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Ethylene Made through Photosynthesis

September 16, 2015
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory are tweaking a strain of bacteria that will make ethylene in sunlight.

Three Aspects of Sustainability: Examining SURE HOUSE

September 2, 2015
SURE HOUSE brings the economic, environmental, and social components together for the well-being of both people and the community in which they live—both today and into the future.

4 Reasons Vinyl Products Get a Bad Rap

September 2, 2015
I sometimes receive a question from an architect or a designer who had a bad experience with a vinyl product. In trying to understand what happened, I often find that […]

From Billboard Ads to Almost Anything

September 2, 2015
Once the campaign is over and a billboard is taken down, the vinyl can be repurposed as an alternative to landfilling. See the interesting uses of repurposed billboards.

New Plans to Assess Flame Retardants Unveiled

August 20, 2015
ICL Industrial Products, the world’s biggest bromine producer, announced a framework to assess the potential long-term environmental and health effects of flame retardants.

BART Replaces Old Carpet with Vinyl Flooring

August 20, 2015
San Francisco’s Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) has finished replacing the carpeting in its fleet of train cars with rolled-out vinyl flooring. BART started replacing the carpet in 2008 but […]

Obama Denies Keystone XL Pipeline

August 7, 2015
The Obama administration on Monday announced the final version of a landmark rule to limit greenhouse gas emissions from power plants. 

Obama Unveils Final Greenhouse Gas Rule

August 7, 2015
The Obama administration on Monday announced the final version of a landmark rule to limit greenhouse gas emissions from power plants.