Ren DeCherney

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Ren DeCherney joins us as the Business Development Manager for Manufacturers and Interiors. Ren was born and raised in Juneau, Alaska. She went as far across the country as she could go to get her undergraduate degree at Smith College in Massachusetts, where she got a degree in Art History and French. She was an interior designer in Juneau for several years, working in a commercial firm and then a residential firm before getting a Masters in Interior Architecture from the University of Oregon. After graduation she worked in Portland as a designer, where she took her firm PVC-free. She was then the Director of Industry Transparency at Source, where she implemented various features to help designers integrate sustainability criteria into their material selection and specification process. She’s quite possibly the only person who loves talking sustainability but doesn’t like being in nature itself.
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Make it Work: How to Talk Sustainability with Stakeholders

Hey, Designers! You know when you’re in a meeting with a client and they ask, “Why does sustainability matter?” and you’re put on the spot and suddenly can’t remember anything, even your own name? Yeah, I’ve been there! I’ve heard many times that it would be helpful to have talking points in your back pocket for precisely that situation.  When…

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Let’s get down to business: the economic case for Declare and the Living Product Challenge

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: what’s the return on investment for going green?  Don’t worry, you’re not alone! We hear it all the time. Fortunately, the business case for going green has never been clearer and “going green” now means doing something that is good for the environment and for your wallet. This didn’t use to be…

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