October 7, 2005
Contact Kathleen Butler at 202.721.0220
WASHINGTON, DC--At some level, sustainability is integrated into everything people do. Simple acts like using non-toxic household products or putting thermostats on timers give way to more complex environmental decisions that affect the way people live and work in a space. Interior designers have an added responsibility to know and understand the impact of their design decisions on the environment. But sorting through the reams of information and separating fact from hype can be daunting.
NCIDQ's just-published self-study monograph, Creating Sustainable Interiors, provides interior design professionals an essential overview of this important part of responsible design. NCIDQ monographs offer you a convenient and affordable way to stay on top of this emerging field while earning the CEUs you need for registration renewal or professional membership renewal. Like all NCIDQ monographs, Creating Sustainable Interiors comes with a 25-question quiz that enables you to demonstrate mastery of this important topic.
Creating Sustainable Interiors was written by interior designer and author Penny Bonda, FASID, LEED AP, who is widely regarded as a leader in sustainable design issues. Penny works in the field of environmental communications and is a prominent writer and lecturer. As the Eco Editor of Interior Design magazine, she is a monthly contributor to their online resource, The Green Zone. She also chairs the U.S. Green Building Council committee for LEED Commercial Interiors and is a LEED Accredited Professional. As a practicing interior designer for 27 years, she has headed her own firm and served as the interior design director for leading design and architectural firms.
Bonda suggests that one day, "green design" will be as common as universal design, and codes will direct designers in the right direction. Until then, interior designers must find ways to achieve common-sense environmental solutions in the most practical way possible.
NCIDQ's Creating Sustainable Interiors is available for purchase for $115, which includes the monograph and accompanying quiz. Active NCIDQ Certificate holders may take 10% off this price when they provide their Certificate number. Visit NCIDQ's Web site at www.ncidq.org for more information or an order form.
NCIDQ® is an organization of regulatory boards and provincial associations in the United States and Canada whose core purpose is to protect the health, life safety and welfare of the public by establishing standards of competence in the practice of interior design. More information about the organization may be found at www.ncidq.org.
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