We must implement environmentally sound practices” - a lofty and expensive-sounding directive, to say the least. Yet being ecologically friendly and financially prudent need not be mutually exclusive.
Jim Grady, who established LighTec Inc. of Merrimack, N.H., in 1990, had a vision 17 years ago that many New Hampshire business owners have only become aware of today.
Read more… Save Energy… It Makes Good Business Sense
That Green Thing 2008 - An Energy Conservation Event
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
2:00 PM to 6:00 PM
This is an interactive and informative symposium geared to small and mid-sized businesses who want to explore going green and how it can affect the bottom line.
RecyclingEnergy / Carbon offsets
Cost Saving Measures
LEED - Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design
Cleaning & Maintenance
Vaughn Lazar - The Pizza Man
This unique business has made a commitment to operate green. Every aspect of the business has been affected by the mission.
Julia Dundorf - Carbon Challenge
Learn about the issues and consequences of global warming and specific actions you can take to reduce carbon emissions.
Seminars on these topics will run consecutively throughout the event. Attendees will also have the opportunity to visit with exhibitors who offer products, services and programs for going green. This is a comprehensive event aimed at imparting knowledge and resources to anyone interested in creating or converting to environmentally friendly practices.
Cost: $25 payable at the door. (Cash or check only. No credit cards accepted.) Tickets are available for purchase prior to the event. Simply stop by the Chamber office M - F during business hours.
This event immediately follows the Business NH’s Lean & Green Awards luncheon, also located at the Radisson. For more information on the luncheon, visit www.businessnhmagazine.com
Location :: Click to Map Event
Radisson Hotel
700 Elm St.
Manchester NH 03101
Sponsors
Public Service of New Hampshire (PSNH)
University of NH, Manchester (UNH)
Lavallee/Brensinger Architects
LighTec, Inc. - Precision Engineered Lighting Solutions
MANCHESTER, N.H. — New Hampshire mayors and town leaders gathered in Manchester Friday to exchange ideas on how to combat global warming.
They talked about putting more police officers on bicycles, using low-energy LED traffic lights and changing their bus fleets over to biofuel to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. They also talked about how to incorporate more solar and wind power.
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The UNH Cooperative Extension is partnering with the community to create the first green roof demonstration site on Manchester’s City Hall Connector. Our goal is to have it in place before the 2008 Presidential Primary when Manchester and especially City Hall are featured nightly on the national news. For more information on how you, your organization or business can be a sponsor, please contact:
Mary Tebo, Community Forestry Educator
UNH Cooperative Extension
200 Bedford Street
Manchester, NH 03101
(phone) 629-9494 ext. 140
(email) mary.tebo@unh.edu
