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Ingeo
PLA Textile In a notable departure from petroleum-based textiles, Ingeo derives its fiber from corn, an annually renewable resource. Bacterial fermentation is used to convert
Tambour
Bamboo and coconut-palm strips with a cloth backing Smith and Fong’s Tambour is a flexible, lightweight panel that is a cost effective and highly durable
Tonecoon
Woven water-hyacinth daybed According to the University of Florida Center for Aquatic Plants, water hyacinth is one of the most invasive plants. Water hyacinth was
CocoBlock
End-grain coconut-palm solid surfacing CocoBlock is a solid surface material made entirely of coconut palm that has been specially engineered to reveal its naturally fibrous
Disposable Office
Recyclable recycled furniture The value of paper is typically measured by the value of the information it carries; once the information is deemed useless, the
Vy & Elle
Recycled-vinyl-billboard bags and accessories Vinyl billboards are used nationwide as temporary banner advertisements and are usually discarded into landfills, where they leech polluting materials. Upset
Ecotextures
Architectural panels crafted from environmentally friendly OSB Rapidly renewable timber is used to create Architectural Systems’ Ecotextures, architectural panels crafted from environmentally friendly oriented strand
Bubble Screen
Liquid-based dot-matrix display The Bubble Screen is a dot-matrix display that uses air bubbles as pixels. Developed by Eyal Burstein at Beta Tank, this display
Timbron
Recycled polystyrene molding Timbron interior moldings are composed of 90 percent recycled polystyrene (75 percent postconsumer) and are processed to have the same density as
VitroHue
100% recycled-glass aggregate TriVitro’s 100 percent recycled-glass aggregates are appropriate for use in terrazzo flooring, tiles, counter tops, concrete pavers, wall finishes, and exposed aggregate
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