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“Renew Can” may replace single-use aluminum

We consume 106,000 Iron/Aluminum cans every 30 seconds in the United States. Aluminum is undervalued and production of such cans is auctioned out...
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Award winning “sand.stone.road” design makes a strong case against asphalt

Of the 4,034 designers participating from 95 countries in this years “Green Heart” competition put on by the iida, Thomas Kosbau and...
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Sustainability 90: designing the sustainable forest

With our planet's global population logging somewhere between 3 and 6 billion trees each year — to be turned into lumber, paper,...
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Fun and friendly furnishings to sustain a beautiful abode

No matter what position you hold in society the same thoughts are going through the minds of all. The troubled economy and sustaining our living...
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Eco-friendly and inexpensive fun furnishings for a smart abode

The school year is in the home stretch. The finish line is in site and graduation is approaching. Many are anxious looking towards a new life in...
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Sustainability 85: creating the sustainable city

From the earliest years of human civilization, our fellow global citizens have become increasingly enamored of cities. The Ancient cities of...
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Sustainability 88: innovative water use in green design

The Earth is not making any new water (and, unlike sunlight, none arrives here daily from space). The fixed quantity of water molecules that exist...
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Sustainability 87: fire-rated oriented strand board (OSB)

Oriented strand board (OSB) is an engineered wood sheathing panel that over the past several decades has seen increasing use across the United...
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Sustainability 86: Self-cleaning concrete

Water is the sole construction ‘material’ used worldwide today in greater volume than concrete. The globe’s citizens make use of...
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Sustainability 84: cork flooring

When it comes to choosing a sustainable, renewable, versatile material to employ in the service of green design, it would be hard to do much better...
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