Sustainability Group: Biophilic Design- Growing Nature Into Interior Design

320 Boston Post Road,Darien CT 06820

20 January, 2023

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Sustainability Group: Biophilic Design - Growing Nature Into Interior DesignPresented by Interior Designer Kate Brooks and Nora Rizzo, Ethical Materials Director, from Grace Farms General Admission: Free Date: Friday, January 20, 2023 Time: 10-11 am Location: This is a hybrid event and you can attend virtually or in-person at HAYVN, 320 Boston Post Road Suite 180 Darien, CT 06820. Please choose how you'll join the event during registration. Come join a lively conversation on recreating the beneficial outdoor effects of bringing nature on the inside…at home and in the working environment! Once a niche trend, learn how biophilic-inspired homes and working environments have increasingly been designed by incorporating natural elements with sustainable building materials that improve how we live, relax and work…by bringing nature's outside to the inside. Enjoy a lively conversation from what our experts have to say about: The key fundamentals that bring the sustainable characteristics of nature’s design elements.…into the building environment, residential or the work environment space.Learn about the core principles and outcomes of “living” design from the inside, across sustainable furnishings and diverse materials.How ideas from the outside natural world are concepted, sourced, and brought into a fully functioning inside space.The lifestyle and expectations that attract to biophilic-inspired residential and building design.Design for Freedom by Grace Farms - a global movement involving a paradigm shift in removing forced labor from the building materials supply chain.About Kate : Kate Brooks is an NCIDQ certified Interior Designer, licensed in CT, with a Bachelor of Science degree in Interior Design. She has worked in the field of Interior Design and Architecture ever since graduating from college in 2003, in firms small and large, throughout Fairfield and Westchester Counties as well as New York City. Over the past years she has honed design and project management skills in many design fields including residential, commercial office spaces and lounges. After working in Connecticut and Westchester, Kate lived and worked in NYC for several years, before relocating with her family to Tokyo on her husband's work assignment. For her, as a native of Serbia, that experience was extremely exciting on both personal and professional level. After the Japan tour, Kate and her family of four settled in New Canaan. About Nora: Nora Rizzo LEED AP BD+C, WELL AP, LFA is Grace Farms Foundation’s first Ethical Materials Director, leading the recently launched Design for Freedom Initiative. Design for Freedom aims to eradicate modern slavery within the built environment by addressing the systemic use of forced labor in the building materials supply chain. Throughout her career, Nora has dedicated herself to creating impact and building collaboration through her sustainability, resiliency, and social equity work. Before joining Grace Farms, Nora spent over a decade as Director of Sustainability for Fusco Corporation in New Haven, CT. As one of the first Ambassadors in the world to be accredited by the International Living Future Institute, she founded the CT Living Future Collaborative. Nora serves on the Board of Directors for mindful MATERIALS and as a previous Board Member and current Board Advisor for the CT Green Building Council as well as co-chair of the bi-annual Northeast Summit for a Sustainable Built Environment (NESSBE) Conference. Questions? Contact [email protected] CAN'T MAKE THIS EVENT? Get on our email list for future event notifications. CURIOUS ABOUT HAYVN?  Book a tour WANT TO SEE MORE? View our full calendar of events