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World’s Greenest Building Opens Its Doors in Seattle
The Bullitt Center in Seattle, WA opened its doors to the general public this week. The six-story, 50,000 square foot building—being touted as the greenest in the world—is designed to be completely self-sustaining in energy and water. It’s also free from toxic materials like PVC, cadmium, lead, mercury, and formaldehyde. It’s hoped that the 30 million dollar Bullitt Center, which …
Automakers Accidental Heroes in Recycling Efforts
Cars, long the bane of environmentalists, are becoming more earth-friendly. Finally, there is enough of a business case for big car companies to start building electric vehicles, hybrids, and, in the future, fuel cell-powered cars. It looks like the industry might gain some green cred. What dictates green credibility? A company’s ability to reduce, reuse, and recycle raw materials. The …
Using Gravity to Bring Affordable Electricity to Remote Africa
Over 1.3 billion people—20 percent of the world’s population—are without access to electricity worldwide, according to the World Bank. It’s no surprise that the majority of those people live in developing countries, including 550 million in Africa, and over 400 million in India. In developing countries, wood, charcoal, coal and dung are used for cooking and heating, and kerosene is often …
How Sustainability Impacts Your Competitive Advantage
We’re all aware we need to economize Earth´s resources and cut down on the harmful chemicals we release into the environment. We constantly hear the importance of developing alternative fuel resources and vehicles which consume less gas. And while we may be some way off from reaching peak oil, there are other resources that are fast becoming a rare commodity. …
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Tagged footwear & apparel, manufacturing, retail, supply chain, sustainability
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Boston Home to Most Innovative Cleantech Businesses
The Boston metropolitan area boasts some of the top universities in the world, such as Harvard and MIT, as well as many leading software, biotech and electronics businesses. I moved to Boston nearly a decade ago primarily because of its technology companies. Boston’s cleantech sector is something you don’t hear too much about, however. Yet Massachusetts attracted 12 percent of …
The $9 Cardboard Bike, Sustainable Transport for All
Engineers and inventors have discovered lots of innovative ways to use cardboard outside of traditional packaging. From digital cameras to coffins, you might say cardboard is where it’s at. But a new $9 bike, set to go into production in Israel very soon, wins my vote for best 2012 cardboard invention. Engineer Izhar Gafni—whose passion is bicycles—has created a fully …
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Tagged green technology, manufacturing, product design, sustainability, transportation
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Apparel Industry Moves towards Sustainability
The Sustainable Apparel Coalition—a trade group of over 60 members including brands Nike and Gap, Inc., retailers Target and Nordstrom, and a plethora of suppliers, NGOs and government agencies—has launched a sustainability tool called the Higg Index, which will enable the industry to assess the sustainability of products. It’s hoped the Higg Index will provide a means of standardizing the …
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Best Global Green Brands 2012
Toyota has been named best global green brand by Interbrand—the world’s largest brand consultancy—for the second year running. Automotive and technology brands dominate the 2012 rankings, with Honda, Volkswagen, BMW, Panasonic and Dell making the top 10. Eight automotive brands appear on the list of 50. The Interbrand report examines the gap that exists between corporate environmental practices and consumer …
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How Top Companies Make Sustainability Profitable
A recent global study from MIT Sloan Management Review and The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) shows that sustainability is gaining traction. Thirty-one percent of respondents to the study said sustainability is contributing to their profits, and 70 percent have placed sustainability permanently on their management agendas. Also read “5 Ways 2011 Changed the Way You Engineer” So why has sustainability …
5 Ways 2011 Changed the Way You Engineer
It’s been a year of change in the world of engineering – how we think about products, and how and where we build them. As we welcome in 2012, here are five interesting developments to leave you with: 1. Growth, Decline, and Changing Demographics: The worldwide CAD industry grew to $7 billion in 2011 according to the 2012 CAD Report …
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