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April 2, 2008

Degenkolb’s green design competiton

Degenkolb Engineers has donated $5,000 to Earth Island Institute, a San Francisco Bay Area non-profit designated by the winner of the firm’s 2008 Sustainability Challenge design competition.

This year’s award went to self-employed structural engineer Kate Stillwell for designing a handbag and hat made from recycled plastic bags. She made both items by fusing together 16 plastic bags to create a sheet of stiffer plastic, then molding the fused bags into shapes she finished with a zipper and handle. Stillwell’s design provides a second use for plastic bags, a product often criticized by environmental groups.

Degenkolb’s competition awards the prize money to a non-profit of the winner’s choosing. Last year, Degenkolb Engineers established a sustainability committee within its organization to help make the firm more green and to develop sustainable projects for its clients.




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