Tag: Materials
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No-petroleum sunglasses crafted from castor bean oil
Plastic is all around us. Zeale of Boulder, Colorado has found a way to made high-grade optical lenses out of plant-based materials. They are made from castor oil, that old bane of childhood.
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Michael Green is building North America's tallest wood building in Prince George, BC
The 90 foot tall building is just the start of something big, as wood mid-rise construction gets a foothold.
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Brettstapel: another way of building with wood
This method of building solid wood panels of wood may be the greenest yet.
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How did we end up with drywall?
Perhaps it is time to reconsider the ubiquitous interior finish; It is not the greenest way to go.
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Heavy duty hardware designed by Tom Kundig will outlast any building
The architect of gutsy solid buildings designs door pulls and rollers to match.
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Wood Construction In North America Scales Up, Gets Gorgeous
It has taken a while on this side of the Atlantic, but wood construction is reaching for new heights.
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Be Careful Where You Get Your Pallets
They could be really yucky, full of chemical preservatives or covered in food gunk.
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Happy 100th Birthday, Formica
The ubiquitous countertop from the 1950s may be making a comeback.
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Study Finds Phthalates, Key Additive in Vinyl, Are Contaminating Ants
The suspected endocrine disruptor is everywhere, even in insects
