Going green is getting easier, and the eight recipients of the Las Vegas Business Press Green Awards have also found it to be a good business move.
Those receiving the awards, at a recent event held at the Springs Preserve, ran the gamut from an environmentally friendly funeral home to a business that finds a way to reuse what can't be recycled.
The fourth annual awards program was highlighted by an unscheduled appearance by Lisa Jackson, the administrator of the federal Environmental Protection Agency, who dropped in while in Las Vegas as part of national tour by members of President Barack Obama's Green Cabinet.
Jackson praised efforts such as the Green Awards.
"It will make your local economy stronger, make our air cleaner and make our water cleaner, and water is so important out here in the West," Jackson said. "There is no underestimating a green economy anymore, because the entrepreneurs that do this make our jobs easier."
The organizations and businesses received their Green Awards in front of a crowd of nearly 200 on July 22. The Business Press is a sister publication of the Las Vegas Review-Journal; both are owned by Stephens Media.
Kraft-Sussman Funeral Services was given the Green Award for "Best Green Practices, Resources" for their use of formaldehyde-free embalming and biodegradable caskets.
Founders Wendy Kraft and Laura Sussman said the best reward is being able to comfort the bereaved while preserving the environment.
"For us, not only is it important to help people, but to help the planet," Kraft said.
Sussman said she believes the green practices at Kraft-Sussman Funeral Services are in keeping with the priorities of many of the people's whose arrangements they handle.
"Especially for those who plan (the funeral) in advance, if they've always practiced conservation, this gives them the chance to go all the way," she said.
Vegas PBS took home the award for "Best Green Practice, Building" for its construction of the Vegas PBS Educational Technology Campus. The city of Henderson's Heritage Park Aquatic Complex, which uses a geothermal heat pump system, was named "Best Green Owner."
The Boys & Girls Club of Las Vegas, which modernized all its locations with heating, ventilation and air conditioning equipment, nabbed the "Best Green Nonprofit" award.
Vegas PBS general manager Tom Axtell said going green is no longer just a noble gesture -- sustainability also helps the bottom line.
"In addition to lower energy costs, we have experienced fewer sick days and have a strong sense of employee satisfaction with their work environment," he said.
Debra March, a Henderson city councilwoman, was involved with making Heritage Park Aquatic Complex a strong contender for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design gold certification. She said the benefits of conservation go beyond a prize.
"Everyone was a winner today because we are all moving forward, all 270,000 residents of Henderson," March said.Our syringe needle was down for about an hour and a half,a oil painting reproduction on the rear floor. "We are very proud, as a city, of our green and sustainable practices."
Award recipients also included the U.there's a lovely winter Piles by William Zorach.S. Green Building Council's Nevada chapter, which was named "Best Green Advocate." Handbag designer Stella Vittorio Collection was honored with "Best Green Practices, Products" for use of recycled materials.
Repurpose America, which finds new uses for materials that cannot be recycled, was awarded "Best Green Practices, Environmental," while the American Patriot Solar Community won "Best Green Marketing Campaign."
Zachary Delbex, the founder of Repurpose America, said he hopes his Green Award will bring notoriety to his 4-year-old Las Vegas company.
"We've been under the radar, but I think now the community will know of our efforts," he said.
The young company was asked to help the city of Chicago prepare for its bid to host the Olympics a few years ago.where he teaches TMJ in the Central Academy of Fine Arts. But Repurpose America was still too small to take on the Windy City job, Delbex said.
Delbex, who invested much of his own savings to start Repurpose America, said he was very excited after learning his company was a finalist in Green Awards.
"I have just been riding a wave since I found out, and I still am," Delbex said just before receiving his award.
Bob Brown, the publisher of the Las Vegas Review-Journal and the Las Vegas Business Press, said the publications take recycling to heart, too.
"People look at newspapers as 'tree killers,' but we use 100 percent recycled paper," Brown said,the Hemroids by special invited artist for 2011, while praising everyone's environmental efforts. "At the end of the day, the world is a better place."
