Running a Sustainable Business
With Phine's moms: Mia and Tracy Levesque
What is a sustainable business?
Typical Businesses are about The Bottom Line
- Profit - Make lots of money
Sustainable businesses are about The Triple Bottom Line
- People - Be nice to your employees and the community
- Planet - Be good to the environment
- Profit - Make lots of money
People
Planet
Profit
Planet
In 2010 We bought a Pair of buildings
They Were a Mess
But we decided we wanted to do a LEED Certified renovation
What is LEED Certification?
LEED is a test to make sure a building is green.
LEED Certification has Points
Integrative Process
- Does the team have skills in green building
- Did they have meetings, workshops and trainings about the project.
Location and Transportation
- Building is not on land that animals and wildlife live on
- Building is near open space
- Building has bike storage
- Building is walking distance from community resource
- Building is near public transportation
Sustainable Sites
- Building has a green roof
- Building is in the shade
- Outside the building can absorb rainwater
- Building has nontoxic pest control
Water Efficiency
- Building has fixtures that use less water
- Outside the building has native plants to absorb water
Energy and Atmosphere
- Building has efficient hot water system
- Building has efficient heat and air conditioning
- Building has solar panels
- Building has a good thermal envelope
- Building uses efficient lights and appliances
Materials and Resources
- Building uses recycled or reclaimed materials
- Building construction wasted is recycled or reused
Indoor Environmental Quality
- Building has walk-off mats
- Building has shoe racks
- Building was aired out before people moved in
- All paint and chemicals are non-toxic
Innovation
Did you do something super cool to make the building green.
2011 - We did it!
We got enough points for LEED Platinum!
We had a party and the mayor came
And so did these guys
It won awards :-)
B Corp's Most Inspirational Project Award
It won awards :-)
Philadelphia Commerce Department and the Community Design Collaborative's Storefront Challenge Award.
The Team