After walking almost the entire length of the Chelsea Market, a restored indoor industrial space turned high-quality marketplace, I found myself walking into the T Salon where the group had already gathered around listening to T Salon COO Kristi Hall explain the sustainable aspects of their operation. This was my first time to a Net Impact event after recently joining this network of leaders who are trying to the change the world through business. Keep reading →
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This is a momentous season for humanity with a new round of climate talks in Copenhagen coming up and a forward thinking US administration. I will admit that at first I was skeptical of the impact this campaign could have. I mean: what difference does 1 hour make anyways? But after after seeing Andy Ridley, the executive director of Earth Hour, present a few weeks ago, I realized the real power of this campaign lies in bringing together the entire world for action. Check out the video above and join the global movement by voting earth!
– Kevin Banahan
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Summary
This article describes two strategies for reducing occupational mold exposure: a high-risk and population-level approach. An argument is made that rather than waiting for a moisture intrusion event to occur and promptly responding, it may be a more cost-effective use of resources to address this risk factor during the building design phase and through ongoing operations and maintenance. Keep reading →
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Tagged: built environment, business, engineering, facilities management, health, high-risk, indoor air quality, mold, operations, population-level, prevention paradox, risk management, strategy
Two weeks ago, I was at Mashable’s Summer of Social Good conference, when all of a sudden it clicked. Surrounded by an inspiring crowd of individuals using social media to create positive change, I saw the tide change. These web 2.0 tools will redefine our relationships and be the means towards improving our world. Using social networking, we can participate in a more sustainable, even restorative society.
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Still time to register! The Urban Green Council is the newly re-branded NY chapter of the US Green Building Council. This event will feature a keynote by sustainability legend Amory Lovins. Not to be missed.
– Kevin Banahan
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Tagged: built environment, events, green, LEED, nyc, urban
Environmental strategy matrix
Can a company do well by doing good? This is a question that often comes up when talking about solutions to environmental issues. The traditional notion in business used to be that environmental interests and profits are on opposite sides of the balance sheet. Expenditures on environmental items were treated as losses to be controlled and minimized. It is difficult to explain the flaw in this logic when speaking in terms of parts per million or exposure odds ratios. Instead, business leaders want to hear proposals with return on investment in line with financial objectives. Keep reading →
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Tagged: books, business, commentary, environment, green, productivity, recycling, risk management, social good, strategy, thoughts
Water Taxi Beach
September is here and I can feel the urge to get back to work. Right now I’m still looking for opportunities after recently graduating. What better way than to dive into one of NYC’s premiere venues for networking with green professionals? Keep reading →
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Tagged: climate change, ecoplum, environment, green, networking, nyc, recycling
Just diving into the blogosphere… definitely a beta site while I figure this all out. Please check back soon. Feel free to leave a comment with any feedback or to simply say hello.
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Event Reports: TckTckTck Human Countdown in Central Park – 9/20/09
September 21, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Last week I mentioned meeting someone from Oxfam at GreenDrinks NYC who was here to help promote action on climate change. During the event he gave his “2 minute pitch” for an event in Central Park that would kick off the global movement all calling for an fair, ambitious, and binding climate change agreement. The idea was to create a human sculpture in the form of Earth sitting in the top of an hourglass, then pour down to form the campaign’s name Tck Tck Tck. Since I was free for the day I decided to head over to check it out. Keep reading →
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Tagged: central park, climate, climate change, commentary, Copenhagen, environment, events, Human Countdown, lifestyle, media, networking, nonprofit, nyc, Oxfam, social networking, TckTckTck, wake up