There has been arguments and discussions that sustainability is a fad and that it will fade out over time. Personally, I don’t think it’s possible. Even looking outside of the interior design world, they’ve changed the make up and structure of water bottles and everywhere you look there’s opportunities to recycle. I think it would almost be a challenge to revert to old ways. To start how would companies advertise a products that isn’t renewable?
If I had a choice between a carpet that is 100% recyclable or one that’s filling landfills and wasting resources isn’t the answer obvious?
“Sustainable development is a new term that grew out of the conservation/environmental movement of the 1970's. While the conservation/environmental movement asked questions about preserving the Earth's resources, sustainable development includes questions about how human decisions affect the Earth's environment.”
In this definition, they state that sustainable development has been in existence since the 1970s. No matter what we do, I feel like sustainability will progress whether we like it or not. People will always be trying to make something better or something smarter.
Hi Katie!
ReplyDeleteI think that you made a good point: about having to chose from a sustainable product or one that is going to cause obvious harm to our enviroment then the choice should be easy!
It should be a complete no-brainer to make the sustainable choice.
Imagine if it were mandatory to make that choice!! How awesome would that be, if LEED rating systems were actually required along with building codes which are implemented for our saftey and health!
Maybe one day.....
Hi Katie,
ReplyDeleteI appreciate that you brought up the make of water bottles and how they are evolving over time. To be honest, I didn't even notice that water bottles structures had even changed.
Other countries are much more advanced than we are in sustainable design and their recycling efforts, if anything, I would think that the US is trying to catch up.