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Green Business Leadership Council

 

The Green Business Leadership Council (GBLC) is dedicated to assisting businesses and organizations in developing sustainable best practices, promoting sustainable business polices and educating the community on sustainable business intiatives.

The GBLC meets at The Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce on a monthly basis to develop plans and coordinate programs to impact Green Iniativies in the area.

 

Sarasota County Footsteps of Sustainability

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GBLC Presentations


State College of Florida


The Center for Corporate & Community Development at the State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota, provides quality learning for people of all ages. A large segment of our market is workforce development. More than 40 companies take advantage of training each year, designed and delivered by SCF, onsite, on campus or even on line. New classes are continually added to reflect the changing needs of the community . In response to the growing interest in sustainability, SCF is offering several new classes beginning this summer, in Green Building, LEED Core Concepts, Solar Thermal Systems and PV systems. For more information on these and other classes, contact Daisy Vulovich at 941-363-7200 or vulovid@scf.edu

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Lee-Hayes Byron


Sarasota County is implementing a series of programs targeted at becoming a Center for Innovation in Energy and Sustainability. One focus of those efforts is creating demand for building energy efficiency retrofits through such programs as the Get Energy Smart Retrofit Program that will provide rebates and low income loans for home energy improvements. The Neighborhood Stabilization Program which purchases foreclosed homes and renovates them for resale as affordable housing is also implementing strong energy efficiency criteria so that those homes can be used as demonstrations of energy saving strategies in existing homes. The County has also been designated as one of two Energy Economic Zone pilot projects by the state of Florida which presents a unique opportunity for showcasing innovative approaches to economic development and greenhouse gas reduction. Additional models for increasing adoption of energy efficiency and renewable energy and creating jobs in these emerging industries are being evaluated including Property Assessed Clean Energy financing which allows property owners to finance energy improvements on their property taxes. Sarasota County is proud to have a strong foundation of leadership in green building through both public sector commitments and private sector expertise and innovation, with many of the country’s top green building professionals calling Sarasota County home. Through a collection of education, incentive and demonstration programs, Sarasota County is committed to creating demand for energy and sustainability services and products as a tool for long term, sustainable economic development.

Greater Sarasota Chamber Green Business Partners

  • Akuwa Solutions Group
  • All Faiths Food Bank
  • All Stat Home Health
  • Anexio, Inc.
  • Aqua Plumbing & Air
  • Arrow Environmental Services
  • ASPIRE partners, LLC
  • atLarge, Inc.
  • Baskerville-Donovan, Inc.
  • Bee Ridge Lighting and Design
  • Carlson Studio Architecture
  • Carlson Studio Marketing
  • Children's World Uniform Supply
  • Coastal Chemical & Paper Supply, Inc.
  • Dave's Auto Repair
  • Dent & Johnson Chartered
  • Doctors Hospital of Sarasota
  • DwellGreen
  • Economic Development Corporation of Sarasota County
  • Edelsbacher Design Group
  • Elite Solar Services
  • Elite-Weller Pools, Inc.
  • Englewood Community Hospital
  • FETCH! Pet Care
  • Green Homes & Buildings Pro, Inc.
  • Gulf Coast Signs of Sarasota, Inc.
  • HDR Engineering, Inc.
  • Hurricane Glass Shield, Inc.
  • Jackson Hewitt Technology Services LLC
  • Jaks's Downtown
  • John Cannon Homes, Inc.
  • Kerkering, Barberio & Co. P.A. ,CPAs
  • Kimal Lumber Company
  • Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc.
  • Kwik Kopy Main St Graphics
  • Landmark Bank of Florida
  • LEDS Computer Solutions
  • Living Walls Furniture & Design
  • Local Coffee + Tea Siesta Key Village
  • Longboat Key Club
  • Mercedes Medical
  • Moneyjingle.com
  • MyGreenBuildings, LLC
  • NaturZone Pest Control
  • N&M Cooling and Heating, Inc.
  • Polaris Property Management
  • The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art
  • Sarasota Architectural Salvage
  • Sarasota Coastal Credit Union
  • Sarasota Convention & Visitors Bureau
  • Sarasota Document Shredding
  • Sarasota Memorial Health Care System
  • SCOPE
  • Shelby Financial Group
  • Simply Gourmet
  • Snelling Staffing Services
  • Stantec Consulting
  • Sun Hydraulics Corporation
  • Suncoast Communities Blood Bank
  • Terry's Plumbing Service, Inc
  • Tervis Tumbler Company
  • TPC Prestancia Golf Club
  • Tri County Air Conditioning
  • Tubular Skylight, Inc.
  • Waste Management Recycle America
  • Whole Foods Market Inc.
  • Willis A Smith Construction, Inc.
  • WilsonMiller, Inc.
  • Zest! of Sarasota

Other Green Initiatives

City of Sarasota
University of South Florida
State College of Florida
Economic Development Corporation of Sarasota County
Florida Alliance for Renewable Energy (FARE)
Florida Energy & Climate Commission
Florida Green Building Coalition
Sarasota County Government (Green Business Partnership)
Sarasota County Government/SCOPE Green Map
Sarasota County Technical Institute
Sarasota Green Connection
Sarasota Network for Climate Action
Summit for Environmental Action (SCOPE)
Suncoast Workforce Board
US Green Building Council

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