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Ethan · Chief Innovation Officer · ✭✭
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Re: Prize Purse
Looks generally good to me, I think the prize size will be motivating enough to generate some excellent entries. On sustainability criteria, I think it would be good to include (along with GWP and Wa… (View Post)2 -
Re: Preliminary Competition Timeline
Hi @nmgraham @NickAzer, Honestly I think it needs input from individuals or entities that have developed biodegradable bio-based materials. Is this enough time to design and prototype from scratch? W… (View Post)2 -
Re: Including Land Use as a Criteria Item for Sustainable Production
@Eti Yes that sounds like a good direction; definitely a move away from Pass/Fail will provide more interest and insight. Let me know if you want review on the specific criteria / scoring / metrics y… (View Post)1 -
Re: Including Land Use as a Criteria Item for Sustainable Production
I think it is very likely that both are important and should be used in tandem. Why? Because "renewable resource material" usually has a pretty weak definition. For example, corn and sugar … (View Post)3 -
Re: Including Land Use as a Criteria Item for Sustainable Production
Land Use should definitely be included. But not in the way that LCA's usually do so. LCA's mostly use the metric of "Land Occupation" (units = m2), where "greater land occuption" … (View Post)5