The GreenShape team with D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty and DDOE Director George S. Hawkins
Mayor Fenty distributed the award inside the packed Big Bar Café saying, “The Environmental Excellence Awards recognize the very best in sustainable commerce in the District of Columbia. Every day, the winners demonstrate that taking care of the environment makes good business sense.”
The application asked us a simple set of questions, including: What does your organization do to further an environmentally responsible agenda? How does your company contribute to the local economy? What examples of your organization’s work support your claims?
Citing GreenShape’s mission of guiding the green building movement, we provided proof of our impact with aggregated data pulled from 9 of our 13 LEED certified projects. Our application discussed our role as community educators, Iris Amdur’s contribution to the DC Green Building Act, and our participation in creating the LEED for Schools rating system. We demonstrated how we at GreenShape walk the walk by taking public transit to work, using timers on our outlets, double sided printers, and energy star rated equipment. Read the GreenShape case study.
GreenShape has worked tirelessly to guide businesses, governments, and individuals towards more sustainable practices, and winning an award in recognition of those efforts has motivated us to continue our work and extend our reach. To us, being green isn’t just a fad or a business decision. It is a way of life that we embody every day, and we are proud to be able to help DC realize its goal of leading by example.
“So I assume we’ll see you back here next year?” Mayor Fenty asked GreenShape Marketing Coordinator Emmy Schneider as he exited after the ceremony.
We sure hope so!