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Standards & Compliance Briefing: Green Squared, Chain of Custody, Supplier’s Declaration of Conformity, WEEE

April 19, 2012June 30, 2013 by Leon Walker

Scientific Certification Systems (SCS) has certified its first tile manufacturers to the flooring industry’s new Green Squared certification standard. Certifications were awarded to tile manufactured by Crossville Inc., Interceramic Inc., and Metropolitan Ceramics by Ironrock. SCS said it is among the first third-party certifiers accredited by the Tile Council of ... Read more »

Considering the Energy of Labor – Part III

June 14, 2011June 14, 2011 by David Dornfeld

Or, man vs machine. In the last posting I described three methods for estimating energy use per worker-hour (EPWH) and the preference was amortizing non-industrial energy supply since, in our opinion, it yields the most accurate estimate of energy use per industrial worker-hour for use in process-based or hybrid economic ... Read more »

Lighting roundup: eBay, Hazardous Metals, GE

February 15, 2011February 15, 2011 by Tamar Wilner

Here’s a roundup of the latest news in energy-efficient lighting. Ebay has replaced nearly 19,000 lamps and 7,000 ballasts at its San Jose, Calif., campuses, in a move that it says will reduce lighting-related electricity consumption by 40 percent. The company said it only installed two lamps for every three ... Read more »

LEED Roundup: Conagra, ezStorage, Marine Bio Lab, UCSB

January 24, 2011 by Tamar Wilner

Here’s the latest roundup of businesses that have earned the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification. ConAgra Foods has won the LEED Platinum certification for its Lamb Weston processing facility in Delhi, La. ConAgra says this is the first frozen food manufacturing plant in ... Read more »

Manufacture for Green and Sustainable Design (Part II)

December 30, 2009December 14, 2010 by David Dornfeld

Last time we presented the concept of green design and manufacturing incorporating all the stages of the product from extraction of materials through the process of material conversion, to manufacture and assembly of the product, its distribution and delivery, use and eventual reuse, remanufacture or recycling. The principles of green ... Read more »

Manufacture for Green and Sustainable Design

December 2, 2009September 13, 2010 by David Dornfeld

Mirriam Webster defines ubiquitous as “existing or being everywhere at the same time; constantly encountered; widespread” and gives the example “a ubiquitous fashion.” The adverb ubiquitously means, essentially, in a ubiquitous manner. Another term that could be used here is holistic – meaning incorporating all aspects. We will explore what ... Read more »

Manufacturers: Beware of ‘Greenwashing’

October 4, 2009September 13, 2010 by David Dornfeld

There are a number of companies already addressing some of the green manufacturing challenges … and there are many who are not (yet). Andy Warhol said “Art is what you can get away with.” Ditto for advertising. Unfortunately also ditto for much green advertising. According to Wikipedia greenwashing is “a ... Read more »

Green Manufacturing: The Next Great Leap Forward

September 18, 2009September 13, 2010 by David Dornfeld

Regardless of your feelings towards the severity of the situation, there are forces moving to make it more and more expensive and difficult to continue “business as usual” when it comes to manufacturing. This is only one of the motivators for embodying green manufacturing. Reduction of waste (in any form) ... Read more »

Manufacturers Should Consider GHG Emissions on Site-by-Site Basis

September 3, 2009September 13, 2010 by David Dornfeld

Last time we discussed some of the motivators for companies paying attention to green manufacturing – that is, drivers for incorporating green in your business strategy. I have posted, on my lab’s website, a set of slides presented recently to an industry group meeting titled “Challenges & Opportunities for Sustainable ... Read more »

‘Green’ Manufacturing Should be Part of Your Strategy

August 16, 2009September 13, 2010 by David Dornfeld

It is important to define, as best as we are able, why it is important to focus on green manufacturing. Green manufacturing is an important part of business. And business must be analyzed “holistically” – that is, let’s not fiddle with just little parts. Do it right for the whole ... Read more »

Study Predicts Market Dominance for Electric Cars by 2030

July 14, 2009July 14, 2009 by Paul Nastu

Electric cars could comprise 64-86 percent of light vehicle sales by 2030, provided that consumers don’t have to buy the batteries themselves, according to a new study from the Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology at University of California, Berkeley. To build the infrastructure for battery charging and swapping systems over ... Read more »

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