October 20, 2020
Our First Carbon Negative Carpet Tile
With the launch of our new CQuest™ carbon negative backings, we’re challenging industry once again to bring forward restorative solutions.
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Dan Hendrix October 9, 2020
Designing for GenNow, Part 2
The shared experiences of two recessions, climate change, technological influence and 2020 current events will continue to leave a profound mark. But how does that relate to our work as designers and architects?
Carolyn Ames Noble October 8, 2020
Designing for GenNow, Part 1
At 56 million and 61 million respectively, Millennials and Gen Z comprise the largest populations in United States history—together known as GenNow. Learn how GenNow is impacting the built environments where we work, live, stay, and play.
October 2, 2020
Redefining Metrics for a Carbon Negative Future
Here at Interface, we recently released our 2019 Sustainability Highlights, which convey much of the progress we’ve made toward minimizing our environmental impact since we began tracking key metrics in 1996. While we share a similar overview each year, our 2019 metrics are something to celebrate – not only because we announced the achievement of…
Interface September 25, 2020
Reapproaching Base Camp: Asking Questions
Before you make a decision, you first need data. For the Base Camp redesign project, it made no sense to start rearranging furniture, tearing down/putting walls, or putting new behavior protocols in place until we had direct input from those who used to work in the building every day.
Sonya Lehner August 27, 2020
Wellbeing in “The New Normal” Through Biophilic Design
As we consider options to return to public spaces, it is paramount for us to incorporate health and wellbeing as ultimate drivers. The obvious focus in this instance is on minimizing contact and supporting respiratory health. It is also paramount that we support each other by utilizing interventions that foster our emotional wellbeing.
Bonnie Casamassima August 10, 2020
Reapproaching Base Camp
As anyone involved in a commercial construction or design project knows, it’s not a simple A-to-Z process. There are budgets to consider, stakeholders to involve, and let’s not forget that an ongoing global pandemic brings health and safety to the forefront of every discussion. We know that Interface isn’t the only organization thinking about COVID-19’s implications to our built space, but we think it might be helpful to publicly chart our process in hopes that it might help others.
July 23, 2020
SCAD Alumni Virtual Exhibition
Despite being remote for the better part of 2020, there have been endless moments to laugh, share, create, inspire and celebrate, which was the intention for Interface’s first ever Virtual Exhibition. Explore this curated exhibition of fourteen recent graduates from the Savannah College of Art and Design, Class of 2020.
Gretchen Wagner July 15, 2020
What Does Designing for Distance Look Like in Schools?
Much of the public health guidance for reopening schools and focuses on updated cleaning protocols and changing student and staff behaviors. But knowing how much the built environment can impact student outcomes, we should be giving equal consideration to our facilities.
Paula Meason June 18, 2020
Designing for Resiliency
There is no question that in the months of prolonged isolation and distancing, we’re starting to feel the desire for social connection. The reality is that we need and want to go back to work, which means buildings need to adjust—and quickly. But how can we incorporate health and wellbeing? And what is our responsibility to create that sense of physical and psychological safety in the built environment now and into the future?
Mindy O'Gara