Salvage Detroit

In the mist of an economy that is crashing, buildings that are falling apart and major job loss we find great little gems that are helping Detroit see the glass half full. Salvage yards are a great place for historical materials at an affordable price, these older pieces add character to your projects. They help the economy and are a sustainable choice when building new establishments or to re invent a space. One such place is Architectural Salvage Warehouse of Detroit.

Not only are the conserving what they can, it is creating jobs, and training employee's to skim for valuable parts and re-build with what is found.

Green Washing

Green Washing

-Used to discribe the act of misleading consumers regarding the enviormental practices of a company or the enviormental benifits of a product or company

Everyday Americans see "Green" advertisments and press. But how do you know what green is and what is just the color?

GreenPeace has a great website divoted to stopping Green Washing by informing the public and teaching Americans to see the signs of advertisments vs. Sustainable.

http://www.stopgreenwash.org/

Restaurants Going Green

This is a chef web site that I stumbled upon. They have some great articels for chefs wanting to own a sustainable resturant with easy tips for them to follow. It is always great to have a resource with something that you can just print off and give to people.

All things Green

Now this company is in the UK, but I love it and wish we had something similar in the states. It is just cool to browse the site and see what the rest of the world is doing in the Sustainable Market, and this web site covers all the catogories.

Check it out for inspiration.


www.allthingsgreen.net


Welcome to All Things Green, the great value ethical store for all your eco shopping needs.

By offering a wide range and selection of eco products in our ethical shop – all sold by UK companies and all organic, recycled or Fair Trade products – we provide an ethical store that is a practical eco shopping alternative to the High Street and supermarkets.

Recycled cigarette butts

Smoking is injurious to health. But it does help make beautiful rugs too! Here’s a rug made out of cigarette butts. Created by Puerto Rican artist, Jesus Bubu Negron, this rug is a masterpiece of recycling. The artist got a handful of street cleaners to pick up and collect cigarette butts shamelessly tossed on streets and with the help of a few helpers, created this piece of art.

Strand

Strand Design is a product development studio that strives to create work that is beautiful, meaningful, and genuinely sustainable for a diverse group of companies, institutions and causes. They specialize in designing objects, prototypes, brands and one of a kind pieces of furniture and graphic art that are developed with an intensive commitment to reducing environmental impact.


Strand Design is also deeply committed to the idea that design is an art, a craft and a tool for change. We seek opportunities to communicate our ideas about design, art and sustainability and frequently participate in art shows, speaking engagements and design competitions.

COMPOS a lobby chai by Samuli Naamanka

This sustainable chair is diminishing the environmental impacts by using all biodegradiable materials in the production. The seat of this chair is produced from finnish linen and corn starc. Making them totally (100%) biodegradable. The difference between natural composite fibre and other natural fibres is that it doesn‚ contain any inorganic materials, not even binding substances. Material is not at all oil based. Due to the material choice of the seat, environmental impacts are diminished when considering the whole life cycle of the chair, from the production of the seat until dispose.

Of the many benifets to the enviorment this chair is also has ergonomics and is durable for public spaces. Easy to clean and is warmer than seating on cold plastic.

At the end of the life cycle, the seat can also be demolished by burning or composing it naturally over time. The steel frame of the chairs are chromed or matt chromed steel tube. This steel frame can be recycled by using it as raw material for the production of stainless steel.