Partners and Sponsors
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Owner Roger Scholfield's support has been off the charts! He has contributed two natural-gas powered Hondas to Greensburg, and is a generous benefactor to GreenTown. Roger and his Alternative Fuels Manager, Lee Lindquist, have attended several local events to show their support of the Green Initiative. Additionally, Roger is taking the lead in the greening of Wichita. He has launched "Honda Green Zone" as part of an overall strategy to educate local people about how to be more environmentally friendly. (Read about his project in the Wichita Business Journal here.)
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The generous, fun-loving folks at Scott Rice Office Works in Kansas City are donating the proceeds of their Hoops to Help fundraiser to GreenTown. This basketball competition raised money through entry fees, a raffle, and the auction of a KU basketball signed by the team and coach. Scott Rice Office Works is made up of a unique family of interdependent companies that combine highly specialized skills to offer fully integrated planning, furniture and finish-out solutions, technology as well as construction and move management.
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Covive provides research, writing and design of corporate sustainability reports utilizing the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) G3 Sustainability Reporting Guidelines for organizations seeking to implement sustainable practices. Covive has sponsored the hosting and site set-up costs for Greensburg GreenTown.
Thanks to Caroma for being the first large scale donor of construction materials for Greensburg residents. They have generously committed to donating 200 state-of -the-art, dual- flush, low water toilets. They will also outfit the first model home and offices for Greensburg GreenTown. The dual-flush technology was developed in Australia and has been used there for many years before coming to the U.S. Check out the Caroma website to learn more about these high quality plumbing fixtures.
CONTRIBUTORS TO DEMONSTRATION HOMES PROJECT
Dan Chiras and his team of builders and architects have procured a long list of contributions to the two homes they are designing and building. Thank you to the following businesses and individuals for their involvement in bringing this project to life:
eco-structure magagazine
official team sponsor, partnering with Chiras to raise money and awareness
Chelsea Green Publishers
money, publicity, books on sustainability and green building
New Society Publishers
helping raise money through publicity in their newsletter
3 wind turbine manufacturers: Entegrity, Endurance, and Abundant Renewable Energy
generous discounts on their turbines
American Clay
100% of the all-natural plaster and clay paints for the interior walls and ceilings of both homes
Gary Dillard of Red Pueblo Construction
application of the interior plaster for both homes at a generous discount
Hathmore Technologies
energy analysis, energy rating, and LEED certification at a discounted rate
Harvest Solar Energy
donation and installation of a solar electric system at a generous discount, and help with wind turbine installations
Evergreen Candleworks
Owner Linda Stuart will donate money from candle sales
CU (Colorado University) Continuing Education
two scholarships to residents or builders associated with Greensburg to attend three of Dan Chiras' workshops on passive solar design, green building, and residential renewable energy
Desiree Rengert and fellow students at SUNY-Brockport (State University of New York)
will sponsor a fundraising event to raise capital. Several students are interested in helping to build the homes this summer.
ICS
manufacturer of SIPs to be used on the roofs, is offering a discount on their product
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Conference Call University
Thank you for the very generous gift of an unlimited conference call line for meetings and committees! This has proven to be a very helpful tool in the rebuilding process!
Mother Earth News
Mother Earth News has supported Greensburg GreenTown in many ways including providing a variety of publications for our Resource Center, free subscriptions to residents, and they are the builder of the first model home and GreenTown offices!
http://www.motherearthnews.com/
Dwell Publications
Dwell has donated several books and magazines for our Resource Center.
Bee Well Herbs & Natural Foods
122 South Main Street in Pratt, Kansas
(620) 672-6625
We would like to thank everyone who has donated time, resources and money to Greensburg GreenTown and towards the effort to rebuild a sustainable Greensburg.Individual Donors
Thanks to the following individuals for giving generously of their time and expertise:
Everybody who has been involved in the Green initiative in Greensburg
There have been many, many people who have played a role in bringing to life the green initiative in Greensburg:
City leadership, especially Steve Hewitt, Lonnie McCollum and John Janssen and the City Council of Greensburg.
At the state level, Governor Kathleen Sebelius and her staff, the Kansas Energy Office, Kansas Housing, Kansas Small Business Development Center and others.
BNIM architecture.
Several federal agencies including USDA, EPA, FEMA, DOE.
And, most importantly, many residents of Greensburg, Kansas.