Building Material Transparency 

Episode 033 • 41 min

How can designers integrate material transparency into their designs?

Photo by Scott Webb on Unsplash

In this episode, Sam is joined by Business Development Manager at the International Living Future Institute Ren DeCherney, to learn how designers are revolutionizing the way that buildings are built to make them healthier for communities and the environment. Later on in the show, Sam and Ren interview Lona Rerick, an Associate Principal at ZGF Architects. Together, they discuss how designers can incorporate tools like Declare to make healthier and more sustainable products in their designs and the future of sustainable practices for businesses and communities. 

Weekly Dose of Good Design

• Sam: Milanote
• Ren: Design as Protest

Links

• Resource: Source Material library 
• Program: Declare Label
• Program: Living Product Challenge
• Video: Cradle to Cradle TED Talk by William McDonough
• Tool: Building transparency