Monthly Blog Archive

Speeding up: off-the-shelf green big-box stores

One of the biggest complaints people have against green certification is time (well maybe also cost, but that's nothing new). It takes time to figure out if a complex product, building or company is meeting all the various criteria - especially where complicated global supply chains are involved.

Label meet label

 EcoLogo and EPEAT have brokered a mutual recognition deal. For awhile we’ve been preaching about the need for increased harmonization between different labels, so this is exciting news! 

What do we know about design? Look for safer chemicals with DfE label

When we say ‘design’, usually some interior design, furniture, cars or fashionable cloth marches in front of our eyes … however, ‘design’ relates to a purposeful creation of material stuff. Nevertheless, designers do not necessarily relate ‘design’ to chemical substances.