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Product Sustainability Framework responds to "growing demand" for sustainability information

Deezen

Retailer Finnish Design Shop has launched a tool to individually assess and rate the sustainability of more than 20,000 design products featured on its online store. The tool assesses five main categories: social responsibility, eco-friendly production, climate impact, sustainable materials, and circular design.

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MAWD unveils furniture collection made from "sustainably sourced" materials at NYCxDesign

Deezen

According to the brand, each material used for the products has been sustainably sourced, and is certified with environmental NGO International Living Future Institute 's Declare Label. Ninety per cent of the materials used in the collection can be recycled at the end of the product's life, the brand said.

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Bendable battery among sustainable materials at San Francisco exhibition

Deezen

Local design firm Prowl Studio and investment company Baukunst have shown a variety of sustainable materials including aquatic plants meant for animal feed and an electric RV at a pop-up exhibition in San Francisco. Using natural polymers found in the algae, the company produces a compostable, non-toxic material alternative to plastic.

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Roundtable: Can technology aid sustainable improvements in design?

Hotel Designs

Hotel Designs Roundtable: Can technology aid sustainable improvements in design? Roundtable: Can technology aid sustainable improvements in design? Image credit: Zennio SH: So at what point do you all start looking for sustainable solutions or alternatives for each of your projects? There needs to be a reason for everything.

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Linehouse creates greenhouse-informed food market in Shanghai

Deezen

Architecture studio Linehouse has wrapped a food market in a Shanghai laneway neighbourhood around a central atrium informed by Victorian greenhouses. Each stall was assembled from a kit of parts, so that the vendors are able to create their own signage and layout, but maintain a consistent material and lighting palette.

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FranklinTill shares nine principles for a shift to regenerative materials

Deezen

By making it easier to identify textiles that have a greater positive impact on people and planet, FranklinTill hopes to enable a shift towards regenerative materials. "We We can only move towards a regenerative approach to textiles by understanding the full lifecycle of our materials," said co-founder FranklinTill Caroline Till. "As

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Revalu aims to improve access to materials data for architects

Deezen

The Revalu platform uses one million data points and an AI -powered accuracy checker to enable architects to compare the environmental impacts of different building materials. First, there is the material cloud, which gathers over one million data points related to the environmental impact of different materials.

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