Design

What does it mean for a building to be green? Answers to questions that facility executives are still asking. By David Kozlowski Read More

Designer Mike Rainbow and his colleagues at the Harare, Zimbabwe, office of engineering firm Ove Arup have developed a wind turbine able to rival electricity as a power source for ventilation. Read More

Norfolk Southern Railway is using a new, environmentally preferable track lubricant made from soybeans. Read More

How does a company with annual revenues in the billions and more than 700 contract factories worldwide profitably integrate ecology and social equity into the way it does business, every day and at every level of operation? Ask Nike. By William Mcdonough and Michael Braungart Read More

Examines possibilities for blending recycled rubber with thermoplastics, such as polypropylene. Read More

Analyzes government policies and corporate initiatives for the end-of-life management of electronic products. Read More

Wait a minute, you might say: it’s environmentalism against technology? Positioning environmentalism against technology, however, has its problems. Read More

Herman Miller, Inc., a provider of office furniture and workplace consulting services, has announced that it’s making measurable progress in its efforts to design and manufacture more environmentally responsible products, especially through its Design for the Environment project launched last year. Read More

The Xerox Corporation has announced that its efforts to design environmentally friendly products and manufacturing processes over the past ten years have resulted in more than $2 billion of costs saved or avoided, and the equivalent of 1.8 million printers and copiers reused or recycled. Read More

Examines how some of the world's largest industrial companies are working to reduce the impact of automobiles and other transportation systems on the environmental and social well-being of nations and cultures. Read More