior Design is one of the first resources to address the climate impact of interior design. However, the focus on carbon emissions and climate is not intended to exclude or ignore other impacts that interior designers can have on people and the planet.
The Climate Toolkit for Interior Design was updated this year through virtual workshops. Participating companies include:
Kogan, Cushing Terrell, HKS, IA, LMN Architects, MG2, Page, Perkins&Will, Perkins Eastman, Revel, Studio O+A, WRNS, ZGF
The 2024 Climate Toolkit Workshop was supported by:
Interface, Material Bank, Cosentino
