Benefits of Support

1. Potential Clients Come to YOU!

Industry-first opportunities to become official providers of required CEU’s to the following groups:

• AIA (American Institute of Architects) Market research indicates 70% of the final decisions to use interior plantings are influenced by architects.

• BOMI (Building Owners and Managers Institute International) “I attribute a significant increase in my professional knowledge to the BOMI programs.
--Paul Madga, RPA, FMA, SMA Principle, Property and Infrastructure Management ; Bankers Trust Co.

• USGBC (United States Green Building Council) They are composed of 10,500 leaders from every sector of the building industry working to promote buildings that are environmentally responsible, profitable and healthy.

2. Trade Show Visibility

Through end-user trade shows, GPGB meets personally with and provides timely plant-benefit data to hundreds of prime decision makers every year.

3. On-Target Sales and Marketing Materials

Our sleek, end-user professional four color, customizable brochure titled “The Building Isn’t Green Until the Plants Arrive.”

A Bottom-Line Benefit Pamphlet that outlines the ROI of plant installation along with a highly requested table identifying specific plants with the top toxins they absorb.

The GPGB “White Paper” summarizing with photographs and research, a comprehensive overview of the many environmental and health benefits of interior plant installations.

4. Extensive PR/Media Coverage

In the past year, GPGB has achieved over a hundred positive media mentions including repeated, premium end user coverage in trades and journals.

5. Sales Leads Through Our “Find A Provider” Web Listing

Our website is regularly visited by facility and building owner executives seeking interiorscapers for millions of square feet of office buildings.

Why Do Suppliers Support Green Plants for Green Buildings?

“We need to let everyone know we are not just selling an agricultural commodity. We are striving to improve the quality of life for mankind. Green Plants for Green Buildings is conveying that message with our help. Keep up the great work.”
Tony Godfrey - Olive Hill Greenhouses

“For all those who want to do something for the long-term benefit of our industry, get involved with the Green Plants for Green Buildings program. It is starting to show results. With your help, we can make this industry larger and more prosperous for all.”
Bill Lyden – Farm-Life Nursery

“Specimen House strongly supports our interiorscape customers’ marketing efforts by supporting the Green Plants for Green Buildings Initiative. All suppliers need to help grow the industry by contributing to the Initiative. Our customers’ success will be our success.”
Specimen House, Inc.

Why Do Interiorscapers Support Green Plants for Green Buildings?

“I wanted to let you know about the great feedback I've gotten from my fellow BOMA Orlando board members and customers regarding the BOMA International newsletter advertising Green Plants for Green Buildings placed last year. The 4-color full-page ad was eye catching and the message to property managers was clear - interior landscaping is a critical component in successful building management!”
Michael K. Lewis, V.P. - Foliage Design Systems

“I am determined to support Green Plants for Green Buildings as the ONLY ‘voice’ our industry has ever had. This ‘voice’ sows the mental seeds which grow into opportunities and helps elevate the plant industry from its hobbyist image to a professional presence.”
Kim Parker – Kim Parker Plantscapes

“We just finished a rehab on an existing account due to the information and flyers supplied to us from Green Plants for Green Buildings. The study on building grounds and lobbies was what did it for us. The site manager was able to present facts on how he could get more tenants in his building by sprucing up the lobby with new plants! It definitely works. Every existing account and prospective accounts get all the information Green Plants for Green Buildings sends us! Thanks for all you’re hard work...the word is getting out.”
Leann Surz CLT – Raimondi Horticultural Group

“I have supported Green Plants for Green Buildings from the beginning. In order for our small industry to grow we must band together to create the desire for more plants. This must be done in the form of advertising that creates the perceptions of need in the people who make the decision to buy or cut interior plants. None of us has enough money to do this alone. If you have a desire to grow your business, then growing the demand for plants is critical. Your new clients taken from other interiorscapers are not new. Help grow the pie so we can all grow our business with new clients. I believe that it is my responsibility to contribute to the growth of the industry that supports me. I hope you do also.”
Vicky Cate - Evergreen Interiors

Why Do State Trade Associations Support Green Plants for Green Buildings?

“The membership of the Wisconsin Landscape Contractors Association (WLCA) is primarily exterior landscape contractors. However, we financially support the work of the Green Plants for Green Buildings campaign. Their efforts promoting the benefits of what plants can do for the public also filter down to the exterior level. Any educational information we can get to the general public, and especially the users of our services, can only be beneficial for the entire landscape industry.”
Barbara Scheibe - Executive Director, WLCA