Participants set their own goals to reduce energy, water and waste; and to buy local and green

Year 3 starts March 1, 2013

Ends February 28, 2014

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Special Thanks to Our Partners

The GBC is currently a free program thanks to event sponsors and wonderful partners!

Year 2 Participants

Manufacturing

Hotel/Motel

Health Services

Education or

ResearchRetail

Restaurant

Other

Office

9 Educational Buildings

3 Health Services

5 Hotels

11 Other

34 Offices

2 Restaurants

4 Retailers

7 Manufacturers

Year 2 Participants Locations

Scorecard

Scorecard50 Strategies100 Points

Scorecard

Early Bird Baseline Submittals by April 1st

Building Envelope Points Added

6 Innovation Points

Year 2 Green Business Challenge Data

76 Participating Businesses

Year One Year Two

Participants 80 75

Square Footage 4.6 m 7.5 m

Range Sq. Footage

125 sq. ft.

to 1.5 million

180 sq. ft

to 3.5 million

Baseline Points 8 to 87 10 to 85

Average starting score 38 42

Repeat Participants 45

Year 2 Green Business Challenge Data

59 Completing Businesses

Year One Year Two

Participants 80 75

Completing GBC 55 59

Final Points 26 to 89 18 to 96

Finishing GBC Year 4,666,000 sq. ft. 6,763,000 sq. ft.

New Green Initiatives 450 600

Year 2 Green Business Challenge Data

59 Completing Businesses

Year One Year Two

Savings from participants $64,000 (11) $40,200 (24)

Energy $36,386 3,931,913 kwh (14)

Water $20,312 12,435,699 gal (13)

Decreased Waste $7,633 650,000 gal (6)

2 tons (2)

Increased Recycling 69,185 gal (6)

166 tons (2)

* Parentheses indicate number of participants included in the calculation

Live Oak Award Winners

Alcoa- Mt. Holly

Auto Sound Specialist/ Alternative Energy Systems

Blackbaud, Inc.

Boeing Company

Carolina Green Fair/ Two Fish Enterprises

Charleston County Park & Recreation Commission

City of Charleston; 3rd Floor 75 Calhoun

DwellSmart

Hawthorn Suites

Kiawah Island Community Association -Maintenance

Lowcountry Local First

Natural Investments Money with a Mission

Notso Hostel

Preservation Society

Sustainability Institute 113 Calhoun St.

Sustainability Institute Greenhouse

Year Three Started March 1, 2013

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Sensible Solutions for your Business and our Community

Begin the Year

Sign up for your online scorecard www.charlestongbc.com

Get your GBC USB for your energy, water, waste and recycling data and hundreds of tips, posters & more

Once registered, click "log in", then with your Green Team fill out 8 various environmental and social categories and set goals for your company.

Use your GBC flash drive to record your energy, water, waste and recycling baseline data. You will also find many tips, posters and example policies on the flash drive.

The GBC team will review your scorecard - offering suggestions early in the year and at the end of the year when they validate your score and tier.

March 1st, 2013 – February 28, 2014

Get Your GBC USB

Tonight

Check out the GBC table

Sign up for your online scorecard

Get your GBC USB

Visit the Sustainability Institute and Charleston County’s table for helpful tools

During the YearParticipants

Set goals and implement – for the year and for each month

Receive suggestions and tips from successful participants

Attend trainings

Submit a final scorecard. GBC year ends February 28, 2014.

Celebrate success

Join us!

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Sensible Solutions for your Business and our Community