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Southeast Providers

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 18:24:26 GMT

TTT = These people are registered trainers for AIA, BOMA, and USGBC. AS = Association Sponsor; CO = Consultant; ED=Educational; GC=Garden Center; IC = Interiorscaper/Contractor; IP= Industry Publication; SN = Supplier/Nursery Alabama Type Foliage Design Systems 205-985-4044 IC Raymond Osbun Email Birmingham Web Foliage Design Systems 256-534-3399 IC Melissa Musgrove Email Huntsville Web ...

LEED Credit Portfolio

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 18:18:06 GMT

Green Plants for Green Buildings Presents the following LEED certified building projects which have successfully earned credits based upon the inclusion of indoor plants. Unlike Australia's Green Star green building rating system, to date the USGBC's LEED system does not yet offer a specified direct credit for the inclusion of plant programs. Within the current LEED section titled Innovation in Design it is possible for plants to be part of a specially developed use of plants or a the use of plants within a type of educational design. FEATURED PROJECT: Wesst Corporation Gets LEED Credit for Use of Indoor Plants Project Title: Wesst Corporation, Albuquerque, New Mexico LEED Credit Awarded for Plants: Wesst Corporation was recently awarded Silver LEED Certification in part through the use of indoor plants, only the second project to do so in the U.S. Please click the link below to review...

About Us

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 18:00:15 GMT

Our Mission Green Plants for Green Buildings is committed to informing decision makers about the significant environmental, psychological, health and productivity benefits inherent with including plants in our indoor environment. Green Plants for Green Buildings is an international initiative, disseminating knowledge of the benefits of plants in a built environment. Interior plants can produce the same desired environmental effects as many 'green' engineered products at a considerably lower cost. We are dedicated to providing everything you need to learn and apply the many benefits of green plants in green buildings. In addition to providing visitors with a valuable source of health and environmental information, it is hoped that this site- and our galleries in particular - will help to provide a spark of inspiration when designing the interior of a building. To implement our educational objectives, Green Plants for Green Buildings engages...

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Gallery of Greenery

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 21:49:42 GMT

Be Inspired! Please bookmark this page and check back soon as we are fine tuning a tremendously varied living art gallery for your perusal -right here...don't miss it! Award Winning Health Care Office / Education Hospitality Retail Residential Award Winning Interior Plantscapes 2008 National Best of Construction & Design Award Category: Hospitality Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center The project team building the $865 million Gaylord National Convention Center along the Potomac River faced a fast-moving schedule, putting in place $30 million a month between Sept. 2006 and its completion this spring. In one of the most aggressive construction schedules undertaken in the region, employees and workers worked around the clock, seven days a week, to meet these commitments. Owner/Developer: Gaylord Hotels, Nashville, TN; Architect: Gensler, Washington, DC; General Contractor: Perini/Tompkins Joint...

Provider Locator

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 22:05:51 GMT

Click on a region to see providers for that area. Canada Type Botany Bay Landscape Services Inc. 604-951-0330 IC Ann Cassidy Email Surrey Coconut Grove Inc. 604-536-7266 IC Gary Laufer Email South Surrey Web Green Leaves 416-832-5109 IC Susan...

Northwest Providers

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 21:50:01 GMT

TTT = These people are registered trainers for AIA, BOMA, and USGBC. AS = Association Sponsor; CO = Consultant; ED=Educational; GC=Garden Center; IC = Interiorscaper/Contractor; IP= Industry Publication; SN = Supplier/Nursery California Type Armstrong Garden Centers (ECGC) *see website for store locator 626-914-1091 GC Brent Petersen Email Glendora Web Decorative Plant Service, Inc. 415-826-8181 x1819 TTT Tony Caruso Email IC ...

Just In!

Mon, 12 Jul 2010 23:49:29 GMT

BREAKING NEWS First Building in US to Earn LEED Credit for Use of Indoor Plants ... a quick overview... Learn More About this LEED Project LEED--Credits for Interior Plants Project at a Glance: Ecology and Environment Headquarters building in Lancaster NY was recently awarded Platinum LEED Certification in part through the use of indoor plants. LEED Credit Awarded for Plants: Credit for the use of live plants indoors was given under LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design), a third party rating system offered through the US Green Building Council (USGBC). Points were awarded in the category of Innovation in Operation and Maintenance, under LEED for Existing...

Midwest Providers

Mon, 28 Jun 2010 17:41:54 GMT

TTT = These people are registered trainers for AIA, BOMA, and USGBC. AS = Association Sponsor; CO = Consultant; ED=Educational; GC=Garden Center; IC = Interiorscaper/Contractor; IP= Industry Publication; SN = Supplier/Nursery Illinois Type Amlings Interior Landscape 630-280-9812 IC Carolyn Ascher Email Carol StreamWeb Fancy Plants 847-584-9980 IC Donna A. JaroszEmail SchaumburgWeb Foliage Design Systems - Chicago 630-953-2683 IC Ken Gallt & Sue CatalanoEmail LombardWeb Greens By White 847-367-7200 IC ...

Green Plant Benefits

Tue, 22 Jun 2010 18:23:55 GMT

Those who spend significant time in spaces with live plants, whether on the rooftop or within walls, are afforded many important advantages. The bullets below provide only a brief overview and sampling of these benefits. We encourage a deeper and more comprehensive review of the studies, statistics and suggested applications surrounding this one simple, natural solution. Plants Fulfill an Ancient, Profound Need... Biophilia. The Biophilic Connection of plants earned LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environment) credits for a recent project currently featured in our LEED Credit Portfolio section. In 1984, Harvard biologist Dr. Ed Wilson named our natural human affinity for nature, biophilia. Stephen R. Kellert, an advisor on prominent green building projects and professor of social ecology at the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental studies has spent much of his career thinking and writing about biophilia. In a recent interview discussing his latest book,...

