Welcome back to another episode of the Conscious Design Podcast and today Ian welcomes Max Stadnyk in his show. Max begins with a short introduction into who he is and what he does and how he got so passionate about his current job. Max then describes and elaborates more about sustainability in architecture and design and what he specifically focuses on. Ian and Max then discuss business and design efficiency and what practices to stay away from and which ones to adopt. Ian and Max then share their thoughts on circular economy and how it should be perceived. Max then gives some real-life examples of solutions for problems that anybody can identify on their own and provides a few stories to better explain his case. In the guest outro Max shares some final thoughts and welcomes people to check him out and his work.