Stephanie Hebert

BFA in Integrated Design

Stephanie Hebert earned a BFA in Integrated Design from Finlandia University in 2015 and earned a Master of Arts in Sustainable Design in 2020. The focus of her thesis work explored materials management in the furniture industry and the impact construction and demolition have on related material waste. Born and raised in Milwaukee, WI, her career experience includes project coordination and architectural design at OHM Advisors, construction estimation at Walsh, product design and environmental risk management at PS Industries, and mechanical and electrical design for district energy efficiency at PRVN Consultants where she currently works remotely as Senior Designer. Her continued goal is to expand her knowledge of sustainable design practices and apply these practices as an Industrial Designer and hobbyist furniture designer to find a happy-medium between aesthetically pleasing and functional products, spaces, and furniture combined with safe and sustainable design practices.

 

Thesis title: The Design/Build Industry: Establishing a Circular Economy to Offset Municipal Solid Waste and C&D Waste Production