Archive for February, 2008

Capitol Greenroofs provides design and construction administration services to homeowners, developers, public planners, facility managers, and architects interested in developing a program for a greenroof facility, and helps them understand how the appropriate systems are installed and maintained. They can assist in the creation of a project’s development program, prepare cost estimates and landscape planting plans, and generate construction documents and specifications. To ensure quality control, they oversee project installations, can provide cost vs. benefit analyses, life cycle cost and energy savings projections, and assist in the LEED certification process.

Renew Organic Day Spa is your center for a guilty-free manicure, massage or skin-care treatment. The spa is conveniently located with products that include organic massage oils and vegan nail polish. Renew has a customer service-driven environment, using a combination of Eastern and Western methods, and co-owner Shelley Birnbaum believes "in helping clients by equipping them with information to help themselves, and to achieve these results not only with my treatments, but with their own care at home too."

The Clean Energy Partnership is a Maryland-based non-partisan, non-profit business group that seeks to create a cleaner, better future by fighting global warming and air pollution. Their three main focuses are to increase demand for clean energy, advocate for positive environmental legislation, and promote business members.

Eco-Coach is a sustainability consulting company that provides “individuals and businesses with tools and services to become more environmentally friendly and socially responsible.” They commit to promoting transparent business practices, positive environmental impacts, and quality solutions for their clients.

The Transit Riders Action Council is a non-profit organization that works for a better transit system of all forms in the Baltimore Metropolitan region. The council seeks to better the service for MARC train riders by educating them on key points and giving riders a louder voice in the political system to demand capital investment for expanding capacity.

Opened in 1984 as the first non-profit program of its kind in the nation, The Loading Dock, Inc. is a Baltimore-based, non-profit, low-cost building materials reuse center. Its mission is "to increase the supply and use of affordable building materials for housing and community improvement by redirecting landfill-bound, reusable materials into productive use." Since its beginning, The Loading Dock has saved low-income housing and community projects over $16.5 million and has rescued over 33,000 tons of building materials from landfills. As they accept just about all kinds of materials, visit their website to find out what’s in stock and see a workshop schedule. Get a listing of other salvage and reuse centers including Maryland, Pennsylvania Virginia and DC on their website .

DeConstruction Services, LLC is a Fairfax, Virginia-based company that disassembles single-family homes in an eco-conscious manner — salvaging the maximum amount of reusable materials to save landfill-space and reduce energy-use in demolition. The firm’s website features a list of recent projects, with specifics of each home and each list of materials saved — appliances, flooring, outdoor decks, kitchen fixtures, roofs, etc.