5 seriously cool climate innovators in fashion
GreenBiz
APRIL 6, 2020
From carbon-negative polyester to dissolvable thread, here's a handful of surprising startups making waves in the apparel industry.
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GreenBiz
APRIL 6, 2020
From carbon-negative polyester to dissolvable thread, here's a handful of surprising startups making waves in the apparel industry.
GreenBiz
JULY 17, 2020
The future of the fashion industry requires innovative circular systems. Winner of the 2018 Global Change Award , the company aims to unlock value for the textile and fashion industry, for farmers and for the planet. Pamani: What’s the next big sustainability challenge in the circular fashion industry? Nicole Pamani. Food Waste.
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AGreenLiving
APRIL 6, 2020
View original here: 5 seriously cool climate innovators in fashion. From carbon-negative polyester to dissolvable thread, here’s a handful of surprising startups making waves in the apparel industry.
Green Business Bureau
OCTOBER 20, 2021
A Cleaner Energy-Efficient Approach to Passive Cooling Systems: Wind Catchers. They looked to the ancient past, to wind catchers and a technique called passive cooling that was first thought to be used by the Pharaohs of Egypt and the Shahs of Persia over 3,000 years B.C. What Is Passive Cooling. Clean energy. Cheap energy.
Green Living Guy
DECEMBER 24, 2020
We love to surprise our friends and family with cool gift items, however choosing gifts for people is not an easy task. The post 5 Cool eco-Friendly Gift Items for a Timeless Party Look appeared first on Green Living Guy. Especially when you have to consider their personal interests and are trying to do right by the environment.
AGreenLiving
AUGUST 5, 2020
A custom arrangement of earth-toned waste clay tiles adds texture and a dramatic effect to the walls by resembling old-fashioned floor and ceiling interiors. The client, a fashion designer, provided their own reclaimed fabrics to reupholster the seating as well.
AGreenLiving
JULY 17, 2020
The future of the fashion industry requires innovative circular systems Nicole Pamani Fri, 07/17/2020 – 00:15 Agricultural waste from food crops either is traditionally left to rot or is burned, contributing to greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution.
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 16, 2020
In fashion, which has dealt with criticism of horrible working conditions for decades , we need more brands that not only offer sustainably sourced apparel (from recycled material to fair labor), but also sell it at an affordable price point. . Pull Quote.
Women in Cleantech and Sustainability
SEPTEMBER 30, 2015
If you experience something, it stays with you forever,” she proclaimed at the speaker panel and fashion show event “ Apocalypse Project: Ideas for a Hotter Planet.” Fashion is a medium that everyone can relate to, she noted, which makes it useful for communicating an apocalyptic future across time and space (and maybe even cultures).
GreenTechMedia
SEPTEMBER 1, 2020
For one, it uses mechanical water-cooling systems that don’t require additional water, pumps and valves or backup generators or batteries to run those systems in event of emergency. NuScale’s design doesn’t require some of the key safety features for large-scale reactors. The advantages of nuclear modularity.
Envirotec Magazine
NOVEMBER 10, 2021
Google – seawater cooling system, Hamina Data Centre, Finland. The city’s inhabitants could tell which shades were in fashion from the colour of the river. Project: Seawater cooling system, Hamina Data Centre, Finland. . · Carlsberg – the world’s most water-efficient brewery. Winner: Google.
Women in Cleantech and Sustainability
OCTOBER 6, 2022
You are also doing exciting work in Sustainable Fashion. For our audience that has an interest in sustainable fashion, what ways can you suggest for them to get involved? Make wearing the same clothes over and over again cool! Don’t pay attention to the jealous ones.
Envirotec Magazine
JUNE 22, 2022
The content of waste streams seems to change in an ongoing, unpredictable fashion. If any seem unusually hot, they should be quarantined to allow time to cool or to isolate the risk. Such risks are amplified by the presence of batteries in waste streams and in the vehicles and machinery used on waste sites.
Low Impact
NOVEMBER 18, 2021
For the year following COP26 this calendar showcases twelve practices and activities that are part of the solution for cooling the planet and building the world we know is possible. You could help them in a small way by purchasing their beautiful 2022 calendar, or if you have a shop, ordering in bulk at a discount to sell on.
AGreenLiving
JULY 2, 2020
In a move, or movement, away from fast fashion, the sustainability minded travel and lifestyle company Tropicfeel has created an all-natural clothing line that makes packing easy and is equally as easy on the environment. Read the original here: Tropicfeel launches hemp capsule clothing collection.
