Circular Economy

Bank of America has signed an agreement with The Durst Organization to develop the first major midtown Manhattan office project of the new century, which it promises to be a green development. Read More

A dispatch from the GreenBuild 2003 conference in Pittsburgh, Pa. By Matt Lounsbury Read More

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

Ford Motor Company and Alcan Inc. have launched the North American automotive industry's first "closed-loop" recycling program for aluminum sheet scrap. 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

Assesses the potential for expanding carpet recycling in the Southeastern U.S. Read More

Survey of the practices and products that are keeping scrap tires out of landfills. Read More

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