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Fantastic innovation that, if scaled, will have a huge global impact on GHGs.

Sweden Just Produced the World’s First Fossil-Free Steel—And It Changes Everything

Steel is everywhere—from cars and buildings to bridges and appliances. But it comes at a massive environmental cost. The traditional steelmaking process uses coal to extract iron from ore, releasing huge amounts of carbon dioxide—around 7% of global CO₂ emissions.

Now, Sweden has made history by producing steel without using fossil fuels for the very first time.

The breakthrough comes from HYBRIT, a joint project between SSAB, LKAB, and Vattenfall. Instead of coal, they used green hydrogen—produced using renewable electricity and water—to strip oxygen from iron ore. The only byproduct? Water v***r.

Their pilot plant in Luleå has already delivered fossil-free steel to Volvo, which plans to use it in its future electric vehicles. This isn’t just an experiment—it’s already being used in industry.

The long-term goal is to scale up production by 2026 and eliminate nearly 10 million tons of CO₂ emissions per year from Sweden’s steel industry alone.

If adopted worldwide, this green steel technology could revolutionize one of the most polluting sectors on Earth. It’s a major leap toward net-zero manufacturing—where even heavy industries can go green without compromise.

10/21/2023

Building green brings a bounty of benefits, from personal and planetary health to scores of savings. Based on an article from Green Building Insider with some added statistics, here are five benefits to living green in 2023 with a sustainable home! While this can be helpful to aspiring homeowners looking to learn about the benefits of green building, anyone can make changes to help make the home they have more eco-friendly! Looking for environmentally friendly alternatives to conventional products and reducing your energy usage is a good way to start, but you can go even further with help from the Green Building Center! We specialize in helping new and existing projects transform into green and healthy buildings, so you can experience these benefits too! Come by our Lambertville showroom or visit us online at greenbuildingcenter.com to get started with us today!

10/20/2023

Eye catching patterns abound with this week’s set of mid century modern mood boards, featuring Luna and Unika Vaev textiles and Livden tiles. Capturing the style’s love of abstract art and organic shape patterns, each of these mood boards demonstrates a unique and striking atmosphere while keeping the mid century modern look. They also keep with the pro-environment attitude at the core of Simply Sustainable’s interior design work, which can be seen through the environmental consciousness of the materials here. Livden tiles are made from recycled materials, Luna’s textiles are made from recycled, natural and rapidly renewable fibers, and Unika vaev textiles are made from renewable, biodegradable materials as well. Simply Sustainable can bring your vision to life no matter what look you’re going for without compromising on our eco-friendly values. So come by our Lambertville showroom or visit us at besimplysustainable.com to discover limitless green designs with us!

09/26/2023

Which roseroot sample do you like best? These vibrant, made-to-order fabrics use non-toxic ink, durable yarns and post-consumer materials to create the beautiful eco-friendly patterns, which is why the Green Building Center is featuring it as our sustainable product of the week! Weave sustainability into your space with RoseRoot Textiles, and vote to let us know which sample is your favorite!

09/09/2023

Health based, sustainable practices are the bees knees, and at the Green Building Center we have a million reasons not to bug the bugs with our building practices. While this year’s bee populations haven’t dwindled quite as much as last year’s, the trend for annual loss is still higher than it should be, and reflects an unfortunate population loss seen in many insect species. These little bugs all have their own important contributions to the wider ecosystem, giving us all the more reason to protect the natural world and its wildlife, big and small. That’s why the Green Building Center uses healthy, sustainable materials and eco-friendly building design, to cut down on humanity’s impact and make coexisting with our neighbors, big and small, that much easier.

09/09/2023

Simply Sustainable will be closed Sunday September 10th as we host the Lambertville Historical Society at the the sustainable and historic Gaia's Way Farm. We apologize for any inconvenience. Please visit us again during regular hours or by appointment.

09/08/2023

Just to lay all our cards on the table.. and fabric samples.. and paint swatches.. We really are serious about providing you excellent design options. However big or small your project may be, you have a vision and we want to help you see it through sustainably with style. From Brentano’s sustainable fabrics to Fireclay’s eco-friendly tiles and every material in between, this table is packed with beauty you can feel good about. Let Simply Sustainable see your vision, and we will use everything in our arsenal to bring it to life in harmony with the life that grows around it.

09/06/2023

September brings sustainability with stylish shades for this week’s featured sustainable product by Hartmann&Forbes. Sustainability is woven into the very fabric of this business, from handwoven products made of environmentally friendly natural fibers to the business’s more formal achievements, such as its title as one of the 100 Best Green Businesses in Oregon, placing in the top ten even within that group. Simply Sustainable partners with companies like Hartmann&Forbes for our interior design services because they put in the work to show that their commitment to eco-friendly products goes deeper than mere greenwashing. Cool your rooms and help us cool the planet by designing with Simply Sustainable!

09/03/2023

Relaxing under an umbrella in the late August sun, Michelle Farro captures that comforting feeling in this piece titled Summer Day. An oil on canvas work with calm blues and yellow hues, you can almost feel the light breeze on lazy sunday afternoons. As summer comes to an end, so too does her showcase here at the Green Building Center in Lambertville. We’ll have a fresh batch of art pieces coming in for fall, so if you’d like to see more of Michelle’s work be sure to stop by soon!

08/23/2023

In the search for ways to help our environment, many of us walk right past the most obvious opportunities to do so. Literally! The World Animal Foundation estimates around 6,729 pieces of litter are found on every roadway mile, and we walk past that every day! That’s why “plogging,” a new fitness trend originating from a “pick up litter and jog” fitness movement in Scandinavia, is such a great idea. Try out plogging for yourself, and watch how people and our planet can get healthy together!

08/22/2023

Another recent beam of hope shines through the wildfires of global warming as the Biden-Harris administration proposes the Sustainable Products and Services procurement rule, which will use and improve existing sustainable purchasing standards for the US government to prioritize American-made, sustainable products and services. This serves the President’s goal of net-zero emissions from Federal procurement by 2050, and brings the country one step closer towards broadening the market of sustainable goods and making them accessible as the number one choice for the general public. Want to join the sustainable living movement? Why not start at home! Simply Sustainable has a wide variety of eco-friendly products for your next home or office project. Stop by our Lambertville location to see just how beautiful sustainability can be!