environmental
High Performance Museums and GalleriesAt a recent salon sponsored by Urban Green, industry pros discussed new strategies and the changing landscape for achieving energy efficiency in buildings that have long been exempt from such standards – museums and galleries. Energy efficiency, museums, galleries, lighting, heating, cooling, high-performance, LED, environment, environmental, loads, control, conditions, humidity, temperature, climate |
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Designing Sustainably Is About to Become EasierTwo significant tools for American designers seeking to make their design process more sustainable have recently been announced. The first tool, which hopefully will have broad and positive implications for manufacturers of outdoor industry goods, is Eco-Index. sustainable, design, process, simplify, tools, EcoIndex, manufacturing, outdoor, industry, goods, assessment, evaluate, environmental, impact, measure, lifecycle, materials, packaging, assembly, energy, diversity, emissions, scalability, industries, beta, Source4Style, fashion, interior, business-to-business, B2B, interface, fabrics, aggregate, Display, resolution, fiber, dyes, finishes, specs, pricing, sourcing, open source, open-source, collaboration, transparency |
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Trove’s TreasuresTrove founders Jee Levin and Randall Buck invited Cooper-Hewitt’s Design Watch Members to their environmentally responsible wallcovering atelier for a private visit. Trove, Jee Levin, Randall Buck, wallcoverings, environmental, responsible, atelier, Design Watch, members, visit, modern, photographic, mixed-media, custom, print, waste, excess, Why Design Now, Triennial, Exhibition, Indi, Ara, acquisitions |
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The Craft of ManufacturingOn April 19, Robin Petravic and Catherine Bailey spoke here at Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum about their work as owners of the legendary California pottery maker Heath, founded by Edith Heath in the mid-1940s. Their presentation had everyone thinking about the role of craft in manufacturing. Robin Petravic, Catherine Bailey, Heath, ceramics, pottery, Edith Head, presentation, role, craft, manufacturing, value, production, quality, product, local, social, cultural, rewards, community, cad, computer-aided design, tools, handcrafted, commitment, environmental, sustainable, business practices |
