Sustainability Talk Series: How Transparency is Changing the World
At the New Lab in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Wednesday, October 25, Humanscale and Mohawk Group partnered up for another evening of discussion for their Sustainability Talk Series: How Transparency is Changing the World. The series, which also took place in Boston on October 24 and Washington, D.C. on October 26, shed light on commercial manufacturing transparency, the intersectionality of sustainability and design, and how companies can achieve transparency as well as a positive impact within the natural world and within their communities.
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Posted: Nov. 28, 2017
Jason F. McLennan, founder of the Living Future Institute and the Living Product Challenge; Jane Abernethy, sustainability officer at Humanscale; and George Bandy, vice president of sustainability at Mohawk Group.
Jane Abernethy, sustainability officer at Humanscale, told audiences about her company’s efforts as the first manufacturer to take on the Living Product Challenge with its Floating Table.
The featured keynote speaker, Jason F. McLennan, founder of the Living Future Institute and the Living Product Challenge, who recently collaborated with Mohawk Group on their new product, the Lichen Collection.
Mohawk Group’s VP Sustainability George Bandy told Floor Trends that the company is trying to talk to the A&D community about the advancements that the flooring industry is making, thinking about things a little more holistically.
Mohawk Group became the first manufacturer to achieve Living Product Challenge Petal Certification for its Lichen Collection.
The talk, which also took place in Boston on October 24 and Washington, D.C. on October 26, shed light on commercial manufacturing transparency.
Both Humanscale and Mohawk Group do a lot of work on materials transparency, healthy materials and sustainable materials.
The series was held not only to show off successful sustainable products, but to connect with the architects, designers and manufacturers in the greater green space.
Guests at the Sustainability Talk Series at New Lab in Brooklyn, N.Y.
Guests at the Sustainability Talk Series: How Transparency is Changing the World in Brooklyn, N.Y.
Jason F. McLennan, founder of the Living Future Institute and the Living Product Challenge, is an influential figure in the field of architecture and the green building movement.
The sustainability talk was held at the New Lab in Brooklyn, N.Y.