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COLORADO COMPOSTS ITS FIRST HUMAN REMAINS

The state legalized biological decomposition of human remains, also known as ‘natural reduction,’ last year. A funeral home in Colorado laid to rest the first composted human remains following the state's legalization of the process last year, reports 9News' Marc Sallinger. It’s a very special time," said Ben Martin with The Natural Funeral as he addressed ceremony attendees … Read onCOLORADO COMPOSTS ITS FIRST HUMAN REMAINS

THE REUSE IMPERATIVE: WHY SAVING EXISTING BUILDINGS MATTERS MORE THAN EVER

"Preserving and upgrading a building is far more energy - and carbon-efficient than knocking it down and building new. Calling the new building 'green' when it replaces an existing building is a farce when it takes so much energy to build. But what matters is the embodied energy of the future building, not the past." … Read onTHE REUSE IMPERATIVE: WHY SAVING EXISTING BUILDINGS MATTERS MORE THAN EVER