Exploring Design Trends for K-12 Applications
Addressing student behaviors, improving the learning environment, and enhancing the sustainability of educational buildings with design.
Course Category: Health/Safety/Welfare (HSW)
How to Specify Kitchen and Bath Surfacing
The materials that go into the kitchen and bath environment are important: They often reflect current trends, occupants see the items a lot and they…
How to Specify Carpet
Learn what matters in choosing carpet from the perspectives of product performance, human health, and the environment. Then, learn how to get what …
Flexible Offices: Key to Retaining Talent and Optimizing Space for a New Work Era
With office rents rising, less space needed, and little demand for any extra space they may want to dump, employers need to make the most of their …
Work Going Forward: Designing Spaces That Bring Us Together While Keeping Us Apart
Will the office of the future be a place strictly for employees to meet and collaborate, spending the rest of their time working from home?
Transparency Revealed
Designers and end-users are increasingly focused on the connection between the products they specify and the subsequent impact on health and wellne…
The Metamorphosis of Rubber: A View Through LCA
When it comes to material sourcing, Life Cycle Assessments (LCAs) can help designers identify and specify green products with greater confidence. H…
Beyond the Pandemic: How Will We Design After Covid-19?
The pandemic brought the world to a halt and changed the way we view our relationship with the spaces we occupy, both public an private.…
Covid-19: How Can Interiors Protect Human Health
i+s is hosting a panel discussion of industry thought leaders to answer questions surrounding COVID-19 and the built environment: How is the coronavirus pandemic impacting…
Telehealth to the Metaverse: The Bold Future of Healthcare Design
For centuries, the hospital (or clinic) was the meeting place where patient and physician came together. Today, the expectation for where, how and when these…