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Posted on Apr 3, 2014 in GreenBy3 Blog, GreenBy3 News

GreenBy3 Begins Work on the Catalyst Center

  GreenBy3 has begun work on its latest project, the Catalyst Center, a new center for entrepreneurs at the Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce. GreenBy3 is coordinating and overseeing construction of a 2,000-square-foot space that will be transformed into a dynamic center for entrepreneurs to gather to collaborate, access resources and get the help they need to take their business to the next level. Demolition of existing space, which was previously used as the SCORE office, began March 17 and the project is expected to be complete this summer. In the simplest terms, Charleston-based GreenBy3 manages and coordinates construction and renovation projects for various clients, ranging from nonprofits to high-tech software firms. GreenBy3 calls its approach to project management a mindshift, as the customer’s needs are always first and they are met with a deliberate focus on construction coordination, team collaboration and building sustainability. GreenBy3’s role in the design and construction of the Catalyst Center is to represent the Chamber from concept to project completion so it can continue...

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Posted on Jan 21, 2014 in GreenBy3 Blog, GreenBy3 News

Construction and Demolition Recycling

The following article, written by Allison Cooke Oliverius and featuring GreenBy3 was published in December 2013 in a special publication by SC Biz News entitled RecyclomonicsSC. How businesses are collecting and recycling construction waste and turning it into other products. About 8,000 pounds of waste are typically thrown into the landfill during the construction of a 2,000-square-foot home, according to Sustainable Sources, an online green building resource. Forbes.com reports just over 600,000 houses were built in 2012 in the U.S., down from 2.5 million units built during the housing boom in 2005. When you multiply the typical amount of waste tossed into a landfill by the number of homes built, that equals a lot of construction material clogging up landfills, when so much of it can be reused or recycled. One of the bulkiest and least biodegradable pieces of construction debris is carpet. About 5 billion pounds of carpet is thrown away each year, according to Bloomberg.com. Wellman Plastics in Florence County is helping divert used carpet from the...

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Posted on Jan 16, 2014 in GreenBy3 Blog, GreenBy3 Stuff

New Space Encourages New Ideas

Crisis Ministries‘ new building is rapidly taking shape these days. This new facility, including a men’s shelter with designated beds for homeless veterans, a new kitchen and dining room, and additional administrative offices, will enable Crisis Ministries to expand their efforts to end homelessness. For several years, Crisis Ministries staff, board members, and volunteers have been exploring successful, innovative programs that address homelessness all around the country. In 2011, GreenBy3’s Jorge Riano was part of a delegation from Crisis Ministries that visited FareStart in Seattle Washington. Founded in 1992, FareStart provides homeless and disadvantaged people with life skills, job training, and employment in the food service industry. Partnering with local chefs and restaurants, participants learn to cook and manage commercial restaurant operations. The FareStart restaurant, open for business one night a week, is a popular dining spot in Seattle. On each “open to the public” night, program participants work under the tutelage of a local guest chef and community volunteers are the wait staff and hostesses. Recent program reports indicate...

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Posted on Oct 11, 2013 in GreenBy3 Blog, GreenBy3 Stuff

Donated Brick Make Crisis Ministries Project Greener

Good progress is being made on Crisis Ministries new facility. When finished, it will be a 30,000-square-foot building including an emergency dorm for men, a dorm for Veterans, a clinic, a dental room, a commercial kitchen and dining hall, a donation center, counseling offices, and a conference room. The building has been designed with energy efficiency and sustainability in mind. It incorporates energy efficient lighting and HVAC units as well as plenty of windows to make use of  natural light. This week we saw bricks forming columns around what will be the dining hall. But these aren’t just any bricks. Made by CalStar Products, a company based in Wisconsin, they are manufactured from fly ash with up to 37% recycled content in a process that uses up to 81% less energy and emits up to 84% less CO2. GreenBy3 secured a commitment from CalStar to donate all of the brick for the building’s exterior. “We are thrilled to be a part of the Crisis Ministries project – and a...

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Posted on Aug 29, 2013 in GreenBy3 Blog

Summer School at GreenBy3

GreenBy3 is lucky to operate in an area with local colleges and universities. Students are a valuable resource for small businesses such as ours that are trying to be innovative and trying to work “smart” as well as hard. College of Charleston’s Honor’s College Sophomore Parks Barroso started an internship with us back in the spring and Senior Historic Preservation and Community Planning major Dannielle Hobbs came to us for the summer after working in the City of Charleston’s Department of Planning, Preservation and Sustainability. It was a busy summer for GreenBy3 and we had plenty of projects for Parks and Dannielle to be involved in and help with. Parks did inventory of our warehoused reclaimed building materials, attended project meetings on Crisis Ministries’ new shelter for homeless men with Jorge, and made a trip to Hendersonville to see Biz611 and attend the Green Home Tour sponsored by Environmental Conservation Organization of Western NC . He also spent several hot days loading and unloading trucks as GreenBy3 moved from...

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Posted on Aug 22, 2013 in GreenBy3 Blog, GreenBy3 Stuff

Following the Ride the Future Tour

Electric Vehicle enthusiasts such as GreenBy3’s Jorge Riano have had a great time this summer following Ride the Future Tour — a cross-country caravan of all kinds of EVs — cars, motorcycles, scooters, and bikes — traveling to promote EV propulsion and to set four Guinness Book World Records! The tour started at Brittlebank Park right here in Charleston on July 4 (celebrating Independence, get it?) and made their goal of 44 cities in 44 days to finish at Google Headquarters in Mountain View, California on Aug. 16. 3,000 miles – Zero Gas. The idea started with one woman who wanted to do it — and it grew. The purpose was to demonstrate –  to the whole country –  just how amazing electric vehicles really are. If you’re tired of dependence on gasoline – there IS another option – even if you want to take a cross country road trip. So, what if you had an electric vehicle and wanted to go across country — or to Columbia for...

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