Archive: Posts Tagged ‘Design’

Greener Interior Design – Where To Buy Sustainable Decorative Materials?

No comments December 7th, 2009

Green interiors: Where to by sustainable decorative materials, finishes, surfaces and flooring Decorating homes with the environment and health in mind can be done without any loss of style Although we understand the health benefits of eating natural or organic food, perversely we have been slow to recognize that how we decorate our homes can also affect our wellbeing. Modern paints, for example, are typically made from vinyl resins and petrochemicals. These not only ‘out-gas’ Read more

The Use of Photoluminescent Materials in Sustainable Building Design

No comments December 6th, 2009

With today’s political environment focusing on keeping everything as green as possible, the use of photoluminescent materials in sustainable building design is an idea whose time has come. The employment of photoluminescent exits signs and other self-luminous emergency egress indicators is an easy choice given all the advantages they afford. Let’s take a brief look at some of the reasons why using these types of emergency exit signs is a terrific idea.First of all, Read more