WORKSHOP: Intro To Sustainable Design
Designing for the Future: Join us for an interactive, one-day workshop on Introduction to Sustainable Design. Learn about the value of sustainable decision-making and how it can have a positive impact for yourself, your business, your clients, and your customers.
About The Course
This course is designed to provide you with the knowledge and skills you need to craft your own sustainability strategy and how to implement it in your practice. We will cover topics such as understanding the triple bottom line, sustainable design principles, and how to communicate the benefits of a sustainable design project to your customers.
What you will learn
At the end of the course, you’ll be able to:
• Understand the foundations of sustainable design
• Analyse the impacts of design decisions
• Implement sustainable design principles into your practice
• Communicate the benefits of sustainable design to customers
Who is it for?
Upon completion of this course, you will have obtained knowledge and abilities that can be instantly utilised in your job or your practice.
The course is perfect for anyone who wants to learn more about sustainability, regardless of their background or experience. Whether you're a small business owner, a designer, or just interested in sustainability, this course will help you take your first steps towards sustainability.
Your Course Lead
Sarah King is our STEAMhouse technician specialising in bio materials and sustainability. Sarah is a design researcher, practitioner and consultant trained in sustainable materials development. Her work involves using design as a tool to imbed sustainability across industry and wider society.
She believes in the power of shared knowledge and encourages individuals to openly challenge the purpose of design, in order to better understand its potential to drive positive change.
With her vast training and experience in materials researcher and sustainable design, she offers support with various aspects of sustainable business development and innovation, including.
What is STEAMhouse?
STEAMhouse is a centre for innovation, creative thinking, prototyping and business development. Based in the heart of Digbeth, STEAMhouse supports entrepreneurs, sole traders, companies and citizens to build their businesses, develop products and services and bring amazing new ideas to life.
STEAMhouse is powered by Birmingham City in partnership with Eastside Projects and funded by the European Regional Development Fund.
Short Course Pilot Programme
This free session is for us to showcase our Beta courses and gather feedback from our attendees.
We are excited to offer this free event to help us develop our new short courses at STEAMhouse. We will take photos and videos, and ask attendees to be interviewed at the end of the session. Your feedback is invaluable to us and is a vital part of this pilot programme. We want to hear your thoughts and opinions on the content. Attendees will help us make our courses the best they can be.
How else can I get involved?
Keep an eye on our Instagram page @Sarah _Earthli_Projects or drop us an email to find out more about this workshop and future sessions.
