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SURE HOUSE Packs Up the Vinyl and Heads West
May 26, 2015
Students at Stevens Institute have packed up and are shipping their sustainable and resilient solar-powered coastal house to Irvine, California.
462,000 Jobs to Be Added to the Plastics Industry
May 26, 2015
According to the report by economists at the American Chemistry Council (ACC), the inexpensive and abundant supply of shale gas, a natural gas formed from fine-grained sedimentary rocks, will cause […]
This Pipe Could Save Someone’s Life
May 21, 2015
The towns of Belen Manazapa and Monquecagua in Honduras have brand new PVC pipelines.
Three Aspects of Sustainability: Useful Shorthand for Understanding a Complex Idea
May 20, 2015
Sustainability is a label applied to everything today, from products and materials, to industries and organizations. We hear about it all the time, but what does the term ‘sustainability’ really mean?
VI and Stevens Institute of Technology Showcase Sustainability and Resilience at AIA Expo
May 15, 2015
At this year’s AIA Expo in Atlanta, GA, the Vinyl Institute showcases the Stevens Institute of Technology’s 2015 U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon entry: SURE HOUSE.
Senate Reaches Agreement in TSCA Negotiations
May 13, 2015
After meeting with members of the House and Senate, VI has learned that an agreement has been reached between Senate leaders negotiating an update to the Toxic Substances Control Act […]
EPA and the New Revolution
May 8, 2015
From the beginning of his term, President Obama directed government agencies and his congressional allies to help him transform the United States. They were eager and in alignment with things […]
Sustainable Development Brings Clean Water to Honduran Village
April 15, 2015
Volunteers from Water Engineers for the Americas (WEFTA) are working with villagers to install PVC pipeline to bring clean, running water to Belen Manazapa for the first time.