This course explores the transition from a linear economy in the furniture industry, where products have a limited life cycle ending in landfills, to a circular economy mindset, focusing on three key principles of circular design for sustainable living.
AIA Course #: HAW920-A – HSW 1 LU/Introductory
Project Planning & Design/Building Design IDCEC Course #: 120198 – HSW 1 LU/Introductory Subject Code: 3. Interior Design Education/1. Instruction GBCI Course #: 0920029522 – General 1 LU/ Introductory (Attendees must self-report) To request this CEU delivered in-person or virtually, please contact your A&D Representative.
Right now, in the furniture industry, most pieces have a life cycle that begins with the extraction and processing of raw materials and ends in a landfill, supporting a linear economy. This mindset has promoted global reaching harmful impacts of climate change. Imagine if we approached the designing of products with an entirely different mindset. Imagine if we designed what we use to live on through the closed loops of a circular economy. Haworth has identified three key principles of circular design that designers, specifiers, and organizations should consider as they support the transition to a circular economy. This 1-hour course will provide an understanding of the circular economy, the three key principles of circular design, and how to identify and specify products that employ those tactics.