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We had the opportunity to attend the Indiana Sustainability and Resilience Conference.

A few things worth sharing:

💚 39% of carbon emissions come from the built environment
♻️ 11% of that 39% are from materials + construction processes
✅ The average person spends 90% of their time in buildings

What does this mean for interior designers? We are uniquely positioned to make choices that have a HUGE impact on human health, longevity, and our environments.

💚👂Here's what our Schott team is listening to this week: https://conta.cc/3J35xml

As we are designing, thinking through design equity in the spaces we are creating is extremely important. Let us know if you listen!

It’s time we elevate everything. Listen to this episode from Imagine a Place on Spotify. Kia Weatherspoon has spent the last 15 years defying every design stereotype. The most damaging —interior design is a luxury reserved for a few. Her voice and design practice have shifted the narrative, making interior design a standard for a...

🛠 Last week our team had the to get out of the office and check the progress on a project.

Key things to note on this project:
1. Recycled Carpet with Kruse Carpet Recycling ♻️
2. Reused 19 doors from the deconstruction process 🚪
3. Reused existing conditions by utilizing 14 offices + more! 💚

This project is a great example of what we strive for on every project. Not only are we reducing emissions and diverting from the landfill, but we are also reducing your cost on new materials.

📐 Let Design know how we can help you accomplish these . 💚

👷‍♀️ WORK IN PROGRESS 👷‍♀️

We’ve been a new life & purpose to the old Sparkles Cleaners building in Broadripple! Exterior updates have begun and next up is the interior! ✅

Check out the progress so far! ▶️

💡 Learning about new products and new ways to use products!

💛 Thanks !

💚 Notice all of our reusable water bottles, and we recycled our lunch containers! ✅

💚 Honoring the civil rights leader, Martin Luther King Jr., we remember to give back to our communities and causes that matter. We are choosing to do great things in small ways. 💚

💚 Very excited to be attending the USGBC Indiana Women in Green Discussion ♻️

These amazing women are speaking!

Moderator: Vrabel, Buckingham Companies
Panelists:
mberGreaney,
oraLutz, Impact Center
, Great Architects
achelHoover, Foundation

Let us know if you will be joining!

https://conta.cc/3Zrjkcu

USGBC Indiana Women in Green Discussion Forum (in-person) Join us for an in-person panel discussion celebrating female leaders in sustainability.

Check out what our team has been up to designing recently! We created visual presence with a mural while avoiding the creation of additional vinyl waste.

🌈 Check out more photos from this project here 🌈 https://conta.cc/3VIKnNa