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How to Build and Retrofit a Sustainable Home

Green Business Bureau

Building and Retrofitting a Sustainable Home. Whether you’re building from scratch or adding onto an existing home, there are a variety of green building materials and products on the market today to create your sustainable home vision. Eco-Friendly, Ethically-Sourced Building Materials. RECYCLED STEEL.

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Meet the Startups Innovating in Experts’ Top Climatetech Areas for 2024

Greentown Labs

2024 is here, and it’s full of promise for the climatetech industry. Circularity for critical metals and minerals Recommended to Axios’ Climate Deals by Clean Energy Ventures Carbon To Stone is developing a carbon mineralization technology coupled with high-value minerals and metals recovery.

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Greentown Labs Member Milestones — April 2024 

Greentown Labs

Funding American Battery Technology Company —a startup with technologies for lithium-ion battery recycling, battery-metal extraction, and primary mineral resource development—was awarded $60M in tax credits to accelerate the construction of its next-generation battery recycling facility. tax credit allocation from the U.S.

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Elevating Home Textiles with Sustainable Sophistication

The Environmental Blog

What is Recycled Polyester? Recycled polyester is made from discarded plastic bottles, not just reducing plus-based waste but also conserving precious resources. These environmentally-friendly methods aim to minimize waste, conserve energy, and reduce harmful emissions. Mindful Consumption : Be mindful of your choices.

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Trashpresso is the first mobile plastic upcycling platform

AGreenLiving

It is the world’s first mobile industrial-grade plastic trash upcycling platform. The Trashpresso unit is only the size of two industrial refrigerators and is designed to help with the collection, sorting and upcycling of plastic waste with a minimal air and water footprint. Miniwiz Images via World Design Organization.

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250 Bishopsgate: Bringing nature into a London building

Business Green

NatWest Group explains how sustainability has been embedded into its flagship building in London. Once inside the modern glass and steel exterior of the NatWest Group's London flagship building, located in 250 Bishopsgate, it reveals itself as a giant greenhouse. This is not the only food grown in the building.

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The Green Business Certification Checklist: How To Prepare and Plan for Success 

Green Business Bureau

Depending on the type of business you are and the industry you’re in, you might consider any of the following types of green certifications: Overall Green Business Certifications. Commercial Green Building Certifications. Energy – How much energy do we use? Can we use less or adopt clean alternative energy sources?