Yesterday, March 21st, I actually began something (slightly) different! No longer did I have to read magazines- I worked with materials. I documented what brands and types of materials were in the bins under the shelf, everything from carpet swatches to squares of sheet metal and architectural glass. I also started my own documenting; I took pictures of the materials I thought were cool. A lot of the woods and stone materials were sustainably sourced, and will be useful examples for my final project presentation.
The word document I use to catalog is so long now that I don't remember everything that's on it, and I have learned to get to the train station early on the way home, so I don't have to cram myself into the last available seat, next to the crazy man. It's the practical things we learn that matter, anyway.
That was the last two hours of 10 and a half I have worked.
That sounds really cool. Do you know how these materials are processed to make the sustainable resources?
ReplyDeleteI don't know yet that all of their supplies are sustainable, but from what I gather, a sustainable resource has two main factors: environmental and social. Basically, if the product can be made without changing the net availability of its natural components, it's environmentally sustainable. If its production and use are safe and helpful to the humans who make and use it (factory workers get a living wage, it doesn't kill babies who chew on it), it's socially sustainable. I hope that answered your question, it's a mouthful.
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