How can a mahogany desk, made of slow-growing hard wood plundered from the Amazon, be eco-friendly?
When it’s re-used.
A guest post from Simran Sethi and Sarah Smarsh
volatile organic compounds
Life After Desk: Don’t Toss that Tropical Hardwood
(via sustainablog.org)
Submitted by sustainablogger on Tue, 2008-07-29 19:10. | Tags: design | chairs | deforestation | desk | environmental | glues | green office | landfills | office furniture | recycle | reduce | reuse | sarah smarsh | Simran Sethi | varnishes | VOCs | volatile organic compounds | waste | wooden
Gorgeous New Green, Low-VOC, Healthful Paints
(via www.thedailygreen.com)
Check out the latest new "green" paints, which are priced very competitively with traditional brands, are now widely available, and boast extra-cool features like recycled packaging, food-grade ingredients and more.
Submitted by socialpyramid on Fri, 2008-02-29 06:24. | Tags: design | green building | indoor air quality | low voc | paint | volatile organic compounds
