12.07.06
pharoswiki is open

11.14.06
pharos introduced at greenbuild 2006

11.13.06
new pharos factsheet

  1. (1) The name Pharos has been given to the project for symbolic reasons. Pharos was a technological wonder of its age, the ingenuity of its lens construction inspiring contemporaries with the distance of its signal. Similarly, our Pharos will signal our ideals while providing reliable navigational aids even now while society remains lost at sea on materials policy.
  2. (2) The Lens will contain all impact-related information on the product related to the manufacturing or upstream phases of the products lifecycle.
  3. (3) The Sliding Bars will cover upstream or usage-phase information related to energy and water use, and allows people to gauge the relative performance of the product compared to others in its class.
  4. (4) Products Identifiers will identify the company's name and the specific product or model that is being rated.
  5. (5) Signal Issues section will cover a range of topics that are currently hot buttons and important features found in products today.
  6. (6) Made In section will state where the product was made, starting with the primary location (city and country) and all secondary (country only).
  7. (7) Contains section that lists all ingredients found in the product to be organized by component and in descending quantities.

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