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Innovation & TechnologyInnovation & Technology
Social Enterprise Bringing Solar Power to Mexico’s Off-Grid Communities
Social Enterprise Bringing Solar Power to Mexico’s Off-Grid Communities
Published on September 3, 2015
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Iluméxico, a Mexican social enterprise focused on solar power, has joined the Business Call to Action (BCtA) with a commitment to bring its Solar Home Systems to 50,000 off-the-grid rural homes — approximately 300,000 people — by 2020.This commi... View More

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Innovation & TechnologyInnovation & Technology
Dutch Venture Developing Livable Windmills Powered by Wind Energy
Dutch Venture Developing Livable Windmills Powered by Wind Energy
Published on August 23, 2015
About a 3 minute read

Imagine living in a luxurious circular skyscraper, with a breathtaking view and without electricity bills on the table. As futuristic as that my seem, it may not be too far off, according to Lennart Graaff, director of Windwheel Corporation.The Nethe... View More

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Materials & PackagingMaterials & Packaging
Researchers Unveil New Method for Converting Greenhouse Gas to Building Material
Researchers Unveil New Method for Converting Greenhouse Gas to Building Material
Published on August 21, 2015
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This week, researchers at George Washington University (GWU) unveiled a new method to convert carbon dioxide into nanoscale carbon fibers that may serve as valuable future building materials (think: aircrafts, fitness equipment and sports cars), as w... View More

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Innovation & TechnologyInnovation & Technology
Google’s ‘Project Sunroof’ Calculates the Cost of Solar
Google’s ‘Project Sunroof’ Calculates the Cost of Solar
Published on August 20, 2015
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Google is testing a new online tool to help homeowners explore whether they should go solar, according to a recent blog post by the search giant.Now available in the San Francisco Bay Area, Fresno and the Boston area, Project Sunroof utilizes the sam... View More

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Collaboration & Co-CreationCollaboration & Co-Creation
Universities Partnering With Cities to Research More Sustainable Urban Environments
Universities Partnering With Cities to Research More Sustainable Urban Environments
Published on August 14, 2015
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The University of Minnesota has received a $12 million dollar award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to bring together a network of scientists, industry leaders and policy partners committed to building better cities of the future, accordin... View More

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Materials & PackagingMaterials & Packaging
Trending: Clay-Based Concrete, Upcycled Waste Latest Innovations in Sustainable Building Materials
Trending: Clay-Based Concrete, Upcycled Waste Latest Innovations in Sustainable Building Materials
Published on August 11, 2015
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The days of conventional concrete and carbon-intensive building materials are waning. ... View More

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Innovation & TechnologyInnovation & Technology
IBM’s 2014 CSR Report Highlights City Resiliency, Public Health Efforts
IBM’s 2014 CSR Report Highlights City Resiliency, Public Health Efforts
Published on August 7, 2015
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The IBM Smarter Cities Challenge last year achieved concrete results in cities in Australia, Ireland, Mexico and the United States, according to the company’s 2014 Corporate Responsibility Report.This included improving infrastructure and its effec... View More

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Organizational GovernanceOrganizational Governance
New Sustainability Reports Highlight Companies' Progress in Events, Flooring Industries
New Sustainability Reports Highlight Companies' Progress in Events, Flooring Industries
Published on July 21, 2015
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MCI, a leading agency in the global meetings, events and association and congress industries, used its sixth sustainability report, Building Possibilities, to assess the performance of MCI’s client-focused activities in addition to its own internal... View More

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Marketing & CommunicationsMarketing & Communications
Report: Major Gap in Sustainability Adoption Between Large, Small Office Buildings
Report: Major Gap in Sustainability Adoption Between Large, Small Office Buildings
Published on June 29, 2015
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More than 60 percent of large buildings qualify as “green,” compared to less than 5 percent of small buildings, according to a new study by CBRE Group and Maastricht University.The 2015 Green Building Adoption Index, a joint project of CBRE and M... View More

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Innovation & TechnologyInnovation & Technology
How Digital Mapping Is Helping Detroit Fight Urban Blight
How Digital Mapping Is Helping Detroit Fight Urban Blight
Published on June 22, 2015
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As previously functioning urban areas fall into disrepair, urban blight increasingly is afflicting cities across the United States. Characterized by high local unemployment and crime, political disenfranchisement and depopulation, in some of these ar... View More

