Construction Specialties Press Release, June 26, 2014 Construction Specialties, Inc. (C/S), a leading manufacturer of high performing specialty building products, has announced its line of Acrovyn® Doors has received Cradle to Cradle certifications for its standard door models at the Bronze level, making them the first such products in the building products industry to receive […]
The McDonough Conversations: Why nature needs humans By Joel Makower Published May 05, 2014 on Greenbiz.com This is the latest installment in a regular series of conversations with William McDonough (@billmcdonough), designer, architect, author and entrepreneur. View previous columns here. Joel Makower: You’ve been talking lately about the fact nature needs humans as much as humans need nature. That’s the opposite of […]
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The McDonough Conversations: On joy and cereal boxes By Joel Makower Published November 14, 2013 This is the first in a periodic series of one-on-one interviews with William McDonough, the renowned designer, architect and entrepreneur, looking into his rich, kaleidoscopic professional world. McDonough has been at the forefront of many of sustainability’s most important trends: green buildings, closed-loop […]
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Excerpt from Forbes: The Upcycle And Waging Peace Through Commerce: William McDonough Wants Us To Design Our Way To Abundance Peter Kelly-Detwiler, Contributor William McDonough wants people and businesses to start thinking in a whole different way about how and why we do things. Instead of thinking only about limitations and how to minimize the damage […]
Excerpt from Mother Nature Network: In addition to being one of 10 esteemed finalists in the Cradle to Cradle Product Innovation Challenge, Ecovative Design — AKA the New York-based startup behind a game-changing bio-material that’s “grown” from agricultural waste and mushroom mycelia and can be used for packaging, insulation, and more — has won the […]
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Will we see you in Philadelphia in November for the U.S. Green Building Council’s annual conference, Greenbuild? You’ve probably heard that Jon Bon Jovi and Hillary Clinton will be there … but so will we. Cradle to Cradle and representatives from McDonough enterprises will be there in force, and we’re so excited about the momentum […]
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