"The largest contributor of a product’s carbon footprint is not global transport. It’s the materials we choose."
Thursday, October 20th, we welcomed Gabe Wing and Thaddeus Owen, MillerKnoll’s sustainability experts. They shared stories about the challenges and successes in their mission to make design healthier and more sustainable. They spoke about their experiences with removing flame retardants from products, challenges with using recycled plastics, and the hot topic of PFAS chemicals used in products.
The audience asked insightful questions during the Q&A. The following references were discussed and are useful to understand more about toxics and the built environment:
- You can submit a sample of your own furniture to the Duke Foam Project.
- The MillerKnoll Ecomedes page.
- The UL Research Institutes Natural vs Synthetic Furnishings Comparison.
- Healthy Materials Lab’s Low Embodied Carbon Materials Collection.
Demanding a World without Toxics continues on November 9th at 12pmEST with Kia Weatherspoon on Interior Design for Affordable Housing. Register here.