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Cradle-to-Cradle Design

  • William McDonough, photographed for Eco-Structure Magazine at the National Press Club in Washington DC, 17 February 2011.

    Continuous Experimentation

    William McDonough, FAIA, reflects on encouraging human imagination and the joy and determination in realizing spaces that connect people with their environments.

     
  • CF Stinson Jazz Collection

    Designed by Jane Wicks, the Jazz Collection from CF Stinson features seven patterns inspired by American jazz.

     
  • Redford Conference Center, Sundance, Utah

    The recently opened Redford Conference Center is the latest installment of Robert Redford’s Sundance Resort in Sundance, Utah, and integrates sustainability and artistic expression through its facilities.

     
  • Accoya Solid Wood

    Accoya wood is a solid wood product for outdoor applications such as cladding, decking, and more.

     
  • Green Products Innovation Institute Launched

    The GPII aims to create a rating system to evaluate products under McDonough Braungart Design Chemistry’s Cradle to Cradle framework.

     
  • The Stride line of office furniture from Allsteel is designed to be adapted and adjusted to any work environment and to individual needs and preferences. On the sustainability front, all of the energy used in production of the furniture was offset by the purchase of renewable energy certificates. Nearly all of the materials used contain recycled content, the entire panel selection is Cradle to Cradle Silver certified, the panels offer an alternative to particleboard and are made of agricultural fibers. The company also has reuse and recycle programs in place to repurpose furniture that has reached the end of its useful life. allsteeloffice.com

    Allsteel's Stride is Cradle-to-Cradle certified

    The office system is more than 90 percent recyclable and is produced on the Design for the Environment framework

     
  • Recycled Fibers Make Low-VOC Textiles

    KnollTextiles' Harmony Collection includes four styles featuring recycled content.

     
  • Nature-inspired Textiles Incorporate Recycled Content

    Comprising six patterns, the Bright Side collection from Carnegie is woven from 100 percent post-consumer polyester and is finished with Cradle to Cradle-certified Nanotex Resist Stains and Durablock, an antimony-free 100 percent polyester barrier.

     
  • Carpet Contains Sustainable Fiber

    Zeftron nylon and BOLYU Contract have introduced Strut, a commercial broadloom carpet that is manufactured with MBDC Cradle to Cradle-certified Zeftron nylon.

     
  • Xorel Embroider From Carnegie

    Carnegie has introduced Xorel Embroider, a textile in which patterns are worked on top of the foundation fabric using decorative stitches and laid threads to add a multidimensional splash of style.

     
 
 
 
 
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