In recent years, the Detroit Zoological Society (DZS) has been committed to making the Detroit Zoo more sustainable. The zoo has already phased out plastic water bottles, created a green-certified restaurant (Arctic Café) within the park, increased use of solar...
What is it? The Green Garage is a co-operating community and enterprise incubator placed in Midtown Detroit. It is devoted to supplying a home for a diverse institution of corporations and nonprofits. They make decisions that are good for the environment, good for the...
Many construction companies in Michigan, and all over the United States, have embraced sustainable construction practices over the past ten years. As we move into the next decade, here are a few ways to transform your building or construction site from wasteful to...
Over 50 billion coconuts fall from trees annually and while the white, fleshy part of the coconut is edible and used for everything from baking to beauty products, the majority of the husks are discarded. Researchers from Switzerland and the Philippines have developed...
With many states, Michigan included, legalizing the use of marijuana, its ‘cousin’ hemp has been used by manufacturers for decades to create everything from clothing to building materials, and is now legal to grow in the United States. One use for hemp in construction...
