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     The Carbon Leadership Forum   The Carbon Leadership Forum of the CLF goal is to “eliminate carbon in buildings and infrastructure by inspiring innovations and spurring change through collective action.” ( Carbon Leadership Forum). They are achieving this goal in several different ways . They are encouraging people to redu ce embodied carbon not only in construction but also in manufacturing and transportation. They achieve this by researching, educating, and fostering cross-collaboration. Embodied carbon, if you are not aware, is greenhouse gas emission attributed to materials. This is extremely bad for the environment. So, it is the Carbon Leadership Forum’s goal to entirely eliminate embodied carbon for the good of the planet and everyone in it. ( Carbon Leadership Forum).     Architecture 2030   “ Architecture 2030 is a non-profit, non-partisan and independent organization established in 2002 in response to the ongoing climate emergency” (A...

My name is Sami Ford. I currently live in Willmar, Minnesota (however, I would consider my hometown to be Friesland, Wisconsin because I lived there for 16 years). I chose interior design as my major because I have been fascinated   by color since I was young; I would always help my mom pick out fabrics for her quilts since I was around 4 years old. And I have been interested in design sin ce middle school when HGTV started to become popular. My interests are in residential design and commercial stager for the entertainment industry.   Yes, I have taken online class es before,  however, they were not too time consuming and very straightforward (only 2 types of assignment- forums and tests or blogs and projects) . If the instructor would explain simply and clearly what our assignments were for the week, I would be more successful in this class . Videos and visual learning are a lot more helpful and memorable than readings.     The mission and vision sta...