Sustainable lifestyles improve the quality of our lives, protect our ecosystem, and preserve our natural resources for future generations. A holistic approach to sustainability in the corporate world involves considering everything from manufacturing to logistics to customer service. By adopting green and sustainable strategies, the company maximizes both its short-term and long-term environmental benefits.

Today, sustainable design is the essence of architectural design. The mission is to improve health, welfare, and safety in any way possible. The goal of designers should be to find ways to save energy and improve the life cycle. As a part of this plan, one aims to reduce the overall life cycle costs of buildings and structures.

Sustainable Material Lifecycle _©Green Buildings and Sustainable Materials – Yuan Yao (ncsu.edu)

Using sustainable building materials aims towards cost reduction, better use of materials, and waste minimization, with enhanced quality of life ensuring a productive working environment. As one enters one of the most significant talent crises the world has seen, it is also necessary to look at sustainable practices as a differentiator. Looking beyond access to daylight and green materials, one should also look into exciting and intensely green trends embedded into the design and culture.

Sustainable Materials that gain popularity with their utmost use be Bamboo with its use in construction and properties, Cork as an eco-friendly material in home design mimicking hardwood, Natural Stone with characterful cladding, Hemp Crete with good thermal and acoustic insulation qualities, Terrazzo for flooring and many on the list to continue.

Some Trendy Facts for the Materials –

The Nest” in Stantec’s Sacramento, California_©Bing

Along with labor shortages and the rise in material costs, companies are experiencing an increase in prefabricated materials. Demountable partitions allow offices to enhance daylight, ventilation, and flexibility while reducing the amount of drywall and waste they contribute to landfills. Using prefabrication, the finished product can be shipped directly to the site, reducing the volatile organic compounds (VOC) and air quality concerns associated with traditional drywall and finishing.

This displays its vital knowledge about investing in sustainability. It understands how liveliness affects one’s aura from eating food until one meets other people. Therefore, it involves presenting exciting discussion topics to clients regarding eco-friendly product manufacturing details, VOC levels, how lighting is harvested, or how water is conserved through design and messaging. 

The Rise of Biophilic Design 

The Biophilic Café and Bar_©https://mindtheinterior.com/biophilic-interiors-designing-spaces-that-reconnect-us-with-nature/

People and nature are scientifically proven to be connected. “Adding plants or living walls to your space is not all that biophilia is about, it encompasses the interactions between people and nature’s patterns, rhythms, and textures”. It also takes into account views, lighting, and climate concerns within an indoor environment. Thus, the result is a more productive and pleasant working environment.

A holistic approach to wellness

A Space Connected with Wellbeing _©Unsplash

Technology Enhanced Learning_©https://www.nacarchitecture.com/portfolio/TEALCenter.htm