Saving the Big 3

by | Nov 24, 2008 | News, Sustainability

by Eric Henry and Eric Michel I recently celebrated the fifth anniversary of running my 2000 Volkswagen TDI on locally-made biodiesel. That’s over 100,000 miles on a fuel that was made from waste vegetable oil, collected from restaurants right here in Alamance...

Carolina Farm Stewardship Award

by | Nov 4, 2008 | News

On Halloween, Tom and Eric were pleasantly surprised to receive the Business of the Year award from the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association.  CFSA promotes local and organic agriculture in the Carolinas by inspiring, educating, and organizing farmers and...

Visitors at TSD

by | Sep 22, 2008 | Our Community

Monday afternoon TS was graced with the presence of Judy Wicks and Lyle Estill. Judy is the founder of BALLE (Business Alliance for Local Living Economies) and Lyle is the founder of Piedmont Biofuels.

Oeko Tex Certification

by | Sep 18, 2008 | News

After a lengthy review and testing process, TS Designs is now Oeko-Tex 100 Certified!  The Hohenstein Institute, creators of the Oeko-Tex 100 Standard, reviewed and verified our supply chain, printing and dyeing processes, and final product to ensure that our shirts...

1st Annual Piedmont Green Gala

by | Sep 16, 2008 | Our Community, Sustainability

TS Designs is proud to invite you to the 1st Annual Piedmont Green Gala, an event organized to promote sustainable communities.  It will be held on October 4th from 8am to 6pm. The focus of the event is to display methods and products that offer a low environmental...

Solar Array Payback

by | Sep 15, 2008 | Sustainability

Doing the Math Decrypting the Tax Law Lingo Our numbers estimate that our new solar array will pay for 96% of its purchase, installation, and operating costs over a 6 year period. This document answers a few FAQ’s about the numbers behind the payback. The rest...

TS Designs’ New 8.6 kW Solar Array

by | Sep 11, 2008 | News, Sustainability

Our new solar array is officially installed!  Honey Electric Solar finished laying down the panels yesterday.  The only thing left is for Duke Energy to hook us up to the grid. Here are a few images of the install: Stay tuned for the financial payback analysis of our...

Welcome

by | Sep 4, 2008 | Uncategorized

Welcome to our long-awaited new site! TS Designs wants our website to better represent our business model. Gone are the days of using a sterile, corporate image to impress apparel brands like Nike, Tommy, or GAP; this site is dedicated to making TS Designs and its...

Impressions Magazine – 2006 [Archive]

by | Oct 30, 2006 | Uncategorized

Green in Black Eric Henry writes about how and why to move your business toward sustainability. This article originally appeared in Impressions Magazine, a publication focused on the screenprinting industry.  Check out the full article here.

Alamance Magazine – 2006 [Archive]

by | Mar 2, 2006 | Uncategorized

Eric Henry – From Greenhorn Gardener to Advocate of a Greater, Greener World Amber Rockwell, a student at Elon University, writes about Eric Henry’s path to TS Designs and sustainability.  Check out the full article here!