{"id":5692,"date":"2018-02-16T15:22:21","date_gmt":"2018-02-16T19:22:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/volumesandissues\/?p=5692"},"modified":"2019-09-27T11:45:49","modified_gmt":"2019-09-27T15:45:49","slug":"green-tech-algiknit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/volumesandissues\/2018\/02\/16\/green-tech-algiknit\/","title":{"rendered":"Green tech: Algiknit"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Sample of Algiknit, project of FIT students and faculty<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

How big an eco-footprint does your closet represent? And how long will it take the contents to regenerate when you tire of them?<\/p>\n

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\"ManufacturingThese are some of the questions that environmentalists are asking the fashion industry. We’re all trying to reach minimum environmental impact, but synthetics regenerate easily, and their manufacturing processes are produces quantities of harmful emissions.<\/p>\n

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Dyeing processes use large amounts of water and highly toxic chemicals. Cotton needs an arid climate that requires redirection of water into some kind of irrigation system, as well as extensive processing equipment and energy.<\/p>\n

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There are a lot of ways to answer these concerns, but FIT’s Professor Asta Skocir isn’t “sure that durable, long lasting clothing will encourage reduced consumption.” She set up the BioEsters project with a team of students working to develop biodegradable fibers from extruded funghi and bacteria. The project won the 2016 BioDesign Challenge for art and design students.<\/p>\n