Zeftron Names Sustainable Practices Award Winners

Dalton, GA, Sept. 2, 2011 -– Zeftron nylon said that Jerica Sifuentes, a project coordinator and designer at Go Studio in Dallas, is the grand prize winner in its third annual Sustainable Practices Award.

Also, Tina Hovsepian, a designer with Duvivier Architects and CEO of Cardborigami Inc. in Los Angeles has been selected as the runner up.

The award honors commercial architecture, interior design and facility professionals who are implementing innovative green practices at their work, in their homes and in their communities.

Sifuentes was selected for convincing the owner of her company to participate in a building-wide recycling program; reusing cardboard tubes that hold architectural drawings for other purposes; maintaining an organic garden; using a vermiculture to eliminate excess waste; and donating a portion of her electric bill to solar initiatives.

Hovsepian's Cardborigami, which plans to be fully operational by the end of 2011, develops portable shelters made of 100% post-consumer recycled cardboard.  Folded into an origami structure to provide instant, portable space for the homeless, the units are water-resistant, flame-retardant and can be opened and closed in less than a minute, providing both the basic necessity of privacy and protection from the elements.