OEcotextiles

Indulgent yet responsible fabrics

Listmania: LBC Red List and others

O Ecotextiles (and Two Sisters Ecotextiles)

I love lists – you know, all those “best of” lists – movies, books, toxic chemicals. Having a list makes it easy for us to tick off those bad chemicals that nobody wants to live with.  And in the building industry there have been a proliferation of lists which identify chemicals of concern:  the Perkins & …

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LEED and human health

O Ecotextiles (and Two Sisters Ecotextiles)

Does living or working in a LEED certified space mean that you are safe from building contaminants – or does it promote a false sense of security? A study published by the nonprofit,  Environment and Human Health, Inc. (EHHI),  in May 2010, emphatically claims that you are not safe.  The lead author of the study, …

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