Sustainable Public Furnishing Practice

Start Date

01/22/2024

End Date

10/13/2025

Description

The workshop aims to develop a holistic understanding of sustainable practices related to public furnishing design, specification, and manufacturing. Designers will be given the tools to reduce environmental impacts while selecting materials and furnishing types. Sustainable practices during furnishing manufacturing, installation, lifespan and re/upcycling stages will be described. Conclusively, parameters and detailing/anchoring approaches will be discussed to efficiently match furnishings with design intents and contexts.

Distance Learning

Yes

Course Equivalency

Subjects

Sustainable Development & Design

Health, Safety and Welfare

Yes

Hours

1.0

Learning Outcomes

• Understanding the environmental impact of material and furnishing choices
• Comprehension of waste reduction and energy-saving strategies with modular customization
• Grasp of furnishing-specific construction consequences and anchoring solutions
• Knowledge of systems that will improve the life of vegetation in or next to furnishings
• Understanding the departure points to selected ADA-accessible furnishings
• Awareness of strategies for efficient transport and cutting construction times
• Comprehension of techniques that will avoid/reduce vandalism on furnishings
• Knowledge of systems that will expand furnishing lifespans

Instructors

Jeronimo Mejia, Thomas Lub, Matt Sigda or Erik Courrier

Course Codes

Provider

Streetlife

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