“…To pinpoint a few barriers, unsustainable modes of collective behavior are entrenched in social norms and habits 14,17 , ecologically harmful behaviors are reinforced by existing infrastructures, technological path-dependencies, institutional lock-ins, and incentive systems 14,18,19 , and good intentions are impeded by structural, political, and economic factors 18,20 . Despite much recent work around social tipping points in sustainable behaviors [14][15][16] , there is still a considerable gap in our understanding of how these barriers may be overcome and how social tipping points may be hastened through practical interventions. In this work, we particularly focus on the barrier of infrastructure and material environments, and how they can be leveraged towards sustainable outcomes through the practice of design.…”