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Posted on Jan 21, 2014 in GreenBy3 Blog, GreenBy3 News

Construction and Demolition Recycling

The following article, written by Allison Cooke Oliverius and featuring GreenBy3 was published in December 2013 in a special publication by SC Biz News entitled RecyclomonicsSC. How businesses are collecting and recycling construction waste and turning it into other products. About 8,000 pounds of waste are typically thrown into the landfill during the construction of a 2,000-square-foot home, according to Sustainable Sources, an online green building resource. Forbes.com reports just over 600,000 houses were built in 2012 in the U.S., down from 2.5 million units built during the housing boom in 2005. When you multiply the typical amount of waste tossed into a landfill by the number of homes built, that equals a lot of construction material clogging up landfills, when so much of it can be reused or recycled. One of the bulkiest and least biodegradable pieces of construction debris is carpet. About 5 billion pounds of carpet is thrown away each year, according to Bloomberg.com. Wellman Plastics in Florence County is helping divert used carpet from the...

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Posted on Aug 29, 2013 in GreenBy3 Blog

Summer School at GreenBy3

GreenBy3 is lucky to operate in an area with local colleges and universities. Students are a valuable resource for small businesses such as ours that are trying to be innovative and trying to work “smart” as well as hard. College of Charleston’s Honor’s College Sophomore Parks Barroso started an internship with us back in the spring and Senior Historic Preservation and Community Planning major Dannielle Hobbs came to us for the summer after working in the City of Charleston’s Department of Planning, Preservation and Sustainability. It was a busy summer for GreenBy3 and we had plenty of projects for Parks and Dannielle to be involved in and help with. Parks did inventory of our warehoused reclaimed building materials, attended project meetings on Crisis Ministries’ new shelter for homeless men with Jorge, and made a trip to Hendersonville to see Biz611 and attend the Green Home Tour sponsored by Environmental Conservation Organization of Western NC . He also spent several hot days loading and unloading trucks as GreenBy3 moved from...

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Posted on Jul 11, 2013 in GreenBy3 Blog

Localizing Your Supply Chain at the GOODBusiness Summit

In June GreenBy3 attended the GOODBusiness Summit, sponsored by Lowcountry Local First. The purpose of the event was to give local businesses an opportunity to explore alternative business models that support new paradigms in the business community. Jorge participated in a panel discussion called Localizing Your Supply Chain where he offered local entrepreneurs innovative solutions on how to keep it local. He also shared personal experiences with the audience and stressed the importance of building business resources. During the panel discussion, Jorge tackled the frequently asked question, “How is it possible to buy everything 100% local?” His answer: Rome wasn’t built in a day. He reminded the audience that you don’t have to buy everything local on Day One, instead it’s important to think of  it as a journey. We should concern ourselves with what we can accomplish today, but remember that one day we want to reach the goal of buying 100% local. How should a new business begin to localize their supply chain? Network with like-minded people and businesses who share a similar...

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Posted on Jun 19, 2013 in GreenBy3 Blog, GreenBy3 News

A Short History of GreenBy3

GreenBy3 is creating a mind shift in construction project management with its focus on collaboration, coordination and sustainability. GreenBy3 was founded by Jorge Riano in Charleston, S.C., in 2008. GreenBy3’s extensive experience in computer technology, facilities management and sustainability helps companies to be smart, sustainable, creative and well-represented as they build their new office building or renovate existing work space. About Jorge Riano, founder and owner  Jorge Riano was born in Cuba, immigrating with his family to the United States as a young child. He grew up in Texas and Florida and became interested in computers while studying at Florida State University. Over the years, Jorge worked in the technology industry as an engineer for major corporations such as: Delta Air Lines, Holiday Inn Worldwide, AT&T Network Services, Coca-Cola Corporate, BellSouth, Georgia Baptist Medical Center and Automated Trading Desk. Jorge’s expertise in computer technology guided his professional experiences and resulted in a deep expertise in facilities management, as well as IT. In 2001, while serving as the IT Team...

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Posted on Apr 11, 2013 in GreenBy3 Blog, GreenBy3 News

GreenBy3 Celebrates 5 Years of Collaboration, Coordination and Sustainability

CHARLESTON, S.C. – When Jorge Riano started GreenBy3 in 2008, he wanted to provide a service that no other company was offering: construction management for clients with an emphasis on collaboration, coordination and sustainability, as well as creativity. Five years later, he’s successfully managed construction projects for a variety of clients, including PeopleMatter, Charleston Digital Corridor, Neotrantor and The History Press. GreenBy3 celebrated the grand opening of PeopleMatter’s new world headquarters on King Street April 11, 2013. PeopleMatter closed a portion of King Street in downtown Charleston for team members, local dignitaries and special guests to celebrate moving in after an extensive 18-month renovation which was managed by GreenBy3. Riano worked as PeopleMatter’s onsite representative during the renovation and was recognized during the event. Riano was inspired to start GreenBy3 in 2008 after he successfully oversaw the construction of Automated Trading Desk’s new 68,000-square-foot mission critical facility in Mount Pleasant, S.C. Riano was then ATD’s IT Team Leader when he was asked to take on the responsibility of owner’s...

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