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June 27, 2008 Hot News, Cool Trends in Design for Sustainability SLM Home | Design News & Ideas | Connections | Events | About

U.S. Green Building Projects Rake in $1.7 Billion in 2007 St. Louis-based architectural firm HOK earned more money from green-certified building projects last year than any other U.S. shop, according to Engineering News-Record. Read more... Also This Week... Car Companies Lead Clean Energy Patents New fuel cell and hybrid-electric technologies continue to dominate the clean-tech landscape, putting the auto sector well ahead of solar, biofuels, and wind in the race for most patents, according to first-quarter results from the Clean Energy Patent Growth Index. Read more... Mazda to Use New Bioplastic for Car Parts by 2013 Mazda is developing a plant-based bioplastic that it says could debut in vehicle instrument panels and car bumpers as early as 2013. Read more... South African Winemaker Touts Climate-Friendly Pouch Packaging Nearly a year after launching lightweight pouch packaging for its wines, South African vintner Arniston Bay is taking its green message to the U.K., where supermarket chain Tesco is a useful ally in selling consumers on the bag-in-box approach. Read more... First Honda Fuel Cell Vehicle Rolls Off Assembly Line Honda's first FCX Clarity fuel cell vehicle has rolled off a specially designed assembly line in Japan. The new car is expected to hit the U.S. market next month. Read more... Confectioner's Switch to PET Packaging Gives Brand a Boost British candymaker Fox's Confectionery has begun packaging its sweets in clear PET plastic containers that are not only environmentally preferable to PVC but also show the candy to best advantage on store shelves, Sustainable Is Good reports. Read more... More Greener Design News & Tools... We want to hear from you! Post your comments or questions below any SLM news story and we'll feature the best of them here. (Note: You must be a registered SLM user to post. Not yet signed up? Click here!) Forward to a Friend! Jeff Salisbury on Reading Beyond the Label Ever wonder what’s in the adhesive that keeps the label stuck on your shampoo bottle? Jeff Salisbury does, too. His flexographic printing company, Label Impressions, is going the extra mile to find greener labelmaking materials and technologies. And, as he tells SLM, corporate clients including Williams-Sonoma and Clif Bar appreciate the effort. Read more... Solution Providers Find Peers and Partners If you haven’t already joined the fastest growing online sustainable business community, create a profile now and start connecting. Advertise on SLM! Become a Sustainable Life Media advertiser or sponsor and reach thousands of business leaders looking for product or service solutions to help them build their sustainability story. Click here to learn more.

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