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SAVE WATER BRICK made from leaves and discarded plastic absorbs water

Posted by DeshRaj on 21/11/2009

Providing a sensible solution to the green waste and the plastic trash, the Korean designers Jin-young Yoon and Jeongwoong Kwon have come up with their highly absorptive SAVE WATER BRICK. Their design process involves the subjection of waste through..

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2010 Taipei Intl Flora Expo to tout green pavilions at Xinsheng Park

Posted by DeshRaj on 21/11/2009

Kuo Ying-chao and Chang Ching-hwa of Taipei-based Bioarch Formorsana architects are left with only 20 months to abide by their promise to design the green pavilions at the design expo. Until now, theyve done good job in offering some truly...

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California City’s Green Building Ordinance Applies to Commercial Buildings

Posted by Environmental Leader on 20/11/2009

New commercial buildings in San Mateo, Calif., will have to be constructed to minimum environmental standards now that a previously voluntary green building ordinance has become mandatory.The new standards take effect Jan. 1, reports the San Jose Mercury News. They had been voluntary for more tha ...

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European Paper Industry Cuts CO2 Emissions by 42% since 1990

Posted by Environmental Leader on 20/11/2009

The European paper industry has reduced CO2 emissions per ton of paper produced by 42 percent since 1990, according to the Confederation of European Paper Industries’ (CEPI) fourth Sustainability Report (PDF).The paper industry was the only industrial sector to reduce emissions under the EU ...

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Whirlpool Cuts Water Use by Nearly 22% from 2004 to 2008

Posted by Environmental Leader on 20/11/2009

Whirlpool Corp. is on track to cut its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 6.6 percent by 2012, according to the company’s first global sustainability report. The company also cut water use by 21.5 percent and overall waste generated per unit decreased by nearly 4 percent from 2004 to 2008. T ...

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