As the concept of sustainability continues to become more popular within society, a number of different professions are called on to help champion the movement. With the resource strain inflicted by the construction industry alone, dedicated architects and interior designers are important players in forward progress. Though many organizations and associations have been created to help the building industry embrace sustainability both practically and theoretically, the actual implementation of green building practices in construction has been minimal. The main focus of this study is to look at the influence of undergraduate education on designers' interest in sustainable design. Additional research interest was in environmental attitudes and the impact of interpersonal relations on those attitudes.

where he teaches introductory design, digital design, and ecological design. Besides his theoretical research on the relations between design, ' the natural ' , ethics and aesthetics, Jack Elliott designs furniture prototypes and has worked on environmental impact evauation of design options with national and international companies and most recently with businesses and advocacy groups in the Adirondack region of New York on ways of adding value to agriculture and forestry waste products.

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