As I mentioned in my last posting, IFMA San Diego is presenting a wonderful Green Symposium. The event has several speakers, all of whom are addressing green interiors and facilities. Topics include: Construction, Flooring, Maintenance / Cleaning and of course, the granddaddy of them all, Furniture.
Kelly Devereaux from DPR, Ron Sutliff from Integrated Project Management and Danette Ferretti and I are all sharing the stage to talk about Furniture. We are covering some basics, such as what is LEED, what credits are relevant to furniture, which LEED programs are which, how do you treat the three buckets ( if you will ) of furniture; movable walls, systems furniture and ancillary furniture, what are the misperceptions of LEED, what does Greenguard mean, why you can't just buy a point or credit and what you may have in your existing facility that is already "green".
We are going to address strategies for seeking LEED. How do you get a point for a credit. What are the trade offs. What can be specified by a designer to provide a longer/better life cycle cost to a workplace. What is the process for getting LEED and greening your interiors. How do movable walls work in construction and tenant improvements.
Lastly, what are the costs of green, or better yet, what are the savings with green. Do you have to spend more to buy green products? Can you build a green interiors inexpensively? What can you do to be more green but not spend a lot of green doing it.
We are looking for an interactive audience so sign up now, come ask questions and learn something new.
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