Designer with a Conscience – Video

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Designer with a Conscience
Watch more and discuss: stamford.itsrelevant.com Lynn Hoffman has always wanted to be an interior designer, ever since, to her parents #39; distress, she rearranged her room as a child. She says that she wanted to design spaces large and small and now works on a variety of projects, from extravagant office buildings to private homes. As Hoffman grew into her profession, she says she began noticing what she liked about design, eco-friendly ideas and sustainability. She began bringing green and sustainable products into buildings and households long before the #39;green #39; craze. For some people, going green seems costly, she says, but the effort to go green, if planned well, can be cost effective and also good for your health. And if you #39;re not looking to change your entire home, there are a few small changes that can make a difference such as expelling bad plastics from your space, getting rid of wall to wall carpeting, choosing natural products and ignoring what Hoffman calls #39;green washing. #39; Which is the practice of companies spinning their products and policies as environmentally friendly when the product may contain harmful materials. Products often have labels that tout their natural ingredients; Hoffman insists, as does the environmental protection agency, this does not always mean they are natural. She asks that consumers look at the ingredients on product packaging to see if all of them are natural or organic, look for water, and avoid products with a lot of chemical names ...From:irstamfordViews:0 0ratingsTime:07:55More inNews Politics

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