Green marketing stats that justify storytelling
by: Design & Innovation | Design | GreenBiz.com, 2012-08-20 14:00:00 UTC
Need some great stats to justify why your company should tell its sustainability story?
Studying sustainable business strategies: Fiona Wilson
by: Design & Innovation | Design | GreenBiz.com, 2012-08-21 00:57:14 UTC
Listen to a researcher reflect on what she has discovered about creating social value through the marketplace.
Ultra-Flexible Modular Kitchen With Sink & Stove Folds Down For Tiny Spaces
by: TreeHugger Design, 2012-08-28 12:00:00 UTC
This smart, almost full-service kitchen hides a sink, stove, storage and even a dining unit for four people.
Variations on the Upcycled Glass Bottle Lamp by DeGross
by: Core77, 2012-08-27 10:00:00 UTC
Recyclable though it may be, glass is among the more popular materials for upcycling projects—for which lamps are the obvious choice. (Plastic bottles are also particularly popular among DIYers, whether they're repurposed ultra-lo-fi lighting solution or a series of experimental abat-jours.) In fact, the glass bottle is an old-world touchstone to the point that designers have taken to crafting bespoke bottles for their lamps.
London's DeGross Studio returned to the OG form for their new series of "Utrem Lux" lamps. Made mostly from discarded bottles, which they found behind their studio, and wood offcuts from their neighbords W. Hanson wood merchants, they've crafted a series of lamps.
Don't miss the quasi-instructional making-of video:
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Fujitsu System Recycles CDs into PCs, Cuts Carbon Emissions 15%
by: Environmental Leader, 2012-08-24 15:55:46 UTC
Fujitsu says it has developed the PC industry’s first recycling system that collects the plastic from used CDs and DVDs for repurposing in the bodies of notebook PCs. Compared to conventional notebook PC manufacturing processes, this system is expected to reduce the amount of newly produced plastic used by 10 tons per year and cut [...]
GE’s Tier 4 Locomotive Cuts Emissions ‘More than 70%’
by: Environmental Leader, 2012-08-27 14:20:39 UTC
GE Transportation has unveiled the prototype for its next-generation freight locomotive that it says will decrease emissions by more than 70 percent compared to 2005 engines and save railroad customers more than $1.5 billion in infrastructure and operational costs. GE expects that its latest Evolution Series Locomotive will be the first in the industry to [...]
Infiniti Emerg-e Electric Supercar Makes North-American Debut
by: TreeHugger Transportation, 2012-08-20 19:11:40 UTC
It's not just on computer screens anymore. The electric supercar made its debut at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance.
chris kilbridge: small house in cape cod
by: Designboom - Weblog, 2012-08-26 13:38:00 UTC
a small wooden home that provides flexibility in plan and adapts to the user's naturally evolving spatial requirements as they age.
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A New Period Industry To Drastically Improve The Lives Of India's Women
by: fast company, 2012-08-24 16:06:27 UTC
In India, where feminine hygiene products are prohibitively expensive for much of the country, women’s periods can make life especially difficult. One new startup is trying to create a network of female entrepreneurs to sell cheap pads across the country.
EcoSmart, GE, Philips LEDs Win High Marks
by: Environmental Leader, 2012-08-24 06:20:03 UTC
In its latest tests, Consumer Reports has given LEDs from EcoSmart, GE and Philips significantly higher scores than it gave to most CFLs – but admits that most users won’t save money by making the switch. The up-front costs of LEDs can be prohibitive, the magazine said, but other factors such as lower energy use [...]
CaseStudy Reducing packaging by concentrating product published.
by: Design 4 Sustainability, 2012-08-10 15:28:26 UTC
After Walmart introduced the Packaging scorecard, to get its suppliers to reduce the use of packaging material, several of its suppliers realized a ...
CaseStudy Closing the loop Product Service System by MIO published.
by: Design 4 Sustainability, 2012-08-10 06:57:59 UTC
Loop By the Yard is a reversible, textile-like material for a myriad of do-it-yourself projects. Available in 44 inch (112 cm) wide continuous yardage ...
Product 1-2 integrating packaging and paint tray published.
by: Design 4 Sustainability, 2012-08-09 10:06:06 UTC
Given their experience in packaging technology it is practically inevitable that at FLEX/ the INNOVATIONLAB® novel ideas arise daily that do nót necessarily ...
Material ECO-High-pressure laminate published.
by: Design 4 Sustainability, 2012-08-08 13:18:31 UTC
The world's first high pressure laminate free of formaldehyde and phenols.
These green-laminate boards have a formaldehyde emission of < 0.01 PPM ...
Material Lyocell fabric made from wood published.
by: Design 4 Sustainability, 2012-08-07 16:49:39 UTC
Lyocell is a fabric most know better by its brand name Tencel®. It has a soft finish, packs light and is made from cellulose (vegetable matter), or ...
CaseStudy Sustainability at Nike published.
by: Design 4 Sustainability, 2012-08-02 07:44:02 UTC
Condensed from Nike's sustainability chapter in their corporate responsibility report.
THE SUSTAINABILITY DRIVERS
* Competition for scarce natural ...
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