The coalition's tools for boosting sustainability are already available in Australia (the Australian government is a member), and include life cycle assessments for material choices, sustainability tips for supply chain management, and "ultimately help provide a footprinting tool for finished products".
Steve Richardson, director for materials, sustainability and innovation for the Adidas Group, says Adidas continues to grow its use of DryDye material, increasing its integration by 45% in the past year.
The results have been analyzed and discussed in order to evaluate the possibility to utilize this waste material for concretes improving the sustainability of the environment.
Teaching methods and materials were interactive and designed for sustainability.
Internally, to help its product designers make the right choices, REI implemented Dassault Systèmes' ENOVIA, a product lifecycle management system that gives its designers a dashboard view of how materials rank across the lifecycle for sustainability.
Based on these requirements, a definition for sustainability in dredged material management has been developed in the SMOCS project.
The need for sustainability, reduction of material processing costs such as reduction of firing costs is well established within the construction industry.
SOL Austin, the five-and-a-half-acre development, is aiming for sustainability in design and materials, with an eye to energy independence.
The goal of this study was to improve their strength characteristics by incorporating recycled glass powder (RGP) for enhanced material sustainability.
It is then followed by materials selection for composites, and finally the design for sustainability for composites.
