TSD Spotlight: Smart Green
TSD in the News: Ecopreneurist
A Thriving “Triple Bottom Line” Enterprise: T.S. Designs
John Ivanko profiles TSD in his Feb. 25th article for Ecopreneurist. Check the full story out here.
Cotton of the Carolinas
Today TS Designs officially announced Cotton of the Carolinas, an innovative new program that will grow, make, and sell t-shirts in the Carolinas, during the first CotC Stakeholder Meeting.
The meeting was a great success, thanks to the stakeholders, press, and interested parties involved.
Check out the following links for more info:
Press Release
White Paper
TSD in the News: Inauguration T-Shirts
The Burlington Times News covers the production of t-shirts for the historical presidential inauguration of Barack Obama. See the full article here. NOTE: There is a misquote in the article. Shannon Clark, our production manager, is quoted as saying "This is a lot...
TSD and the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA)
A lot of talk has been swimming around the internet lately about the new standards set forth in the US Consumer Product Safety Commission's new children's product legislation, the CPSIA. If you're not familiar with the new legislation, it sets a maximum threshold of...
Saving the Big 3
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 County....
Community Spotlight: Mebtec Environmental Recovery
Mebtec is a computer and electronics collection and dismantling center located in Mebane, NC. Their facility handles the dismantling and sorting of donated computers and other electronics into their base components (e.g. plastic casings, circuit boards, metal pieces,...
Carolina Farm Stewardship Award
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 consumers.
Visitors at TSD
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.
Eric Henry to be Keynote Speaker at Sustainability Symposium 10/9
Eric Henry has been invited to be the keynote speaker at UNCG's Consumer, Apparel, and Retail Studies' Fall Symposium. The focus of the symposium will be Sustainability, making Eric's and TS Designs' stories the perfect discussion-starter. The event will be held from...
Oeko Tex Certification
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
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
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 of this...
TS Designs’ New 8.6 kW Solar Array
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...
Welcome
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...