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Posted on Jun 28, 2013 in GreenBy3 Blog, GreenBy3 News

Construction Begins on Crisis Ministries’ New Men’s Shelter

GreenBy3 was chosen as Crisis Ministries’ onsite representative for its focus on collaboration, coordination and sustainability. GreenBy3 has already secured a donation of 127,000 sustainable brick for the new shelter. CHARLESTON, S.C. – Site work has begun to prepare for the construction of Crisis Ministries’ new 30,000-square-foot men’s shelter and soup kitchen. GreenBy3 was chosen as Crisis Ministries’ onsite representative for the $7 million project, which is expected to be completed in spring 2014. “We are excited to begin work on this project,” said Jorge Riano, GreenBy3 founder and president. “In addition to our role as the client’s onsite representative, in which we will collaborate and coordinate with all parties involved in the project, we will also look for ways to enhance the sustainability of the building. This includes the use of reclaimed and sustainable materials.” GreenBy3 already has secured a commitment from CalStar Products Inc. to donate all of the brick for the building’s exterior. Based in Wisconsin, CalStar’s bricks are manufactured from fly ash with up to 37% recycled...

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Posted on May 13, 2013 in GreenBy3 Blog, GreenBy3 Stuff

GreenBy3’s Latest Project a “first of its kind” Sustainable Building

The finishing touches are being put on Biz611, a business incubator in Hendersonville, N.C., that will help cultivate young startups focused on helping the environment and developing software. The incubator is GreenBy3’s latest project and it’s scheduled to be completed by the end of this month. Located at 611 N. Church St. in downtown Hendersonville, Biz611 (pronounced Biz Six Eleven) is the first building of its kind in the area. A long list of sustainable practices was incorporated in the construction of the 9,500-square-foot building, as well as in the way it’s designed to run. The building maximizes natural light, generates solar energy and captures water for use by way of an inverted roof and cistern. It also features a “living wall,” or a vertical green wall. The building’s real-time energy efficiency performance will be continually reported on monitors throughout the building, allowing tenants to see their impact on the building’s energy consumption. The building also is designed with a lot of glass, open space and common areas to encourage collaboration, creativity and interaction among the businesses. GreenBy3’s involvement...

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Posted on May 2, 2013 in GreenBy3 Blog, GreenBy3 Stuff

Collaboration Coordination and Sustainability in Action

Those of you who have been following GreenBy3 in the last year are aware of a project we’ve been working on in  Hendersonville, North Carolina — it’s Biz 611, a new, contemporary-style incubator space for small, start-up software development businesses in Western North Carolina. The construction phase of that project is almost complete and this month we’ll be sharing lots of details on this exciting project with you. But first, we want to back up almost two years. Before there was a new building, there were two existing buildings on the site that needed to be cleared from the lot. The work GreenBy3 did to identify useful materials in those two buildings and working with the new building’s architect and general contractor to reclaim and reuse those materials is a great example of what we mean when we talk about the importance of collaboration, coordination and sustainability. We knew it would reduce the new building’s environmental footprint and save money for our client if we could reclaim and reuse brick,...

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Posted on Aug 10, 2012 in GreenBy3 Blog, GreenBy3 News

Biz 611 in the News

The Biz 611 green and tech incubator that is currently under construction in Hendersonville, NC is beginning to attract attention around town. Take a look at this great article that appeared in the Hendersonville...

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Posted on Apr 13, 2012 in GreenBy3 Blog, GreenBy3 Stuff

Biz611 Project Update

In recent posts we have shared some detail about our new project in Hendersonville, NC. Now that deconstruction and reclamation are complete, we are ready to focus on the new building that is to take shape on the now empty lot at 611 Church Street in downtown Hendersonville. The new building will be a business incubator for start-up green and software development companies. Appropriate to its purpose, it will be an environmentally friendly building; maximizing natural light, generating solar energy, and capturing water for the building’s use by way of the inverted roof. For anyone passing by on the street, a couple of features will immediately announce the building’s green orientation. One is the plug-in station for electric or hybrid vehicles. Another is the “living wall” featuring a vertical garden on the the Church Street side of the building. The 9,000 square-foot, two-story building will have 16 individual offices spaces, ranging from a one-person office to a suite that will accommodate six to eight people. Generous shared space including...

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