Get Robert’s perspective: In this Earth Month episode of I Hear Design, Robert Nieminen makes the case for moving past green rhetoric toward reuse, resilience, carbon accountability, and better-performing buildings.

In Carrie’s words: Good design does not have to choose between freshness and longevity. Our recent editor’s letter considers how lasting materials, reuse, and thoughtful specification can support spaces worth keeping longer.

From BUILDINGS: See how Seattle’s 133-year-old Metropole Building was restored as a nonprofit complex with flexible offices, seismic upgrades, LEED Platinum performance and preserved historic character.

Where to next? Five upcoming projects show how secondary markets are using adaptive reuse, wellness amenities, regional identity, and flexible public spaces to attract travelers and serve local communities.

A great match: Made with Nike Grind, the resilient flooring collection supports commercial interiors with recycled content, comfort, slip resistance, and acoustic performance.

What Lauren loves: Arte’s Bucolique turns a centuries-old tapestry into a dimensional mural for hospitality feature walls, with textured textile printing and a serene panoramic swan motif.

Fashionable form: Koroseal’s Fifth & Form collection brings Art Deco geometry, menswear-inspired textures, and metallic accents to durable vinyl wallcoverings for high-use hospitality spaces.

Extensive options: Tile Club’s Calta collection offers handcrafted-inspired porcelain tile in more than 80 faces and 14 colorways, with formats and finishes for custom hospitality layouts.

Mixed materials: Nasau Hospitality’s Console Bar Table blends Art Deco glamour, burlwood doors, brass hardware, and marble surfacing for boutique hotels, lounges, and residential amenity spaces.

Artistic acoustics: The Drew & Jonathan Home x WVH collection pairs real wood veneers, acoustic felt cores, and grain-matched slats for warm architectural wall surfaces with sound control.