Recycling Billboard Vinyl as a Building Tarp

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Not all trash plastic is going straight to the landfill. A Denver company, Repurposed Materials, sells used vinyls from billboards as construction tarps. Price? $60. Not too bad, considering a new vinyl tarp of comparable quality costs approximately 75% more than the used tarp.

Solar Shades Provide Striking Architectural Feature

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Cambridge Architectural’s Solucent architectural mesh shading system provided an accent to the West Career & Technical Academy in Las Vegas, NV. The system reduces glare from sunlight and provides a reduction in solar heat gain.

Super Bowl, Super Green!

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The NFL has out-reach programs and environmentally friendly projects especially for games such as the upcoming Super Bowl on February 6, 2011 in Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas and the Pro Bowl.