Introduction

It is time for change in the field of interior design. With our daily lives saturated with talk of climate change, interior designers need to join other construction industry professionals in tackling this and other environmental issues. Building has a significant impact on the environment, and interior projects are no exception. Fortunately, interior designers—with their focus on renovation projects, lighting, and materials—are well placed to instigate change.

Change can be effected by a combination of relearning lessons from the past and embracing new technologies. There is much inspiration to be taken from traditional buildings and iconic designers from the past few centuries, whose good design inadvertently produced sustainable ...

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