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Design Green
Devoted to information and commentary on the latest developments in sustainable design, materials and construction.
Are Double-Duty Products Really Sustainable?
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by Emily Pilloton
on 2011-03-01 15:05:00
Companies and retailers like to argue that if a product can do multiple things for you, say broadcast your morning news AND make your toast, as seen above, it MUST be a more sustainable option, as you only need to buy one product instead of two. I wonder, though, how far this thinking goes, as all too often, you end up with a sub-par toaster with a radio component you never use, and end up buying... Read More
Comments (7)Solar-Powered Rainwater Reuse
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by Emily Pilloton
on 2011-02-28 16:36:10
One of the few disadvantages to harvesting your own rainwater is the not-so-easy task of toting the rainwater from barrel to your vast garden. Most systems require you to fill additional buckets to move rainwater from barrel to landscape, or have some sort of tap device through which you can drain water out the bottom of a raised barrel. The latest technology, however, comes from RainPerfect, and... Read More
Comments (0)Industries: Green
A Not-So-Nutty Idea from Planters
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by Penny Bonda
on 2011-02-25 16:44:28
Planters, the peanut people, kicked off its 2011 "Naturally Remarkable" campaign this week in Los Angeles at an event hosted by Global Green, a leading environmental organization. The project will transform vacant land into peanut-shaped urban parks, called Planters Groves, in four U.S. cities: New Orleans, Washington, D.C., San Francisco, and New York City. Part urban revitalization,... Read More
Comments (1)Industries: Green
IKEA Builds Wind Farms to Power Stores
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by Emily Pilloton
on 2011-02-24 15:48:19
Whether IKEA qualifies as sustainably-minded or not has long been up for debate, though I tend to fall on the "yes, they're trying really hard" side of the fence. The latest of their green initiatives comes with their recent announcement to build nine wind farms in partnership with Stockholm-based company O2. The wind farms will provide enough power to run 17 of their stores in Sweden,... Read More
Comments (0)BEES: Now Buzzing Online
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by Penny Bonda
on 2011-02-23 18:27:00
BEES is now available online as a free web-based application. This is terrific news for Mac users who were previously frozen out of the LCA tool. Aagh! So frustrating for those of us (ahem, me!) who wanted access to the actual environmental and economic performance data for 230 building products that BEES offers. Everyone will benefit from the site's ability to quickly add new and updated informa... Read More
Comments (0)Industries: Green
SOUPERgreen Exhibition at A+D Museum
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by Emily Pilloton
on 2011-02-22 13:17:00
Much of green design is more of the same - the same aesthetic, the same verbiage, the same materials, even. A new exhibition at Los Angeles' Architecture + Design Museum has set out to prove that there cooler, better alternatives to the conventional ideas of "going green." The exhibition, entitled SOUPERgreen, is open from February 12 to April 14 of this year, and showcases five archite... Read More
Comments (0)Rio 2016: Breaking New Ground
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by Penny Bonda
on 2011-02-18 18:44:00
2016 seems a long way off, but we all know how time flies. For Rio de Janeiro planning for the 2016 Summer Olympics is well underway and one of the first buildings to be designed is simply wonderful. The Solar City Tower, built atop the coastal island of Cotonduba will welcome visitors as they arrive by air or water. It features a solar system that will supply energy for the Olympic city and for... Read More
Comments (2)Fiber Organics' Mod Green Designs
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by Emily Pilloton
on 2011-02-17 14:49:00
No longer are hemp and bamboo fabrics synonymous with boring earth-tone softgoods. In fact, Fiber Organics was inspired by their desire for "more than beige," and their current line certainly succeeds in providing color and brightness to some very green materials. Made from organic cotton, bamboo, hemp, soy, silk, and wool, their prints are hand-printed and herbally-dyed in beautiful gr... Read More
Comments (0)Structures for Inclusion 10+1 this March
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by Emily Pilloton
on 2011-02-15 14:22:00
On March 25-27 in Chicago, architectural nonprofit DesignCorps is hosting the 11th annual Structures for Inclusion conference, one of the few conferences I believe has real impact. The 3-day event will "bring together activists, designers, funders, and policy makers who are at the forefront of designing in the public's interest." In short, this is a conferences for architectural and des... Read More
Comments (1)Industries: Green
Art From the Ordinary
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by Emily Pilloton
on 2011-02-14 17:05:26
Kevin Van Aelst is a Connecticut-based artist with a sense of humor and love of the ordinary (with a twist). His photographs show the most ordinary of objects (apples, bananas, rolls of tape, cardboard boxes) altered into something that transcends their usual selves. Using wit and an Exacto knife, Van Aeist is able to show the usual in a creative light (an apple as globe, a roll of tape as shark-... Read More
Comments (0)Finally, No More Stacks of Phone Books!
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by Emily Pilloton
on 2011-02-10 16:07:27
We've all seen the stacks and stacks (and stacks) of Yellow Page phone books on street corners, in office hallways, and in the trash. With the ease of access to the internet, haven't we all wondered when the massive tomes would disappear entirely? Finally, The Yellow Pages Association has made it possible to opt out of phone book delivery, using their newly launched opt-out site. While it's just a... Read More
Comments (0)All Together Now: AQS, GEI, and UL
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by Penny Bonda
on 2011-02-09 15:46:00
This is an arranged marriage of sorts, complete with a longish courtship, one that seemingly benefits both parties and just makes sense. UL Environment, a division of Underwriters Laboratories (UL), has acquired Air Quality Sciences and its offshoot, Greenguard Environmental Institute. UL Environment is a division of Underwriter's Laboratory, one of the most recognized and trusted labels for prod... Read More
Comments (0)Industries: Green
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