Environmentally Responsible Design: Green and Sustainable Design for Interior Designers

At last, there's an authoritative guide to help interior designers apply green- building and sustainability applications to their environments. Sustainable Interior Design expertly introduces the principles of environmentally responsible design for interior environments. This useful reference provides beginning designers and experienced professionals alike with a comprehensive survey that covers everything from theoretical approaches to current practices. It helps designers understand the environmentally responsible approach and make design decisions that are ethical and do not harm the world?s environment. 432 pp.

Covering everything from theory to current practices, eight leading design educators present the tools and knowledge needed to implement an environmentally responsible approach for any interior design project. It opens with a broad perspective on global sustainability followed by a timeline of human and environmental interactions.

This sets the stage for the book's coverage of the day-to-day issues of environmentally responsible interior design, including:

• Indoor air quality

• Environmentally responsible lighting design

• Energy and water issues

• Evaluation and specification of interior finishes and furnishings

• United States Green Building Council and LEED certification

Table of Contents:

• Part I: Environmentally Responsible Interior Design (ERID).
• Global Sustainability: The Big Picture.
• What is ERID?
• Why is ERID important? Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ).
• Energy and Water Issues.
• Part II: Evaluation of Interior Finishes and Furnishings.
• Evaluation Instruments. Certification Programs.
• US Green Building Council (USGBC). ERID Specifications.
• Specification of ER Products
• Part III: Case Studies.
• Part IV Resources.