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People, Planet, ProfitThe world is changing. Sustainability is an opportunity for innovation in business today.
Thought Leadership
Our FootprintWe have completed our 2008 Baseline Environmental Footprint. Now we're doing our best to engage the right partners and reduce that footprint to zero.
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Internal TrainingCompany wide education is the key to integrating sustainable thinking into the fabric of our project work. Every Continuum employee, from designer to engineer, is trained to help design a more sustainable future.
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EventsWe believe in sharing our space, our network, and our experiences by having events in our studio. With one successful Green event complete, we’re excited to plan and host many more.
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Continuum StoriesOur employees are not only practicing sustainability in their every day work but are doing so in their everyday lives.
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The Designer's AccordThe goal of the Designers Accord is to bring the creative community together as a social and cultural force to create positive impact. The Accord is at the core of our commitment to sustainable design.
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Climate Leaders PartnerClimate Leaders is an EPA industry-government partnership that works with companies to develop comprehensive climate change strategies. We used their framework to measure our footprint.
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Renewable Choice EnergyRenewable Choice is a national leader in providing renewable energy and carbon offsets to organizations and individuals across the country. We have offset 100% of our electric energy usage with Renewable Choice REC’s.
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Las Gaviotas Offsets ProjectLas Gaviotas is a project that regenerates the rainforest converting the savannah back into the ecosystem that is used to be. We’ve offset 50% of our air travel through contributions to this project.
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Case Studies
ColorblindColorblind is our ever-evolving study of how consumers feel about sustainability. We engaged hundreds of consumers from across the country to find out what “Green” means to them.
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Herman Miller NalaThe Herman Miller Leo project created a new standard in patient seating that stimulates wellness, inspires optimism, and has minimal impact on our Earth. The chair contains 33% recycled content and is 85.5% recyclable using common tools.
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Allsteel AcuityBeyond its compelling good looks, Acuity delivers on all measures of performance, comfort, and sustainability. It uses 90% recyclable material, is made of 46% recycled material, and is Cradle-to-Cradle (Silver) certified.
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Sun Microsystems PackagingThese packaging concepts for Sun Microsystems focused on protecting the high impact server during transport. In addition, a return and reuse program encouraged multiple uses of the Crate and minimized operational impact....
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General Motors Autonomy InteriorGM had a vision for the future of automotive: a hydrogen powered vehicle called Autonomy. We envisioned potential experiences for what the interior could offer.
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Solay Running ShoeAvid runners discard their running shoes every 2-3 months, despite the fact that only the midsole has deteriorated. Solay offers a modular midsole so runners can replace the deteriorated part, save the good parts of the shoe, and reduce their impact.
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Ubicycle Bike SharingUbicycle encourages people powered transportation. The system’s core is a solar powered bike rack that allows commuters to grab a bike at work or at home.
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Colorblind ExhibitHow do you reduce the impact of shipping a tradeshow booth? E-mail it. The Colorblind tradeshow booth is locally laser cut out of 100% recycle corrugate and is easily disassembled for the recycling stream.
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Polar Defense ProjectContinuum crafted a brand and social media strategy for environmentalist, Lewis Pugh, to help him evolve from being a single body and voice to a global influencer of an environmental movement, capable of affecting policy and behavior.
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