New on D4S Global News News Archive August, 2012
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Material OLED Organic LED's power efficient light surfaces published.

by: Design 4 Sustainability, 2012-08-13 11:05:11 UTC
OLEDs – how do they work? Organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) are semiconductors made of layers of thin organic materials only a few nanometers ...


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CaseStudy Reducing packaging by concentrating product published.

by: Design 4 Sustainability, 2012-08-10 15:28:26 UTC
After Walmart introduced the Packaging scorecard, to get its suppliers to reduce the use of packaging material, several of its suppliers realized a ...


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CaseStudy Closing the loop Product Service System by MIO published.

by: Design 4 Sustainability, 2012-08-10 06:57:59 UTC
Loop By the Yard is a reversible, textile-like material for a myriad of do-it-yourself projects. Available in 44 inch (112 cm) wide continuous yardage ...


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Product 1-2 integrating packaging and paint tray published.

by: Design 4 Sustainability, 2012-08-09 10:06:06 UTC
Given their experience in packaging technology it is practically inevitable that at FLEX/ the INNOVATIONLAB® novel ideas arise daily that do nót necessarily ...


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Material ECO-High-pressure laminate published.

by: Design 4 Sustainability, 2012-08-08 13:18:31 UTC
The world's first high pressure laminate free of formaldehyde and phenols. These green-laminate boards have a formaldehyde emission of < 0.01 PPM ...


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Material Lyocell fabric made from wood published.

by: Design 4 Sustainability, 2012-08-07 16:49:39 UTC
Lyocell is a fabric most know better by its brand name Tencel®. It has a soft finish, packs light and is made from cellulose (vegetable matter), or ...


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Product Minimazing and integrating functions, less eco-cost more customer value published.

by: Design 4 Sustainability, 2012-08-06 07:42:51 UTC
This streamer is only 3" x 3" tall (10cm x 10cm). A great sample of minimization and integration as ecodesign strategies. Barely larger than a ...


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Material Moso Bamboo a carbon neutral material over its lifecycle published.

by: Design 4 Sustainability, 2012-08-06 07:17:35 UTC
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is the commonly accepted methodology to systematically assess the environmental impact of a product or material over the ...


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CaseStudy OpenCourseWare on sustainable design and development published.

by: Design 4 Sustainability, 2012-08-03 13:23:01 UTC
The Delft University of Technology shares some of the courses via Open Course Ware. Among which Cradle to Cradle. This module is the colloquium of ...


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CaseStudy Sustainability at Nike published.

by: Design 4 Sustainability, 2012-08-02 07:44:02 UTC
Condensed from Nike's sustainability chapter in their corporate responsibility report. THE SUSTAINABILITY DRIVERS * Competition for scarce natural ...


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