Left The Sunderland Riverside project aims to regenerate the city centre with parkland, community facilities, green routes and low-energy homes
SUSTAINABILITY 089
Reducing impact
Liesl Wherry
Creative lead, Interaction
What are some of the material and product choices that can make a big diff erence to the sustainable outcome of a project?
From an interior design and fi t-out perspective, the easiest way to drive sustainable design on a project is to get the client on board from the get-go. Every decision that is made during the design process can have an impact on the overall sustainability of the end product. Making the client aware of this during the fi rst meet and greet ensures that intelligent choices are made each step of the way. We believe that every small change toward sustainability is worth the eff ort, whether this be changes to layouts, material specifi cations or actions taken during installation on site.
With regards to material specifi cation, there are three major surface areas inside any space that form your easy wins – fl oors, ceilings and walls. Making smart choices on these can have a major impact on the outcome of your project. When looking at materials, it is crucial to look at the big picture. Investigating the product in isolation can result in design that is not authentically sustainable. Who produces the product? Where do they produce it? How do they produce it? T e list of topics to investigate is vast – logistics, waste creation and disposal, end of life, electricity, packaging, lifespan, delivery and removal, durability versus materiality.
A very simple example would be selecting a loose-lay
vinyl fl ooring over a stick-down vinyl. T ere are some great products out there that off er you the option to lay straight onto the raised access fl oor, eliminating the need for additional ply substrates or toxic glues. T is reduces the amount of material needed on the overall project, which in turn reduces manpower, travel and ultimately carbon footprint. An added benefi t to specifying this type of product is the ease of recycling at the end of the project life-cycle.
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How do you look to measure the sustainable impact of your projects? Is it always a major component of your discussions with clients? T ere are multiple formal avenues to measure and analyse the sustainability of the offi ce spaces that we create and the procedures that we employ to create them. T is traditionally takes place alongside a sustainability
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