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Circular EconomyCircular Economy
Cities and Corporations: How Do They Intersect on Sustainability?
Cities and Corporations: How Do They Intersect on Sustainability?
Published on June 1, 2015
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What can cities do contribute to the sustainability revolution? A whole lot, according to a workshop today, opening morning of SB ’15, featuring Gil Friend, CSO of the City of Palo Alto, and Chris Guenther, Director of Research at think tank Sustai... View More

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Innovation & TechnologyInnovation & Technology
NASA Offering Designers $2.25M for 3D-Printed, Sustainable Housing Solutions for Deep Space
NASA Offering Designers $2.25M for 3D-Printed, Sustainable Housing Solutions for Deep Space
Published on May 20, 2015
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NASA, along with the National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute — known as America Makes — are holding a $2.25 million competition to design and build a 3D-printed habitat for deep space exploration, including NASA’s journey to Mars.T... View More

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Circular EconomyCircular Economy
Meet You in the AgriHood: Co-Housing Becoming Increasingly Attractive Option for Developers
Meet You in the AgriHood: Co-Housing Becoming Increasingly Attractive Option for Developers
Published on May 19, 2015
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"You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete." ~Buckminster FullerSeems the hippies and the father of the geodesic dome were on to something sustain... View More

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Materials & PackagingMaterials & Packaging
Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute Announces New Material Health Certificate Registry
Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute Announces New Material Health Certificate Registry
Published on May 14, 2015
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This morning, the Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute launched the Material Health Certificate Registry, a new online tool for identifying and communicating the work of manufacturers toward chemically optimized products. Two pilot companie... View More

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Supply Chain
Starbucks Moving Ethos Water Operations Out of California; Walmart Faces Petition to Do the Same
Starbucks Moving Ethos Water Operations Out of California; Walmart Faces Petition to Do the Same
Published on May 12, 2015
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Starbucks has become the latest corporation to move its water bottling operations out of California: Last Thursday, the company announced that it would move sourcing and manufacturing of its Ethos Water out of state due to the serious drought conditi... View More

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Innovation & TechnologyInnovation & Technology
Report: Some ‘Megacities’ Are More Sustainable Than Others
Report: Some ‘Megacities’ Are More Sustainable Than Others
Published on May 6, 2015
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New York consumes too much energy, London and Paris use relatively fewer resources and Tokyo conserves water well, according to a new study on "megacity metabolism," as reported by ScienceDaily.As the world's first comprehensive survey of r... View More

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Innovation & TechnologyInnovation & Technology
Tesla Energy Set to Revolutionize Solar Storage for Homes, Businesses, Utilities
Tesla Energy Set to Revolutionize Solar Storage for Homes, Businesses, Utilities
Published on May 1, 2015
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Tesla Energy, the latest from Tesla Motors visionary Elon Musk, was introduced last night onstage at the company's design studio in Hawthorne, California, just south of LA. A statement from the company describes the new development as "a suite ... View More

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Innovation & TechnologyInnovation & Technology
Report: Cities to Invest $64 Billion in LED And ‘Smart’ Streetlights By 2025
Report: Cities to Invest $64 Billion in LED And ‘Smart’ Streetlights By 2025
Published on April 28, 2015
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Rapidly falling costs and clear benefits have led to a sharp increase in the number and scale of light-emitting diode (LED) and smart streetlight projects in the past year, according to a new study published today by Northeast Group.There currently a... View More

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Circular EconomyCircular Economy
Trending: Brad Pitt and Sheryl Crow Want to Insulate Homes for the Needy with Your Old Jeans
Trending: Brad Pitt and Sheryl Crow Want to Insulate Homes for the Needy with Your Old Jeans
Published on April 22, 2015
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In honor of Earth Day this week, both Brad Pitt and Sheryl Crow are using their star power to back initiatives aimed at helping responsibly build affordable housing for those in need, while bringing awareness to the importance of textile recycling.Fi... View More

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Circular EconomyCircular Economy
Report: Construction & Demolition Recycling a $7.4 Billion Industry
Report: Construction & Demolition Recycling a $7.4 Billion Industry
Published on April 22, 2015
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Construction and demolition materials (C&D) recycling is a $7.4 billion industry, according to a new report by the Construction & Demolition Recycling Association (CDRA). And when considering indirect and induced economic output, the industry... View More

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