A passionate textiles professor in Madison helped a California college system insist on buying environmentally friendly carpeting for an $83 million contract.
His work reflects growing interest in sustainable choices in carpeting, from homeowners to commercial contractors who want their buildings to be “green” from top to bottom.
“My whole research agenda for the past 26 years” has been focused on textile manufacturing and recycling issues to protect the environment, said Majid Sarmadi, 54, a professor of textile science at UW-Madison.