Mozilla Firefox New Materials Library, San Francisco | California College of the Arts (CCA) Libraries CCA's Materials Library features new and innovative materials with a focus on eco-friendly, sustainable, and technologically smart products. The scope is interdisciplinary, serving designers, architects, fine artists, and others in their creative work. Housed on display panels, the collection is openly accessible for visual browsing, tactile handling, and serendipitous exploration. Material Connexion For reference to a larger assortment of materials, the library has a subscription to Material Connexion, a commercial resource that offers a searchable database of its collections. Visiting the Materials Library The library is off the central nave of the main building at 1111 Eighth Street. Hours are posted for the academic year, and appointments are encouraged for class visits. Development of the Materials Library In development since 1999, the resource center was funded by three major grants from the George Frederick Jewett Foundation (for a total of $75,000).
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Ecology Action: Home Rematerialise - Introduction Introduction Up to 90% of the material that we throw away is recoverable. Someone somewhere has the imagination and the ingenuity to turn this rubbish into a resource. Welcome to REMATERIALISE a unique, sustainable materials library and online resource, offering innovative material solutions which can have both economic benefits and less environmental impact. Based upon research initiated in 1994 by Jakki Dehn M.Des.RCA; Reader in Sustainable Design at Kingston University and funded in 2003 by the Arts and Humanities Research Council, the REMATERIALISE library now houses over 1,200 materials which either use less non renewable resources or come from renewable resources. On this site you can explore an extensive range of materials from around the world, coming from many unexpected sources, including scallop shells, currency, mobile phones, aeroplane windscreens and nettle fibres.
Cleaning Carpets with Sal Suds (Spot test your carpets before trying any of this. Sal Suds are gentler on color than traditional carpet detergents, but do the test just to make sure.) With three kids and two dogs and a big backyard full of dirt, my carpets get about as dirty as they can. So as you read how I clean them, don’t scoff at the miniscule amount of Sal Suds that I use. It works. Sal Suds works great on carpets. Spot Cleaning with a Carpet Cleaner: Using my spray bottle with the diluted Sal Suds, I spray the spots very sparingly with the solution. Then, fill the carpet cleaner only with hot water. Whole floor Cleaning with a Carpet Cleaner: There are so many different types of carpet cleaners, so you’ll have to take what I say and adapt it to your particular device. On the carpet, I run the carpet cleaner over each strip twice while spraying the solution. Rub your fingers into the carpet to make sure there are no bubbles left. Spot Cleaning By Hand Sal Suds works just as well by hand.
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