Australian salmon producer Tassal Operations has achieved Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) certification. ASC is an environmental and social sustainability certification status for farmed seafood products. Tassal Operations salmon ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food, FBR, Certification
ITMA ASIA+CITME 2014 will take place in Shanghai next June 16-20. It will be another opportunity to connect with the French Textile Machinery manufacturers. The French offer is very large as France is the 6th textile machinery exporter ...
Tags: Textile Machinery, Textile, Cotton, apparel, home textiles
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced research grants to Arizona State University and the University of California, Santa Barbara to better understand the impacts of chemicals and nanomaterials throughout their ...
Tags: EPA, certification, Chemicals
The Fashion Institute of Technology presents – ‘Sustainability in Fashion and Textiles’ a four-day series of lectures, discussions, site visits, and hands-on workshops focusing on sustainability and technology in fashion ...
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There are a number of certification systems for sustainable building. The DGNB System is unique. It provides an objective description and assessment of the sustainability of buildings and urban districts. Quality is assessed comprehensively ...
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LEED certified buildings are intended to use resources more efficiently when compared to conventional buildings simply built to code. However, analysis of energy and water use data from New York City shows that LEED certification does not ...
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HQE is a trademark that is registered internationally and is the exclusive property of the HQE Association. HQE certification is managed by the operator, Cerway, in all countries except France. For over 20 years, the HQETM movement has ...
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Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a $4.9 million research grant to the University of California, Santa Barbara to better understand the impacts of chemicals throughout their life cycle—from design, manufacture, ...
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Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a $5 million research grant to Arizona State University to better understand the impacts of nanomaterials throughout their life cycle—from design, manufacture, use and ...
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Global consumption of packaged LED chips used in signage/professional displays will rise at an average annual rate of 11.9% from nearly $2bn in 2014 to $3.56bn in 2019, forecasts a new study from market research firm ElectroniCast ...
Tags: LED, Electrical, Electronics, LED chips, LED Lighting
Mohawk is one of three finalists for the Clean Tech Innovation Award in the Metro Atlanta Chamber's E3 Environmental Awards for Atlanta area businesses. The E3 Awards highlight the companies, organizations and individuals working to ...
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When robotics began, they were discrete pieces added into the packaging process. That introductory phase is over. ABB Robotics has transitioned into solutions that are complete systems. Now, the company's industrial robots are even more ...
Tags: Packaging, Printing, Packaging Line, ABB
Six major categories of plastic packaging help to significantly reduce energy use and greenhouse gas emissions compared to packaging alternatives made with other materials. A recent study: "Impact of Plastics Packaging on Life Cycle ...
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We’re already familiar with the basics for how ultracapacitorsUnconventional internal design yields a larger capacitanceThat property of a system of conductors and dielectrics which permits the storage of electricity when potential ...
Tags: AGM Batteries, Ultracapacitors, Micro Hybrid
Europe is emerging as a world center for the development of coatings and other materials for offshore wind turbines, which potentially could be a much more cost-competitive and efficient source of renewable energy than their onshore ...
Tags: Coatings, Wind Turbines