June 5, 2023
Climate change and its consequences have arrived in the building sector. In addition to energy consumption in the ‘use’ phase, the focus is increasingly on the emissions related to the building materials themselves – the so-called Embodied Carbon. These are the emissions caused during the production of building materials, transport and the actual construction of…
January 18, 2023
HR services provider HeadFirst Group has unveiled its new headquarters in Hoofddorp, the Netherlands. The company asked architecture firm Fokkema & Partners to renovate the former ANWB building – a well-known location in the north of the Netherlands. To support HeadFirst’s sustainability ambitions, 1,950m2 of Interface’s Embodied Beauty carbon negative carpet tiles (as measured from cradle to gate) were specified throughout the space, connecting the building with the values of the company.
August 15, 2022
When it comes to climate change, it is essential that we balance pledges with proven progress. The saying goes that you cannot manage what you cannot measure, but at times the way we measure things such as greenhouse gas reductions, and the language we use to describe them, can seem complex and full of jargon…
August 5, 2022
Regenerative design represents a proactive approach to reversing climate change. It’s about protecting biodiversity, innovating with nature and empowering communities to act and, in turn, make a real difference. It’s also a shift away from seeing sustainability as ‘less harm’ and focussing on actively attempting to repair our planet so that future generations can not…
August 5, 2022
For years, the world’s industries have been dominated by a linear, degenerative and destructive economy. We took the Earth’s materials, made them into things we needed or wanted, used them for a while, and then threw them away – the relationship between resources and products existing in a one-way flow of traffic, designed to extract…
August 2, 2022
Last year’s COP26 saw an encouraging number of companies from the built environment sector committing to a reduction in carbon emissions – but what does this mean for architects and designers in their everyday lives? How can they specify spaces that prioritise sustainability? As part of Interface’s programme of events at this year’s Clerkenwell Design…
June 15, 2022
As an architecture and design community, we are brought together by a shared desire to build a better tomorrow – and we have the power to do so. We must encourage a community for adaptation, for resilience, and for dealing with the challenges that climate change is bringing.
June 1, 2022
In this blog series we’re catching up with our fantastic sustainability managers to give you a chance to get to know them and find out more about their work at Interface. Here, we meet Ruth Prinzmeier, Sustainability Manager in the DACH region (Germany, Austria and Switzerland). Hi Ruth, tell us about your role at Interface. …
April 22, 2022
Nature has the power to regulate climate, but only if humanity doesn’t get in the way. Right now, human activity is interfering heavily with Earth’s regulating systems by producing too much carbon dioxide that is driving up global temperatures. This is where the third part of our Climate Take Back™ plan comes in – Let…
April 14, 2022
At Interface, we’ve learned that carbon doesn’t have to be the enemy – it can be an opportunity. Taking a cue from nature, we decided to use carbon as a building block to engineer better products and give back to the planet rather than cause it harm.
Ruth Prinzmeier 
Interface 
Jon Khoo 
Erin Meezan 
John Bradford