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There's Still Time to Place an Ad in the SiGBA Resource Guide 2010
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SiGBA Thanks Its Membership for Renewing and Welcomes New Members
SiGBA is in the midst of its members drive and there are bundled membership packages available to get green businesses maximum exposure on our website, resource guide, and Tahoe GreenFEST event. Don't delay. Get in on the action to market your business in some very high profile vehicles.
We wish to thank the following companies for becomming SiGBA members or for renewing their membership. Your support goes a long way towards sustainability in our region.
GOLD - Electric Radiant Heat, Vitruvian, Palisade Construction, and Tahoe Media Group
SILVER - Quality & Quantity Construction Services, Inc, John Pruyn, Handcrafted Structures, Spring Valley Construction, Michael Kent Murphy Architect, Inc., Miles Construction, Quality Lamp; Quantity Construction Services, Inc., Ben Fish, Bender Engineering & Commissioning, Inc., Mark Tanner Construction, Inc., Carmen Carr, and Southwest Gas
BRONZE - Coambs Electric, A Richards Built Home, Inc., The Rock Garden,Sherry Guzzi, Architect, Tekton Inc., Peter S. Gerdin, Architect, Atmosphere Design Build, Castle Peak Painting, Mela Breen, Better World Group, Rebecca Coffman Landscape Architects, Sustainametrics, Paul Laudenschlager, D&D Plumbing Inc, Solar Wind Works, Yankin's Reclaimed Materials, Jonathan Hill, Arkin Tilt Architects, Jim Easterbrook, Builders Assn of Northern Nevada, Nevada County CDA-Solid Waste, and Environmental Defense Fund.
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| greenUP! Mixer June 17 After Reno Green Summit |
On June 17, SiGBA/greenUP! is having its next event to get together several of the sustainability organizations in Reno for a mixer in hopes of Creating Sustainable CommUNITY. We expect non-profits, businesses, and eco-agencies to be present. There will be snacks and a no-host bar to facilitate a great green networking event.
Beginning at 5:00 p.m., the event immediately follows the City of Reno's annual Green Summit which runs from 1:00pm to 5:00pm at the Joe Crowley Student Union at UNR. No need to RSVP, just arrive with your business cards in hand and an appetite for discussing sustainability with the City's finest. |
| Tim Elam Green Roofs Event A Hit |
On May 20 from 4-6 pm, Tim Elam gave a tour of his enchanged garden and discussed "Everything about Green Roofs." There was a lively and interactive discussion with green architechs, landscapers, builders, and other interested parties from four of SiGBA's five regions. The event concluded with a green mixer in a beautiful outdoor setting.
Green roof activist, Elam, has landscaped his property with recycled materials and is an advocate for reuse of building materials. The bricks in his walkways and patios are from buildings scrapped during Reno's downtown renovation. The driveway is made of broken-up sidewalks, fashioned like cobblestones. His wife's greenhouse is entirely made from reclaimed materials and the two small cabins he uses were once located on Fourth Street, before he dismantled them and reconstructed them on his property.
Elam's product is called "The GoGreenroof Water Harvester." |
| SiGBA Eco Symposium Invests in Community |
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On April 23, SiGBA enjoyed an astounding Eco-Symposium at the Squaw Creek Resort. The mission of the event was to give community members knowledge and stimulate thought on the importance of investing in our environment, communities and business, creating jobs and a sustainable future for the Sierra Nevada Region. Regional leaders looked into the future of California and Nevada's green economy. Speakers were from the top environmental organizations throughout Northern California and Nevada and included 350.org, Nevada Energy, TDPUD, Sierra Business Council, Lake Tahoe Prosperity Plan, Next 10, Small Business California, California Ski industry Association, JMA/Alpine Meadows, North lake Resort Association, Moody's, Bently BioFuels, Hungry Mother Organics and Sierra Nevada Brewery.
Its impossible to describe the mood of the 75 people who attended other than to say it was an event you didn't want to miss.
SiGBA expects to continue dialog with this group and will have some of the speakers present at the upcoming Tahoe greenFEST on July 10-11 in Kings Beach. |
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