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May 8 at #KBtribechat – Designing With Health in Mind

A design discussion.

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We will be pinning to our Healthy Kitchens and Baths group Pinterest Board.

Our KBtribechat questions:

Q1.) In the design process, what details do you focus on when designing with health and safety in mind? Please share solutions you like!

Healthy material choices not only affect indoor air quality but it’s important to know how they affect the environment and if they are made from renewal resources .

Q2.) Are your clients asking for sustainable (healthy for the earth) and healthy products and design choices? Do these healthy building materials and design choices cost more?

Q3.) How can technology help us address health and safety concerns in the kitchen? What about in bathrooms?

Q4.) What features can help the end user make healthy choices in the kitchen?

Q5.) What features can offer healthful benefits in the bathroom?

Q6.) Do you take ergonomic principles into consideration when designing kitchens or bathrooms? Does this include the reasoning behind cabinet pull-outs and other cabinet features?  What about appliance considerations?

Q7.) In what ways can we plan for client safety in the kitchen and bath spaces we design? Please share important tips for designing spaces that work for all stages of life.

The reduction of clutter in our homes has not only been shown to reduce stress but simplification is a current design trend. How does this apply to designing healthy kitchens and bathrooms? 

Q8.) What are your go to design tips for reducing clutter in kitchens?

Q9.) What are your go to design tips for reducing clutter in bathrooms?

Share pictures of designs and ideas you like!

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Introducing our September 14, 2011 Guest Hosts (Topic: Spotting Shades of Green: Determining What IS and ISN’T)

Nora DePalma
Nora DePalma has more than 25 years of professional development in marketing and communications for top brands in the building products industry. Key client-side positions include marketing communications manager for American Standard, director of marketing for the National Kitchen & Bath Association, and vice president, communications for ImproveNet. Nora founded Building Profits in May 2001 which then merged with LNC Communications in 2009 to form O’Reilly/DePalma (www.oreilly-depalma.com). Nora is a founding member of the Green Earth PR Network. http://www.greenearthpr.net/consultants/nora.php

Leanne Newman

With over 15 years of PR experience in the appliance world, Leanne has lived in the kitchen world for most of her career.  Current clients include Capital Ranges and a new brand coming to North America called Scholtès, and in Canada she works with AEG, Faber, Porter & Charles and Liebherr.  Her agency, Flying Camel Advertising, Design + PR (flyingcamel.com) also has kitchen designers and building products manufacturers in their roster.  She has a passion for sustainable products and is the first Canadian member of the Green Earth PR network.  Read her complete bio here:

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