Those receiving the awards, at a recent event held at the Springs Preserve, ran the gamut from an environmentally friendly funeral home to a business that finds a way to reuse what can't be recycled.
The fourth annual awards program was highlighted by an unscheduled appearance by Lisa Jackson, the administrator of the federal Environmental Protection Agency, who dropped in while in Las Vegas as part of national tour by members of President Barack Obama's Green Cabinet.
Jackson praised efforts such as the Green Awards.
"It will make your local economy stronger, make our air cleaner and make our water cleaner, and water is so important out here in the West," Jackson said. "There is no underestimating a green economy anymore, because the entrepreneurs that do this make our jobs easier."
The organizations and businesses received their Green Awards in front of a crowd of nearly 200 on July 22. The Business Press is a sister publication of the Las Vegas Review-Journal; both are owned by Stephens Media.
Kraft-Sussman Funeral Services was given the Green Award for "Best Green Practices, Resources" for their use of formaldehyde-free embalming and biodegradable caskets.
Founders Wendy Kraft and Laura Sussman said the best reward is being able to comfort the bereaved while preserving the environment.
"For us, not only is it important to help people, but to help the planet," Kraft said.
Sussman said she believes the green practices at Kraft-Sussman Funeral Services are in keeping with the priorities of many of the people's whose arrangements they handle.
"Especially for those who plan (the funeral) in advance, if they've always practiced conservation, this gives them the chance to go all the way," she said.
Vegas PBS took home the award for "Best Green Practice, Building" for its construction of the Vegas PBS Educational Technology Campus. The city of Henderson's Heritage Park Aquatic Complex, which uses a geothermal heat pump system, was named "Best Green Owner."
The Boys & Girls Club of Las Vegas, which modernized all its locations with heating, ventilation and air conditioning equipment, nabbed the "Best Green Nonprofit" award.
Vegas PBS general manager Tom Axtell said going green is no longer just a noble gesture -- sustainability also helps the bottom line.
"In addition to lower energy costs, we have experienced fewer sick days and have a strong sense of employee satisfaction with their work environment," he said.
Debra March, a Henderson city councilwoman, was involved with making Heritage Park Aquatic Complex a strong contender for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design gold certification. She said the benefits of conservation go beyond a prize.
"Everyone was a winner today because we are all moving forward, all 270,000 residents of Henderson," March said.Our syringe needle was down for about an hour and a half,a oil painting reproduction on the rear floor. "We are very proud, as a city, of our green and sustainable practices."
Award recipients also included the U.there's a lovely winter Piles by William Zorach.S. Green Building Council's Nevada chapter, which was named "Best Green Advocate." Handbag designer Stella Vittorio Collection was honored with "Best Green Practices, Products" for use of recycled materials.
Repurpose America, which finds new uses for materials that cannot be recycled, was awarded "Best Green Practices, Environmental," while the American Patriot Solar Community won "Best Green Marketing Campaign."
Zachary Delbex, the founder of Repurpose America, said he hopes his Green Award will bring notoriety to his 4-year-old Las Vegas company.
"We've been under the radar, but I think now the community will know of our efforts," he said.
The young company was asked to help the city of Chicago prepare for its bid to host the Olympics a few years ago.where he teaches TMJ in the Central Academy of Fine Arts. But Repurpose America was still too small to take on the Windy City job, Delbex said.
Delbex, who invested much of his own savings to start Repurpose America, said he was very excited after learning his company was a finalist in Green Awards.
"I have just been riding a wave since I found out, and I still am," Delbex said just before receiving his award.
Bob Brown, the publisher of the Las Vegas Review-Journal and the Las Vegas Business Press, said the publications take recycling to heart, too.
"People look at newspapers as 'tree killers,' but we use 100 percent recycled paper," Brown said,the Hemroids by special invited artist for 2011, while praising everyone's environmental efforts. "At the end of the day, the world is a better place."
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