Posted by at Jul 7th, 2010 in Green Design
ATLANTA—Two newly constructed Marriott International-branded hotels located in Atlanta’s Gateway Complex—adjacent to one of the world’s busiest U.S. airports and home to the Georgia International Convention Center—will be among the greenest hotels in the city. The SpringHill Suites Atlanta Airport Gateway is LEED (Leadership in Energy and environmental Design) registered by the U.S. Green [...]
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Posted by at Jul 7th, 2010 in Green Design
LOS ANGELES—Acorn Engineering Co., a manufacturer of water-saving plumbing fixtures and systems, is now featuring a stainless steel waterless urinal made from 80 percent recycled content in its lineup. It operates without the need for chemical cartridges. Acorn Engineering’s hand-welded and sustainable waterless urinal is built to outlast other fixtures and reduce impact on [...]
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Posted by at Jun 7th, 2010 in Green Design
SAINT-GEORGES, QUEBEC—Victor Group, a leading North America-based textile company, announced that the company is partnering with cf stinson, a leading supplier of contract fabrics, to launch the Jazz Collection, a new fabric collection that features the Victor Group’s Eco Intelligent PC Recycled Polyester with Agion.
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Posted by at May 3rd, 2010 in Green Design
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA.—The Virginia Beach Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) announced that the Virginia Beach Convention Center is the first convention center in the country to achieve LEED Gold certification for Existing Buildings. This achievement also signifies the facility as the Commonwealth of Virginia’s largest building (over 515,000 square feet) to achieve LEED Gold certification [...]
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Posted by at Apr 12th, 2010 in Green Design
BLOOMINGTON, IND.—A new, more sustainable adhesive has been developed for use on carpet tiles that, according to initial reports, is as effective as conventional adhesives and holds up well when cleaned with professional carpet extraction methods.
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Posted by at Oct 1st, 2009 in Green Design
NEW YORK CITY—Sina Pearson, founder and head of New York City-based Sina Pearson Textiles, introduces her latest eco-friendly collection with Crypton Green technologies. The collection utilizes the exuberant palette of India. Indian Summer, sustainably produced from post-consumer recycled polyester fibers, offers two related patterns in a total of thirteen colorways.
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Posted by at Jul 7th, 2009 in Green Design
SUNNYVALE, CALIF.—UL environment Inc. announced it has validated environmental claims for Serious Materials’ new drywall product, EcoRock. This represents the first validation of claims by UL environment since its launch in January 2009, and the first product in the 115-year history of Underwriters Laboratories (UL) to receive an environmental Claims Validation.
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Posted by at Jun 30th, 2009 in Green Design
CHICAGO—Sears Tower announced plans for a renovation that will result in unparalleled energy savings and reduced CO2 emissions. The tallest building in the Western Hemisphere will reduce its base building electricity use by up to 80 percent, which includes a combination of energy savings and cogeneration. The energy savings equal 68 million kilowatt hours annually [...]
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Posted by at Jun 10th, 2009 in Green Design
LONDON—International carpet manufacturer Milliken Contract ranks sixth in Britain on the second Sunday Times Green List published May 24. The 60 Best Green Companies in Britain were revealed in a special supplement to the newspaper.
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Posted by at May 29th, 2009 in Green Trends
The first evacuation of an entire people on environmental grounds has now begun in the South Pacific. Persistent flooding is causing the submergence of the Carteret Islands, a low lying atoll in Papua New Guinea, where the saltwater intrusion is also contaminating the islands freshwater supply and [...]
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