Public Furniture & Sustainable Materials
Sponsor: mmcite
Credits: 1 AIA HSW LU
This CEU helps designers specify the appropriate materials and recognize how their choices relate to sustaining natural global resources. We look at 7 basic factors for specifying public furniture. We look at the 4 top categories of materials used in public furniture – wood, metal, concrete, and wood alternatives. We look at each material through pros & cons. Finally, we look at greater sustainable issues of lifecycle, recycle, and upcycle as they relate to sustainable public furniture.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand primary factors for specifying public furniture.
- Learn key differences in materials. Why these materials matter, what makes them unique, and the ability to make better design choices as it relates to their sustainable characteristics.
- Reinforce the qualities of aesthetic and beauty as they relate sustainable materials used in public furniture.
- Learn further considerations of the lifecycle, recycling, upcycling, and sustainable materials used in public furniture.