Charged
SEPTEMBER 27, 2021
Heating or cooling the interior cabin of an EV substantially affects the vehicle’s on-road efficiency, and the HVAC system often gets the proverbial “rented mule” treatment. Given that most EVs—even most buses—have relatively small cabin volumes compared to, say, a house, it wouldn’t seem like much heating/cooling capacity would be required.
AGreenLiving
FEBRUARY 17, 2020
Studio Pesi was ready to give a new life to the wasted, yet completely usable, materials, all while creating something fashionable, minimal and highly functional. The collection comes in earthy colors that combine cool and warm tones for an overall organic look.
AGreenLiving
MARCH 18, 2020
Related: Architects design giant air purifying towers to fight Delhi’s air pollution To create a cooling microclimate, the designers engineered the pavilion to pull in hot, polluted air with fans and pass it through dense vegetation to capture dust particles. Safezone Shelter was put on display from December 2019 to February 2020.
Greentown Labs
DECEMBER 14, 2021
Energy Well Texas offers mid-sized batteries and solar panels that during blackouts can power needed medical devices, basic lighting, heating in winter, cooling in summer, cell phone charging, cooking, and water boiling. Emrod ’s wireless system allows large amounts of energy to be sent safely across long distances without wires.
Green Tech Challenge
JUNE 1, 2016
Organic Basics started out as a design proved to better the sperm count for men, keeping the region cool and thus battling the rising problem of male infertility. As they say so themselves: “The fashion industry is a dirty bastard. We don’t like it that way.
Unsustainable
JUNE 17, 2020
Green Banana Paper in the Philippines, as well as fashion houses such as Offset Warehouse, THIS Co., Unlike other fabrics that are breathable and fast-wicking, cocona removes the sweat while it is still in the vapor stage – even before it can condense into a liquid – to keep you cool. Keeping dry is essential to keeping cool.
Sustainability Consulting
SEPTEMBER 30, 2020
Here’s one of ours: Shoe manufacturing accounts for one-fifth of the fashion industry’s carbon emissions according to Angel Chang, a womenswear designer in rural China. Once the components arrive at the assembly line, they undergo cutting, pouring, melting, baking, cooling, and gluing, before the final products can be stitched together.
Greentown Labs
JANUARY 26, 2022
Infinite Cooling received a $100K Phase I SBIR grant from the U.S. Topl is collaborating with PublicHabit and Mercado Labs to make fashion more sustainable. Radical Plastics received a $650K Phase II SBIR grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Environmental Protection Agency’s Green Building Program.
GreenTechMedia
SEPTEMBER 30, 2020
A new solar system that might be easily added to a circuit under average conditions could still exceed its capacity during a few hours, such as on cool yet sunny days when solar generation floods the grid. That capacity can change from hour to hour or season to season, largely from the daily rise and fall of solar power.
Greenability Magazine
SEPTEMBER 1, 2020
Conserve Heating and Cooling. Air-conditioning packs the biggest punch for dorm power usage, and if your room has individual temperature control, you can set it a few degrees higher to help cut back on how much energy the cooling system uses. Here are some ideas to help you do your part.
GreenTechMedia
DECEMBER 12, 2019
EDF’s group chairman and CEO Jean-Bernard Lévy called it a “great opportunity” to decarbonize Europe in a competitive fashion, adding the company would mobilize all its resources to enable the “historic transition.”
AGreenLiving
DECEMBER 16, 2021
Bernie Full Circle coats Bernardo Fashions’ new Bernie Full Circle coat line considers every aspect of creating garments. Forget fast fashion — these coats are painstakingly pondered and planned. Ultra-pigmented shadows include brights, cools and nudes in matte and shimmer finishes. And at $36, that’s just a buck per color.
AGreenLiving
APRIL 9, 2021
Related: Eco-conscious Birkenstock HQ in Melbourne targets carbon-neutral status Taking inspiration from Zamasport’s work in the fashion industry, the architects created a facade evocative of fabric. Passive design principles and energy-efficient technologies, such as LED lights and sensors, help reduce the building’s energy usage.
AGreenLiving
NOVEMBER 19, 2019
Who knew that “thigh wear as eye wear” would be the next big thing in the world of eco fashion? Additionally, the Mosevic website comes with a cool, virtual mirror feature to see which frames fit your face the best. But if you go to the Kickstarter campaign , you can enjoy up to 25 percent off retail.
