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May 18, 2007 Greener Design Update Hot News, Cool Trends in Sustainable Design Home | News & Ideas | Connections | Events | About

This Week's Top Green Design Stories Green Means "Go" at Hotel Design Show The challenges and benefits of applying sustainable practices in design and architecture were top-of-mind issues during the four-day event held at the Sands Expo and Convention Center in Las Vegas. (Hotel & Motel Management) Read more... Electronics Engineers Chase $100,000 Prize in New International Eco-Design Contest Electronics engineers, students, and academics around the world have been invited to submit designs for an innovative product that utilizes electronic components and has a positive impact on the environment. (Press Release) Read more... Dell's New Multipack Option Reduces Packaging and Waste The company says its new server packaging option, called Multipack, eliminates up to half of the packaging materials and waste resulting during a typical customer installation of IT equipment. (Environmental Leader) Read more... Herman Miller Launches Inaugural Sustainability Report Herman Miller, the furniture manufacturer with a long track record in sustainability and design for environment, has issued its first corporate report tracking the company's progress toward meeting its economic, social, and environmental goals. (Press Release) Read more... Wal-Mart's New Packaging Credo: Let's Get Small As part of its environmental push, Wal-Mart has asked its suppliers to cut back on the amount of packaging used in its Wal-Mart and Sam's Club stores. (Reuters via Planet Ark) Read more... Going Green with Media Packaging Green beat reporter Debbie Galante Block says that while extra costs have sometimes kept a lid on green media packaging, increased demand from big-box retailers is giving new life to sustainably sourced, materials-efficient packaging for entertainment products. (EMediaLive) Read more... Eco-Advantage Live! Watch for our upcoming national tour of Eco-Advantage Salons, hosted and moderated by Andrew Winston. Join our mailing list to learn more... Eco-Innovators Speak! VIDEO: Warren Flint: "Sustainability Is Not a Project" Warren Flint, founder of Five E's Unlimited, says that rather than a project, program or process, sustainability is a way of thinking and an ethic. (Run Time: 1 Min.) Watch now... More Mediacasts... Why Sustainable Product Design? Key sustainabiility group Business for Social Responsibility breaks it down: what's at stake and how your business can benefit. Read more... Solution Providers

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