We’re not saving the planet in the ‘burbs
If anyone out in the ‘burbs is thinking of going green I haven’t seen them. Anyone? Anyone? All the manufacturers are putting a lot of effort in putting their best environmental foot forward but it hasn’t trickled down to our local buyer. I think people feel good if what they chose happens to be eco friendly, but they aren’t asking for that first. I guess we’ll leave that to the west coast for now. I do know a lot of commercial space is currently being built with energy saving and renewable resources in mind.
Tags: eco friendly, environment, green design
Great Website, good job. I totally agree, we all have to do our part and recycle, conserve, and make a point to use eco-friendly merchants, it will pay huge dividends for everyone.
The “green thing” is becoming very big in the franchise industry. If you can be “green” you have an edge. I see it happening with maid services, power washing, window cleaning, courier delivery, and more. From the design side, does DOTI place an emphasis on this and how can a design team contribute to the green cause?
Joe,
Just a couple of years ago it would have been very hard to take a typical room in suburban Atlanta and furnish it to the clients taste using eco friendly products. They just really didnt exist. Now most of the traditional manufacturers are putting a green foot forward, some greener than others. Sustainable woods, bamboo, natural fibers, low emissions finishes, etc. There’s one contemporary line from Canada, Pure, that makes 100% of their furniture from eco friendly materials. Even the staples are from recycled metals. As I mentioned in my post, clients are not asking me for green design in Johns Creek, but we could provide that service fairly easily now.