Business Green
AUGUST 12, 2022
French biotech start-up Carbios is making rapid progress working with some of the world's biggest fashion brands to deliver a new approach to polyester recycling. The consortium aims to develop the industry's first large-scale fiber-to-fiber polyester recycling system, a process that could play a meaningful role in circularity in fashion.
GreenTechMedia
MARCH 15, 2021
From 2007 onwards, this publication paid attention to solar, batteries and distributed energy when they were insignificant players in a vast and old-fashioned power industry. The outpouring from long-time readers got me thinking about what it was about Greentech Media that forged such an emotional bond over such wonky subject matter.
AGreenLiving
DECEMBER 15, 2020
TikTokers aren’t just young, fashionable and good at lip-synching and skits. Eco-themed hashtags like “moss”, “ biodiversity ”, “zero waste” and “sustainable fashion” have gained millions of views. It’s been cool being able to influence the younger generation in that way,” Aiken said. Originally called music.ly
GreenTechMedia
AUGUST 18, 2020
It's worked in a similar fashion with utilities like Duke Energy and NextEra. At the grand scale, Axium Infrastructure and Engie North America co-own the massive heating, cooling and self-powering system for Ohio State University’s Columbus, Ohio campus under a 50-year operating agreement.
Envirotec Magazine
NOVEMBER 11, 2019
The gas is then cooled back into its liquid form to begin the process again. At CooperOstlund, we understand that no two sites are the same, so approach every situation in a completely bespoke fashion – ensuring the utmost care and attention to deliver exceptional results. Step 3 – Control your set-up.
Business Green
MARCH 26, 2024
Oxygen Conservation - Internship program campaign Santander UK - Green Homes Revolution campaign Tetra Pak - Go nature.
AGreenLiving
JANUARY 25, 2022
Related: Adidas 100% recycled jacket is solving plastic pollution Between the shoe’s fun colors and cool style, you would never guess it’s made of upcycled parts. Continental-brand rubber outsoles and midsoles work together to provide traction on any surface.
Business Green
JUNE 21, 2022
The municipality, which is home to roughly 75,000 residents, was among the earliest adopters of a climate target, pledging to achieve carbon neutrality way back in 2007 - long before climate targets were fashionable, and well before Paris Agreement triggered a deluge of net zero goals from governments and companies around the world.
AGreenLiving
DECEMBER 9, 2019
Salt dough ornaments Sure, you might remember making salt dough ornaments as a kid, perhaps fashioning them into thick balls of unrecognizable shapes and finishing them with bright acrylic paint. After they’re cooked and cooled, string the ornaments with compostable twine and hang them on the tree.
AGreenLiving
DECEMBER 29, 2021
The latest cool throwback camera comes with a thoughtful, eco-friendly twist. Think slow fashion but for cameras. The resurgence in popularity for instant cameras shows just how much people love playing with retro style. Paper Shoot is an innovative digital camera that lets you capture film-like photos. What is Paper Shoot?
Green Business Bureau
MAY 25, 2022
This includes electricity purchased, cooling, heating, and steam. The GHG Protocol introduced an emission classification system that defined corporate emissions as follows: Scope 1 : These are emissions released from a company burning fossil fuels directly to power operations.
Bidgely
MARCH 1, 2019
Can my vendor tell me exactly which homes have an EV; or which homes have electric heating vs. gas heating; or which homes are using their cooling on weekday afternoons, so we can confidently offer them a free Smart Thermostat without lowering the TRC of the program? How will this help my DSM program targeting?
AGreenLiving
APRIL 27, 2020
Use cool water if your house is warm or warm water if your house is cool. My low point came when I tried to fashion a flatbread out of starter. As I read down to the comments section, another cool-home dweller said his took two weeks to bubble sufficiently! Unfortunately, I only had all-purpose flour, so I used that.
AGreenLiving
APRIL 27, 2020
Use cool water if your house is warm or warm water if your house is cool. My low point came when I tried to fashion a flatbread out of starter. As I read down to the comments section, another cool-home dweller said his took two weeks to bubble sufficiently! Unfortunately, I only had all-purpose flour, so I used that.
AGreenLiving
DECEMBER 16, 2020
In fashion, which has dealt with criticism of horrible working conditions for decades , we need more brands that not only offer sustainably sourced apparel (from recycled material to fair labor), but also sell it at an affordable price point.
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