Use Eco-Friendly, Sustainable Design To Improve Your Life

Save Money and Live Healthier through Eco-Friendly Interior Design

What you'll learn
Learn how to save money in the areas of energy, water, and lighting for your home
Improve your indoor air quality by choosing green finishes and furnishings for your home
Be able to explain the difference between eco-friendly and sustainable interior design
Understand and apply the main principles of green interior design to your own home
Be able to make green selections for all the finishes of your home (e.g., floors, walls, kitchen)
Be able to make green selections for all types of furnishings in your home (e.g., furniture, textiles, accessories)
Learn where to source green finishes and furnishings for your home
Create your own residential eco-friendly interior design plan
For design professionals, learn about green certifications/accreditations available to you
Requirements
Pen/pencil
Scratch paper
Description
Do you want to save money on your utilities and improve your indoor air quality?Are you interested in making changes to your home to make it more eco-friendly and sustainable?Are you a design professional who wants to learn how to incorporate this hot design movement into your own business?If you answered with a resounding "yes!" to any of these questions, then this will be a great course for you!  Eco-friendly, sustainable design is a rapidly evolving area of interior design with so many choices available today.  For the average consumer, it can be incredibly overwhelming.  My goal with this course, is to break it all down for you so that you can create your own eco-friendly dream home at your own pace.  By the end of this class, you will be able to:Use 3 Easy Ways to Incorporate Green Interior Design into Your Home TodayUnderstand why Eco-Friendly, Sustainable Design is More Important than EverExplain the Difference Between the Terms, "Eco-Friendly" and "Sustainable"Articulate the Main Principles of Eco-Friendly, Sustainable Interior Design   Implement Affordable and Higher End Upgrades to improve Your Energy EfficiencyImplement Easy Ways to improve Your Water EfficiencyMaximize your Natural and Artificial Lighting in an Eco-Friendly WayImprove Your Indoor Air QualityUnderstand the Green Finishes and Furnishings Available for Your Home and Where to Source ThemIf You're a Professional, You Will Learn About Green Professional Certifications and Green Trade-Only VendorsIn this course, you will have an opportunity to apply the information in a very practical way through two exercises:  By creating a list of current and future upgrades that you can make to your home, and by creating your own eco-friendly, sustainable interior design plan.  I've also included a bonus lecture that will show you other easy ways to "green" your home and your life.This is a great course for all levels of individuals who are interested in learning more about green interior design, and more importantly, how they can easily incorporate these principles into their own homes.  It’s also an ideal course for design professionals who want to learn how to incorporate green design into their own business.Please join me as I help you to navigate the rapidly evolving world of eco-friendly, sustainable interior design!IMPORTANT NOTES:If you are interested in taking most or all of my courses, I have a recommended order in which to watch them (although it's certainly not required).  I would start with "How to Design a Room in 10 Easy Steps" because most of my other courses are in-depth classes of the concepts touched on in this 10 step class.  Following the 10 Step Course, I suggest moving on to "How to Use Color Like a Pro", followed by "How to Work with Interior Design Styles Like a Pro", then "How to Use Lighting Design to Transform your Home", and finally "Design is in the Details".  My other courses, "How to Use Minimalist Interior Design to Live your Best Life", "Use Eco-friendly, Sustainable Design to Improve Your Life", and "How to Design Your Dream Kitchen" are all stand alone classes on specialty topics within interior design, and therefore, can be taken in any order.Please be aware that this course, or any of my courses, is not intended to provide all of the knowledge needed to become a professional interior designer.  As with any professional field, there is a significant amount of education and/or experience that is needed to achieve competency in this field.  My intention with these courses is to provide some solid foundational knowledge to assist either those individuals interested in "DIY" interior design to work on their own projects more effectively, or to provide supplemental education to both interior design students and professionals.

Overview

Section 1: Welcome and Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction and Course Overview: Let's Get Started on Your Eco-Friendly Home

Lecture 2 Frequently Asked Questions

Lecture 3 3 Easy Ways to Incorporate Green Interior Design into Your Home Today

Section 2: Eco-friendly, Sustainable Interior Design Defined

Lecture 4 Why Should We Care About Eco-Friendly, Sustainable Design?

Lecture 5 Eco-Friendly vs. Sustainable Interior Design – Yes, They are Different

Lecture 6 Main Principles of Eco-Friendly, Sustainable Interior Design

Section 3: Make Easy Green Choices for Your Home

Lecture 7 Power/Energy: Affordable Upgrades for Your Home

Lecture 8 Power/Energy: Costlier Upgrades for Your Home that Pack a Punch

Lecture 9 Make Water-Wise Choices in Your Home

Lecture 10 Harness Natural Lighting in Your Home

Lecture 11 Maximize your Artificial Lighting in Every Room of Your Home

Lecture 12 Activity #1 – Identify Current and Future Green Upgrades for Your Home

Section 4: Furnishing Your Home the Green Way

Lecture 13 Let’s Talk Indoor Air Quality

Lecture 14 Green Finishes for Your Floors

Lecture 15 Green Finishes for Your Walls

Lecture 16 Green Finishes for Your Kitchen and Bathrooms

Lecture 17 Green Options for Your Fireplace

Lecture 18 Green Furnishings: Furniture

Lecture 19 Green Furnishings: Textiles

Lecture 20 Green Furnishings: Accessories

Lecture 21 Green Vendors you Should Know About

Lecture 22 Social Responsibility in Interior Design

Lecture 23 Upcycling, Repurposing, and Recycling

Lecture 24 Buy used and Buy Local

Lecture 25 Activity #2 – Create Your Own Eco-Friendly, Sustainable Design Plan

Section 5: Important topics for the Interior Design Professional

Lecture 26 LEED and Other Green Certifications/Accreditations

Lecture 27 The Importance of Our Role in the Eco-Friendly, Sustainable Design Movement

Lecture 28 To the Trade Green Vendors

Section 6: Conclusion

Lecture 29 Final Conclusion: Thank You for Supporting Eco-Friendly, Sustainable Design

Lecture 30 Other Easy Ways to Green your Life

Lecture 31 Bonus Lecture - Do You Love Interior Design?

This course is for anyone looking to incorporate eco-friendly, sustainable interior design into their home,This course is also for interior design professionals who want to add eco-friendly design practices into their business