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If you missed the launch event for the EcoChamber and Pure Energy Radio on Monday, July 13th, 2009 then you missed out on an amazing event! Over three-hundred attendees packed Metro 1 Properties to celebrate the opening of the EcoChamber and the debut of Pure Energy Radio. A strong mix of professionals, government officials and environmental enthusiasts created a perfect atmosphere to advocate for green business growth. Guests enjoyed networking while sipping on organic cocktails courtesy of VeeV Acai Spirit and nibbling on delicious hors d’oeuvres from Green Gables Café and Om Garden. Most importantly, the key to the event’s success was not the quantity of attendees (although there were moments where guests overflowed to the outside lanai) but the quality of the attendees. It was an especially inspiring scene for those who have been promoting sustainable initiatives to see such strong support from the “right people” in South Florida’s “green” community.
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Students learned about key factors in securing a project planning grant, creating successful capital campaign presentation tools on a budget, Identifying your green building project’s “Fundability Factors,” and funding resources for green & renewable resource projects per the 2009 economic stimulus bill. This course was instructed by Jan McAdams. Ms. McAdams is a UC Davis alumni with 32 years experience in the field of grantwriting and fundraising. Jan has assisted with fundraising for 26 nonprofit and forprofit green building projects (all LEED® Gold and LEED® Platinum) in the $5 million-$50 million range. Since 2001, more than 1,800 green building enthusiasts have attended one or more of Jan’s “Funding Green Buildings” seminars and/or customized in-service programs. Jan’s commitment to securing funding for sustainable and PV-integrated buildings is reflected in her firm’s newest publication, “The Funding Green Buildings Toolkit 2009 Edition.”
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Guests joined us for a Lunch and Learn Session to learn about the Carbon Offset Market and Renewable Energy Credit System presented by Gretchen Dudon, of Renewable Choice Energy and sponsored by Pizza Fusion.
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This event coincided with World Wildlife Fund's Earth Hour, and served as the pre-event for the official Earth Hour event. Earth Hour is a global initiative of WWF in which millions of people around the world cast a vote in favor of action on climate change by turning off their lights for one hour on March 28, 2009 at 8:30 pm local time. By voting with their light switches, Earth Hour participants sent a powerful, visual message to their leaders demanding immediate action on climate change. WWF is the world’s leading conservation organization, working in 100 countries for nearly half a century. With the support of almost 5 million members worldwide, WWF is dedicated to delivering science-based solutions to preserve the diversity and abundance of life on Earth, stop the degradation of the environment and combat climate change.
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On October 29th Chris Block from Pro Energy Consultants did an energy audit for the Metro 1 GBRC. Pro Energy Consultants was founded by a team of nationally renowned energy, construction and business experts. Pro Energy has set out to establish an energy auditing and consulting company that redefines how Americans can manage their energy consumption. Pro Energy doesn’t just lead the energy auditing industry, we define it. Whether you’re a homebuyer wanting to know how efficient your new home will be or a homeowner with concerns you’d like to have tested, look no further. Pro Energy is the only call you’ll ever have to make.
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On Thursday, October 8th, 2009 guests learned how to join the fastest growing segment of tourism and increase revenues while decreasing expenses, boosting employee productivity and increasing guest loyalty. This complimentary course covered methods for decreasing a hotel’s second largest expense, utilities, improving the built environment and how to determine if a property already qualifies for tax incentives from the government. Greening hotels are not only environmentally responsible, but socially and financially responsible as well. This course was instructed by Lanette Sobel, LEED AP, President of Ecosante Consulting, visiting researcher at FAU, Instructor at Miami Dade Community College, co-founder of the non-profit the Fertile Earth Foundation, and Green Globe Accredited Auditor.
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Greenbuild 2009 was hosted in Phoenix, Arizona, the fifth largest city in the country, and a thriving capital in the heart of the American Southwest. Phoenix’s unique environmental and social characteristics speak to the diversity of the United States and the imperative of Greenbuild 2009: Green building can and must come home to all people, boosting the quality of life across the country and around the world. Photo credits: Greg Hamra
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