Since their fall 2008 Elements collection, Brentano has continuously added new eco-friendly fabrics that push the boundary of green design. By utilizing a range of environmentally-conscious materials, including bamboo, eco-wool, recycled ...
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A collaborative research project between De Montfort University(DMU)and Loughborough University has begun exploring new technologies for textiles and boosting sustainability of the industry. Supported by sports garment firm Speedo as well ...
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UK retailer Morrisons has launched a premium private label line under the M Signature brand. The new own label range will replace its 'The Best' range inherited by Morrisons from its Safeway takeover, it said today (17 September). The ...
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The theme for AHEC's 17th Southeast Asia and Greater China Convention is'American Hardwood and Green Design:Life Cycle Assessment and the True Environmental Impact of Material Choice'.AHEC has chosen Singapore to host this two-day event ...
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NeoCon®East,a premier design exposition for commercial interiors for the Mid-Atlantic community,has secured two high-profile keynote speakers for this year’s show.More than 7,000 architects and interior designers from the private ...
The light in the home,was not only a lighting,but also a lubricant for home living.The living space's merit can play good role through the appropriate use of lighting.You may not know that,with the ingenious use of light,you can able to ...
Montgomeryville,PA–LumenOptix,a leading designer and manufacturer of innovative retrofit lighting solutions,proudly announces the introduction of its revolutionary new,American-made LED Retrofit Downlight Luminaire,or"LRD,"a unique ...
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As the U.S. Department of housing and Urban Development (HUD) established public housing programs for low-income families, the elderly, and persons with disabilities, public housing by definition must be affordable for its residents. But ...
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It was an event to dedicate the opening of the new Las Vegas City Hall, a glassy, futuristic, solar-powered structure that celebrates the city's noted sunshine by day and illuminates its neon heritage by night. "It's certainly a ...
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There are places in the world where the grid doesn’t go and moonless nights are relentlessly dark. For these, designer/sculptor Olafur Eliasson has created a hand-sized solar lantern to brighten the night, light the way along the path ...
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There are places in the world where the grid doesn’t go and moonless nights are relentlessly dark. For these, designer/sculptor Olafur Eliasson has created a hand-sized solar lantern to brighten the night, light the way along the path ...
Tags: solar lantern, solar lamp
LMN-designed Vancouver Convention Centre West(VCCW)has been selected as one of the Top Ten awarded by the American Institute of Architects(AIA)Committee on the Environment(COTE).LMN will be honored for this prestigious award–which ...
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The American Institute of Architects(AIA)and its Committee on the Environment(COTE)have selected the top ten examples of sustainable architecture and green design solutions that protect and enhance the environment.The projects will be ...
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