 Located in Boulder, Colorado, Renewable Concepts is an innovative business that is changing the way that buildings are designed and built. Renewable Concept's Going Green Pilot Program (GGPP) is designed to educate communities, consumers and businesses about green practices such as sustainable building design, energy efficiency and alternative wastewater treatment. Through GGPP, Renewable Concepts turns some of their projects into Sustainability Learning Centers, where building owners, city planners, architects, suppliers and homeowners can go to get a hands-on learning opportunity.
Renewable Concepts encourages the use of green building practices by showing the bottom-line savings and environmental advantages of sustainable building. They offer data that they've collected at Sustainability Learning Centers to show the long-term benefits of building green. They also act as an advocate to change building codes to create an industry that is more conductive to efficient, sustainable building practices. Their motto is: “Build to sustain and sustain to build.†Their goal is to get building professionals, homeowners and city planners to work together to create a sustainable community.
Mark Attard and Scott Anderson head Renewable Concepts. Attard, the Principal at Renewable Concepts, is certified by the United States Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) program as a certified LEED-Accredited Professional (LEED-AP). Both Attard and Anderson have a wealth of knowledge and ample experience in sustainable building as well as a firm conviction in the idea of sustainable building. They have a reputation as leaders in the sustainable energy field.
Renewable Concepts is unique in that they take advantage of hard evidence to show people that sustainable building makes sense, both in terms of economics and the environment. They use concrete data to show exactly how you'll benefit from building sustainable structures. This is particularly effective because opponents of the environmental movement often argue that sustainable building costs more. In fact, sustainable building is almost always less expensive than conventional building, especially when you factor in long-term maintenance costs. EnviroCitizen.org applauds Renewable Concepts great work in Boulder, Colorado.
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