Green Colored Glasses- Green Kids Clothes: Electropura ReviewElectropura is run by fashion designer Lynn van Gastel who creates fashions for kids in sizes o-5 from existing materials. In today’s world where nearly everything seems to be disposable, these fashions rescue fabrics that still have tons of wear in […]
- Skateboard Sculptures of HaroshiCheck out these fantastic skateboard deck sculptures by Japanese artist Haroshi. He’s got an extremely varied portfolio of artwork made from old beat up decks. These five pieces shown here are just some of his latest sculptures. His method of wooden […]
- Eco-Friendly Gift Ideas — For the CookLooking for a green gift idea for the eco-chef in your life?? Check out these kitchen spice racks available in bamboo. Bamboo is a great wood to use because it grows extremely quickly with little water and no use of pesticides […]
- Beads For ChangeAre you looking for an eco-friendly product for the fashionista on your shopping list this year? Check out Beads for Change. This program employs women of Uganda who live in hillside slums. They are refugees after decades of war in […]
- Oil Town LivingI’ve got to admit that I live in the middle of a city fueled by oil. Make no mistake about it, Calgary is definitely an oil town. We’ve got a terrible reputation as red necks with out Stampede and a […]
- Penguin SweatersTo be clear, this post is about tiny sweaters for penguins such as pictured on the left. I am not writing about sweaters for humans with penguins on them such as this one from Chanel pictured on the right. It’s […]
- Getting In Bernie Madoff’s PantsThey say you can’t judge a man until you’ve walked a mile in his shoes so can you judge him after using his pants?? Check out the Bernie Madoff collection on Fredrick James for a cool selection of Ipad covers […]
- The Ultimate Solar LightHere in the Western world, solar lights are a novelty not a necessity. It’s easy to forget about people living on other places of our small planet that aren’t going green to save the world. They’re simply living hand to […]
- Etsy Find: Talking Squid Recycles TeesTalking Squid is not just saving the planet by recycling t-shirts, they’re also helping you save money with their huge 50% off summer sale. Yup, half off! So, what could you spend half as much on?? Well, they’ve got an outstanding […]
- Quitting SmokingQuitting smoking is one of the best things that you can do for the health of the environment and yourself. Cigarette butts make up about 80% of litter commonly found on streets. The exhaled fumes from cigarette smoke are a […]
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Tag Archives: Environmental Design
Sustainable Apparel Coalition Adds Materials Web Tool
The Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) has launched the Materials Sustainability Index (MSI) web tool as a new component to the Higg Index suite of sustainability tools for the apparel and footwear industries. The interactive platform visualizes and compares the quantitative … Continue reading
Free LEED Certification For Groundbreaking Projects Abroad
With the aim of broadening the reach of Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) and accelerating the growth of sustainable development in new markets, the US Green Building Council will offer free LEED certification to the first projects to … Continue reading
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EU Adopts Green Infrastructure Strategy
The European Commission has adopted a strategy to promote green infrastructure by enhancing biodiversity in urban areas that it says will create new jobs, provide economic benefits and be a key step in implementing the European Union’s 2020 goals to … Continue reading
Building Info Modeling Adoption Surges
The adoption of building information modeling in North American construction industry has increased from 28 percent in 2007 to 71 percent in 2012, according to research by McGraw Hill. BIM is a digital representation of a planned building’s physical and functional characteristics. Using … Continue reading
Facebook’s Green-Roofed ‘Hobbit Hole’ Gets Green Light
Facebook has received approval to build its green-roofed, Frank Gehry-designed second campus in Menlo Park, Calif. The Menlo Park City Council voted last week to allow the social network giant to move ahead with its plans for the 433,555-square-foot building. … Continue reading
CO2 Could Produce Valuable Chemical Cheaply
Brown and Yale Universities researchers say they have found a cheaper, more sustainable way to use CO2 to make acrylate, an important commodity chemical used to make materials from polyester fabrics to diapers. Chemical companies churn out billions of tons … Continue reading
Verti-Cult: Miniwiz Unveils Glowing Green Wall Made From Recycled Bottles
Taipei-based Miniwiz just unveiled a brand new system that transforms old bottles into gorgeous glowing green walls! Dubbed Verti-Cult, the system is made from 100% recycled Polyethylene milk and juice bottles collected from local schools in Hsinchu, Taiwan. In additional … Continue reading
Freudenberg Waste-Saving Welding Process Nets Award
Freudenberg Sealing Technologies’ laser welding process, which eliminates up to 73 percent of the engineered waste produced during traditional stamping operations, has won a Manufacturing Leadership 100 Sustainability Award from Frost & Sullivan’s Manufacturing Leadership Council. Laser Welded Narrow Band Forming … Continue reading
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Tagged Environmental Design, Freudenberg Sealing Technologies, Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing Leadership Council, Laser Welded Narrow Band Forming, Manufacturing Leadership 100 Sustainability Award, SUL, Sustainable Manufacturing
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Standards & Compliance Briefing: Furniture Industry, FSC, ISO 50001
Here’s the latest standards and compliance news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today’s briefing includes eight items. The Furniture Industry Sustainability Program has recertified four businesses as full members after conducting its annual review of sustainability practices. The companies … Continue reading
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AkzoNobel Pledges to Cut Carbon Emissions 25-30%
AkzoNobel has set new sustainability targets that include reducing carbon emissions by 25 to 30 percent per ton of product by 2020, compared to 2012 levels. The Dutch paint and specialty chemical company also says that by 2020, its downstream … Continue reading
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