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Cooley committed to sustainability and corporate social responsibility

Cooley Group, a leading designer, developer and manufacturer of high-performance engineered membranes for advertising, chemical containment, military, environmental protection and roofing initiatives, has announced additional developments that underscore the company’s commitment to sustainability and corporate social responsibility. Dan Dwight, Cooley president and CEO, has been named to the board of directors of Family Service of [...]

By dbhynds|2012-06-06T00:00:00-05:00June 6, 2012|

SMART clothing recycling

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 [...]

By dbhynds|2012-06-01T00:00:00-05:00June 1, 2012|

Sustainability programs for businesses

Achieve “green” goals incrementally with an ongoing program and employee participation. By Janice Kleinschmidt When stepping up to the plate, most baseball players concentrate on getting to first base, not making a home run. Businesses that want to achieve “green” goals when it comes to sustainability benefit from a similar line of thinking. “Sustainability can’t [...]

By dbhynds|2012-05-01T00:00:00-05:00May 1, 2012|

Photovoltaic fabrics add energy in design

Photovoltaic fabric structures add function to form and energy to aesthetics. By Janice Kleinschmidt Power is literally in the hands of today’s fabric structure makers—and the forecast looks bright for any fabric-related business that looks to the sun for advantage. “I think every fabric product manufacturer in the future is going to be selling power [...]

By dbhynds|2012-02-01T00:00:00-06:00February 1, 2012|

Mobile solar shading in building construction

The European Solar-Shading Organization is working to gain recognition for the merits of mobile solar shading in building construction. By Dick Dolmans A couple of months ago, the fuel bill at my nearby Shell filling station here in Brussels hit the 100 (euro) mark for the first time. In dollars, that’s around $140. And, yes, [...]

By dbhynds|2011-11-01T00:00:00-05:00November 1, 2011|

Agricultural fabric

Fabric products offer relief from agriculture’s high production costs. By Barb Ernster The agriculture and horticulture industries are feeling the pain of the high cost of petroleum and raw materials, but a variety of fabric products used in many applications are alleviating costs with practical, economical solutions. Some segments of the agricultural fabrics industry are [...]

By dbhynds|2011-09-01T00:00:00-05:00September 1, 2011|

New shapes for tarps

The market for tarp products takes on new shapes and a growing emphasis on environmental applications. By Janice Kleinschmidt The 2011 People’s Choice Awards nominations for Favorite Viral Video Star featured California surfers riding through a blue curl. What made the YouTube video so popular was the fact that these “dudes” were simulating an ocean [...]

By dbhynds|2011-05-01T00:00:00-05:00May 1, 2011|

Flexible photovoltaics

As the performance and durability of flexible photovoltaics increase, so do market possibilities. By Kikuko Tagawa At the World Expo 2010 Shanghai (“Better City—Better Life”), which ended on October 31, the Japan Pavilion presented a 100 by 50 by 24-meter dome with a roof made of steel-framed ETFE film: architecture with an organic image. Putting [...]

By dbhynds|2011-04-01T00:00:00-05:00April 1, 2011|

The eco-friendly fabric question

Determining sustainability in fabrics requires a big picture analysis. By Shelby Gonzalez The issue of sustainability is one that the specialty fabrics industry takes seriously, and growth in more environmentally friendly materials and processes continues. But the question of what is and what is not a sustainable product is complex and is a challenging topic [...]

By dbhynds|2011-04-01T00:00:00-05:00April 1, 2011|

Solar options for tents

Decades of research narrows the search for affordable and efficient solar panels for tents. By Todd Jensen & Sigrid Tornquist For flexible solar panels to have a place in the world of tents they have to be lightweight, and they have to pull their weight; in other words, they have to benefit the bottom line. [...]

By dbhynds|2011-02-01T00:00:00-06:00February 1, 2011|

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