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Revitalizing an Abandoned Building: Ngutu College’s Sustainable Transformation
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January 21, 2025

Revitalizing an Abandoned Building: Ngutu College’s Sustainable Transformation

Located on Kaurna Country in the western suburbs of Adelaide, Ngutu College is an independent K-12 school that embodies a radical – and radically inclusive – reimagining of education. Founded in 2021 by Indigenous educator Principal Andrew Plastow, this progressive facility enthusiastically blends Aboriginal knowledge into the formal curriculum, fostering a holistic learning environment where every child can thrive.

Groupe Tisserin, Lille, France
Case Study

August 13, 2024

Groupe Tisserin, Lille, France

Groupe Tisserin has moved into the eco-friendly Shake building in Lille, designed by architect Philippe Chiambaretta. The new 4,000 m² office space, created in collaboration with Tétris, focuses on sustainability using low-carbon, repurposed materials. Inspired by the weaver bird, the design emphasizes functionality, user experience, and a natural ambiance, incorporating biophilic elements like green walls and organic patterns. The office layout supports future workforce changes, and the project significantly reduces CO2 emissions by reusing materials like Interface carpet tiles, as well as promoting circular economy practices.

2024 Summer Games: Harnessing the Power of Reuse for a Circular Future

August 9, 2024

2024 Summer Games: Harnessing the Power of Reuse for a Circular Future

The world’s largest sporting competition is here! This year, the Summer Games planning committee has a goal to halve its environmental impact compared to previous Games. In connection with this goal, the committee established a bold target for 1.5 million tons of CO2 – the lowest in the history of the event. Reducing the Carbon…

Closing the gap: A circular approach to design and specification

July 4, 2024

Closing the gap: A circular approach to design and specification

Designing for circularity: A guide to taking a circular approach to specification  Circularity was the word on everyone’s lips at this year’s Clerkenwell Design Week – but what do designers need to know to ensure specifications contribute to the circular economy? Our regional sustainability manager, Becky Gordon, hosted an interactive workshop from our Pennybank showroom…

We’re all in on solving the climate crisis. Here’s how we plan to do it.

April 19, 2024

We’re all in on solving the climate crisis. Here’s how we plan to do it.

We are at an inflection point in our global climate crisis. 30 years ago, our founder, Ray Anderson, reckoned with the impact industry was having on the earth and her people, and he formed an unwavering commitment to showing that business could and should do better. The DNA of our company evolved with Ray’s epiphany,…

Guided by Ray Anderson: Applying his lessons to your business

June 30, 2023

Guided by Ray Anderson: Applying his lessons to your business

Our sustainability journey started with our founder Ray Anderson’s “spear in the chest” moment in 1994. It was then that Ray was asked a question that would forever change the trajectory of our company: “What is your company doing for the environment?” To find the answers to this question, Ray read a book by Paul…

Sustainability Unravelled – Science-based Targets: What Do They Mean

August 15, 2022

Sustainability Unravelled – Science-based Targets: What Do They Mean

When it comes to climate change, it is essential that we balance pledges with proven progress. The saying goes that you cannot manage what you cannot measure, but at times the way we measure things such as greenhouse gas reductions, and the language we use to describe them, can seem complex and full of jargon…

Sustainability Unravelled – The Circular Economy: An End to Take-Make-Waste

August 5, 2022

Sustainability Unravelled – The Circular Economy: An End to Take-Make-Waste

For years, the world’s industries have been dominated by a linear, degenerative and destructive economy. We took the Earth’s materials, made them into things we needed or wanted, used them for a while, and then threw them away – the relationship between resources and products existing in a one-way flow of traffic, designed to extract…