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- The Compelling Benefits of Mass Timber Construction September 18, 2025 3:59 am Buildings Mass timber is reshaping how we think about construction. With cross-laminated timber (CLT) offering the strength of concrete at a fraction of the weight and carbon footprint, the building industry stands at a critical turning point. As a structural …
- Bananas? Taiwan entrepreneur wants to make clothes out of plant material September 18, 2025 3:12 am WIRL - Illinois By Yi-Chin Lee and Ann Wang CHANGHUA, Taiwan (Reuters) -Entrepreneur Nelson Yang is reaching back into Taiwan’s history to turn the humble banana plant into an unlikely sustainable textile. Taiwan is now the world’s dominant producer of advanced …
- Taiwan entrepreneur revives banana plant as sustainable textile source September 18, 2025 2:29 am The Hindu Business Line Nelson Yang, founder and general manager of Farm to Material, shows fibers from banana pseudostems at his facility in Changhua, Taiwan, August 21, 2025. Yang’s company is turning banana fiber into textiles he hopes will one day supply global sneaker brands …