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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 Recycled Polyester?

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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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Smart Energy Finances: SMS smart meters lift dividends and €15.1bn EIB green financing

Smart Energy International

This week’s edition of Smart Energy Finances sees Smart Metering Services (SMS) post lifted dividends, citing increased smart meter installations – up to 40,000 per month – and their first grid-scale battery project coming online. SMS strong H1: 40k monthly smart meters and grid-scale battery project.

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Startups to watch: Innovate UK announces sustainability accelerator programme

Envirotec Magazine

Companies selected fall across the broad themes of Net Zero, Circular World, Society, Health and Food. The 13 companies are: Achelous Energy – Generating 100% carbon-free energy, 24-hours a day, from fast flowing rivers. All building innovation led companies to deliver profitable and equitable outcomes for our world.

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SDG 12: Responsible Consumption and Production

Green Business Bureau

Taking accountability for each phase of the life cycle including resource extraction, production, distribution, use, waste disposal and reuse. Responsible management of chemicals and waste. Substantially reduce waste generation. Utilize renewable energy in production and service facilities ( SDG 7 : Affordable and Clean Energy).

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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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Green Realtor® Guide: Marketing Eco-Friendly Homes and Sustainability

Green Business Bureau

Realtors® and Home Buyers Going Green. With continued advances in energy efficiency, green technology and design, houses built today operate more sustainably than they did several decades ago. There is also a growing number of homebuyers desiring green homes. Why Green Homes Should Matter to Homebuyers and You.