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Elevating Home Textiles with Sustainable Sophistication

The Environmental Blog

Gone are the days when sustainability was perceived as a trend – it is now becoming the new norm, especially within the realm of home textiles. Read on to glean useful nuggets of wisdom about the art of balancing the intricate dance of elegance and ecology in your home textiles. What is Organic Cotton? What is Tencel? What is Hemp?

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Meet Our Members: Introducing Greentown’s Newest Startups of Q1 2024

Greentown Labs

Twenty-four startups joined our community in Q1 2024, working on innovations ranging from biobased building materials, to sustainable rubber, to solar-powered flight. Puro Renewables upcycles carbon-negative biowaste to reduce the amount of fossil-fuel-based resin and carbon footprint associated with typical plastic products.

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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. RECLAIMED LUMBER. RECYCLED STEEL.

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Meet Our Members: Introducing Greentown’s Newest Startups of Q2 2023

Greentown Labs

Seventeen startups joined our community Q2 2023, working on innovations ranging from smart sensors for wind turbines, to energy-efficient air conditioning, to a combo of water desalination and carbon capture. We’re thrilled to support these groundbreaking climatetech startups—let us introduce you!

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Greentown Labs Member Milestones — April 2024 

Greentown Labs

SWTCH Energy , which provides EV charging and energy-management solutions for high-density urban settings, raised a $27.2M Department of Energy (DOE) as part of the Advanced Energy Project Tax Credit (48C) program for its metal-refining facility in Fairfield, Ohio. tax credit allocation from the U.S.

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Green Your Workplace With These Eco-Friendly Office Products and Supplies

Green Business Bureau

But all of this stuff is made from resources of some kind, uses up energy and eventually winds up as waste. Energy Star offers a variety of certified electronics such as computers , monitors , TVs and telephones. As a place where employees eat, rest and recharge, the breakroom is all about energy.

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Pianca redesigns Calatea Green chair for the circular economy

AGreenLiving

Related: Serif + Sero modular furniture is made of 100% upcycled cardboard A play on the tropical “Calathea” plants that are distinguishable by their multiple colors of green and wispy natural pattern, the new Calatea Green chairs have a decorated design that is hand-painted with non-toxic , water-based ink.