Nike's Considered Design Seeps Into More Products
Nike has announced 11 new products, spread among its major sports and fitness categories, developed with its Considered Design principles. Read More
U.S. House Switches to Corn-Based Water Bottles
All water bottles sold in House of Representatives dining facilities will be made of compostable bioplastic. Read More
IBM Offers Product Life Cycle Analysis Services
The computing giant has developed consulting offerings that look at material selection, packaging, end-of-life management and other life cycle issues. Read More
Genomatica Swaps Petroleum for Sugar to Make Building Block for Plastic
Chemical company Genomatica has engineered a microorganism that can turn sugar in a raw material for making plastic and rubber industrial and consumer products. Read More
HOK, Biomimicry Guild Partner to Bring Nature to Cities and Buildings
The leaders in bringing nature to design have announced a partnership with the architecture giant HOK to incorporate innovations from nature into the places where we live and work. Read More
Researchers Develop Recyclable, Sugarcane-Based Waterproof Coating
Biotechnologists in Australia have devised a way to make a waterproof coating for paper and boxes out of sugarcane waste. Read More
Waste Drywall Finds New Life As Gypsum Products
USA Gypsum has added a new product to its line of gypsum made from recycled drywall waste. Read More
Aveda Launches Nationwide Bottle Cap Recycling Program
Beauty products company Aveda is taking its bottle cap recycling program nationwide, collecting plastic bottle caps to turn into new caps. Read More
Mazda Developing Bioplastics for Bumpers and Dashboards
The automaker has joined Hiroshima University and Japan's National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology for the "Mazda Bioplastic Project." Read More
Sustainability Awards Recognize Industry Best Practices
Projects in five different categories were recently recognized by the Sustainable Buildings Industry Council as winning entries in its 2002 "Best Practice" Sustainability Awards program. This program recognizes innovation and excellence in market-ready "green" building and building-product design. Read More