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Forbes: Method Products Plans World’s Biggest Rooftop Farm

Published by Forbes, October 10, 2014: Walmart has experimenting with some pretty large green roofs atop its stores, but green cleaning products company Method is taking this concept even farther. It is teaming up with Chicago-basedGotham Greens to plant what is being billed as the world’s largest urban rooftop farm. The 75,000-square-foot installation will be part of Method’s new manufacturing […]

September 15-17: William McDonough at Resource Recycling Conference

The recycling industry’s most influential leaders, government officials and business executives join together this week for a collaborative opportunity at the 2014 Resource Recycling Conference. Held in New Orleans, at the Hilton Riverside from September 15-17, the event will hold educational workshops, sessions hosted by industry leaders, and a tradeshow. The conference will provide attendees with […]

September 10-12: William McDonough at World Economic Forum in Tianjin, China

William McDonough is serving as Chair of the Metacouncil on the Circular Economy for the World Economic Forum (the Forum); as chair, and working with vice chair Ellen MacArthur, McDonough is leading a global conversation on circular economy principles and practice. The Circular Economy Metacouncil convenes international corporations, government officials, and global influencers over a […]

September 19: David Johnson speaks at UC Berkeley

On September 19 at UC Berkeley, David Johnson will discuss the William McDonough + Partners’ approach to design, which is centered on Cradle to Cradle® thinking. The application of this framework in architectural practice results in place-based, holistic solutions. David will illustrate this with several current examples of work in the studio.

Innovation Earth: Bringing NASA Technology Back to Earth

by Jennifer Grayson, published on The Huffington Post July 25, 2014 Harnessing asteroids. Sending humans to Mars. NASA has laid out some pretty sci-fi sounding plans for the next 20 years of space travel, but a more critical mission — at least for the sustainability of human life here on earth — may be the one it launched […]

The McDonough Conversations: Who owns sustainability’s best ideas?

By Joel Makower Published July 14, 2014 on GreenBiz.com This is the latest installment in a regular series of conversations with William McDonough (@billmcdonough), designer, architect, author and entrepreneur. View previous columns here. Bill McDonough has long been at the forefront of sustainability-minded ideas and innovations, from green buildings to Cradle to Cradle product certification. Out of those two concepts alone have come countless […]