Florida State University wins 2012 oneSHIRT challenge. Florida State University claims the title “Big Shirt on Campus” by winning the 2012 oneSHIRT Challenge presented by SustainU and sponsored by the Secondary Materials and Recycled Textiles Association (SMART). Florida State students recycled more than 3 tons (6,019 pounds) of clothing and textiles while competing in the [...]

Moss Inc. has announced the launch of a new division dedicated to serving the retail market: Visual Impulse powered by Moss. The new brand is positioned to offer a complete service package to retail customers—design, prototyping, project management and installation. The new division, lead by Dan Koch, vice president, retail environments, also has dedicated research [...]

After 23 years of cartoon mayhem, Matt Groening’s subversive, long-running animated comedy, “The Simpsons,” celebrated its 500th episode about the family travails of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie. In February, FOX network challenged super-fans to a continuous viewing contest in an all-things-Simpson tent at the Kodak Theater Complex, Hollywood, Calif. The custom-built screaming yellow [...]

Mark’s Inc., Langley, B. C., Canada, began its mission of ‘providing extraordinary clothing and footwear to Canadians’ in 1977 with one store, now expanded to more than 380 locations. Mark’s wanted smart stores that educated and excited customers about the technology built into its products, and enlisted Eventscape Inc., Toronto, Ont., Canada, to incorporate the [...]

More than 240,000 college graduates will make an environmental statement this year as they ascend an auditorium stage to receive their degrees. The caps and gowns that identify the school, degree type and major course of study will be made of 100 percent recycled—and recyclable—REPREVE®. Unifi Inc., Greensboro, N.C., produces multifilament polyester and nylon textured [...]

A partnership consisting of 35 companies is donating $2.7 million in advanced building energy technologies and services for a new “living laboratory” of sustainable design, the Fraunhofer Center for Sustainable Energy (CSE) Building Technology Showcase. The technologies will be installed during the “deep energy retrofit” and renovation of the historic 5 Channel Center in Boston’s [...]

The world’s largest indoor theme park gives visitors the chance to experience fast and furious fun, Ferrari style. Ferrari World, on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, takes the legendary Italian sports car to new speeds, with a family-friendly attraction offering rides, films, shops, restaurants and lodging accented in red and steeped in all things Ferrari. Designers [...]

Warehouse-based business operations involve moving stock rapidly from place to place with forklifts and mechanized traffic—a process that can make mincemeat out of swinging doors. Doors with dings, dents, bent frames and worn-out hinges can impede efficient movement of stock and pose safety risks to employees. TMI LLC, a Pittsburgh, Pa., manufacturer of products to [...]

The Mutual Aid Box Alarm System (MABAS) of Illinois stands ready to bring emergency fire, medical and incident command resources anywhere in the state. Teams may be responding to fires, chemical spills, explosions, tornados or terrorist threats, but the protective apparel worn by MABAS’s first responders to hazardous materials incidents will be ONESuit® Pro Level [...]

Mexico’s natural rubber production gives the country an advantage in developing new materials, and researchers at the Instituto Politécnico Nacional (IPN), an important higher education technology center, are working on developing synthetic materials from rubber for “smart” garments. The current project focuses on rubber synthesis, chemical modification, and characterization of polymer properties to make waterproof [...]