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Interior Landscape Professionals

Mon, 07 Jun 2010 15:27:17 GMT

One of the most important and simplest things a professional interiorscaper can do to develop a market place for your services is to support Green Plants for Green Building...CLICK to Learn One Way WE ARE MAKING A DIFFERENCE. Join us. To Become A Supporter. Sign up or renew your supporter status with our online form. It is quick and easy. Thank you for your continued support and advocacy for Green Plants for Green Buildings. In addition to giving back to your industry, being a GPGB Supporter has many valuable benefits: Education. Become a registered trainer and provide required CEU’s to key end users. Learn More. Communication. Trade Shows Through end-user trade shows, GPGB meets personally with and provides timely plant-benefit data to hundreds of prime decision makers every year. Marketing Materials Our sleek, end-user professional four color, customizable brochure titled “The Building Isn’t Green Until the Plants...

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Thu, 27 May 2010 21:11:29 GMT

Green Initiatives

Thu, 27 May 2010 21:11:03 GMT

Interior Plantscaping: As Green as it Gets...And Getting Greener While there are many inherent environmental benefits afforded with the inclusion of a live plantscape, the plant industry is constantly striving to reduce it's 'footprint' and improve the overall impact their products and services have on the earth, the people who work and design with the plants as well as those who enjoy them in their office or home. Home Base As a profession, most interior plant businesses carry over their dedication to the creation of green indoor environments into the way they run their own businesses. Realizing their product is only as 'green' as their establishment, many hold themselves to fairly rigorous standards when greening their headquarters. This often includes monitoring elements that commonly contribute to a healthier, more efficient building--which, of course to them, includes keeping many live plants directly in the working areas. In addition water saving features,...

Green Plants for Green Buildings Links

Thu, 27 May 2010 21:10:05 GMT

LINKS to resources collected by our green building colleagues across several professions. Please let us know if you have a link to suggest. AIA Committee on the Environment Top Ten Green Projects Construction Carbon Calculator High Performance Building Perspective and Practice High Performing Buildings Whole Building Design Guide Case Studies AIA COTE Top Ten Green Projects LEED Project Profiles Barney-Davis Green Renovation - Denison University Daylighting and Productivity Study by Heschong Mahone Group CIWMB case studies Building Sustainably Energy & Environmental Building Association - success stories MIT Building Technology - Sustainable Urban Housing in China GreenerBuildings case studies Green Building Alliance - Pittsburgh case studies Green Building Success Stories The Greening of the White House Natural Ventilation- A...

Learn to Earn

Thu, 27 May 2010 21:09:18 GMT

Continuing Education System Equipped with relevant, timely data Green Plants for Green Buildings plays an active role in the continuing education of both it's supporters as well as those in the fields of architecture, building ownership and management and property management. Please use the buttons below to discover all choices the Green Plants for Green Buildings Education System has to offer your profession. Authentically Green Interiors GPGB is an approved and current CEU provider for AIA, USGBC, ASID and BOMI. Train the Trainer Conducted by LEED AP, Kathy Johnson-Fediw Keep up to date with the very latest research & environmental applications of interior landscapes.

Something to Think About

Thu, 27 May 2010 21:08:09 GMT

The green building management systems for new and existing buildings can, and should naturally include interior landscping. In tandem with our sister interests in Canada, The United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Australia, Germany and France, all who are also members of their respective countries' green building councils, our work includes a robust effort towards continued research and assimilation of study findings reinforcing the specification of plants in every type of commercial buildings.

Developers can inexpensively augment their sustainability goals through the application of the verified environmental benefits inherent with indoor landscaping. By enlisting professional plant installation and maintenance services building professionals are supporting the health and well being of people. Interior plants are a natural, efficient and cost-effective method to design and deliver built environments that enhance the experience of the end user.

Bridging the Gap Towards LEED

Thu, 27 May 2010 21:07:57 GMT

By now, most have been personally effected by the cost of energy and to date, there is no clear end in sight. We have all been charged to reduce our reliance on fossil fuels, minimize our consumption of natural resources and to construct and live in buildings that are as energy-efficient as possible. Ambitious, visionary architects, developers, building managers and project team leaders hold to the dream of one day incorporating universal building systems which allow for affordable buildings with net zero energy use and environmental impact. In fact, considerable research and efforts now focus on actually creating spaces which produce a net positive effect on the productivity, health and well being of the people within these built environments. One proactive, effective method developed to work towards these objectives is the institution of green building rating systems. Managed by the United States Green Building Council or (USGBC) the Leadership in...

Background

Thu, 27 May 2010 21:07:41 GMT

The name of our program, Green Plants for Green Buildings speaks to the urgent need to educate the influencers and decision makers involved in green building interior systems regarding the environmental multi-tasking function of indoor plants. When fully exploited, interior plants can produce the same desired environmental effects as many 'green' engineered products at a considerably lower cost. How do plants impact life indoors? Green Plants for Green Buildings exists to answer just this. An asset to any built environment, plants are actually 'green activists' offering significantly more than decor... ...in the presence of plants CO2 levels were reduced by 10% in offices in the air-conditioned buildings, and by approximately 25% in the naturally ventilated building. Tarran, J., Torpy, F & Burchett, M. Proc 6th Int. Conf. on Indoor Air Quality, Ventilation & Energy Conservation in Buildings Green+ In addition to providing visitors with a valuable...