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PO Box 1575, MC 1220
404 W. Fontanero St.
Colorado Springs, CO 80901
Phone: (719) 385-2746
Contact: Carrie McCausland
Email: cmccausland@spring. . .
Hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

 


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City of Colorado Springs / Environmental Sustainability / Green Fair 2009



 
The City of Colorado Springs and Colorado Springs Utilities teamed up for the 2009 Green Fair and it was a success! Close to 1,000 people attended and learned more at the how to clinics or from vendors providing a variety of different green services.  
Green Fair 2008

  
Banner Bag Winner is Sara Begley!  Congratulations Sara.
 
 "How to" clinics were held in the adjacent Lon Chaney Theater...
9 a.m. Conservation Hardware - Sustainability 101
10 a.m. Pikes Peak Urban Garden - Composting and prepping soil for spring
11 a.m. Xeriscaping with Springs Utilities
noon Alicia Archibald, BETTR Recycling
1 p.m. Pikes Peak Sustainable Business Network
2 p.m. Colorado College Student Energy Audits and Retrofits program
3 p.m. Green Building with the Southern Colorado USGBC and Farnsworth Group
4 p.m. Energy Conservation with Colorado Springs Utilities
 
The official corporate sponsor of the 2009 Green Fair was Core Energy, Inc. Core Energy, Inc. is a Colorado Springs solar and wind energy company committed to helping consumers go completely green or make incremental improvements as able. They provide sales, installation and service calls for solar panels and wind turbines. Core Energy, Inc. has been in business for more than five years and offers expertise with many different companies such as Berwick Electric, Diaz Construction and Mountain View Electric Association.
 
Our vendors...
Core Energy Inc., solar and wind energy 
Springs Mountain Water - waste reduction
City Stormwater - water pollution prevention education 
Metro Rides - alternative transportation (bicycling, carpooling, van pooling)
Transit Mountain Metro - alternative transportation (bus service)
El Paso County Environmental Services - Recycling directories, Household Hazardous Waste Disposal information, and yard waste information 
AC Solar, wind and solar energy and energy-efficient appliances
American Institute of Architects (AIA) - U.S. Green Builders Council (USGBC)
Benjamin Moore & Co, low VOC and eco friendly paints
Bestway Disposal, single-stream, curbside recycling service
Bestway Plumbing, Heating & Solar, Inc, solar hot water heaters
Cartridge World, toner cartridge re-use 
Catamount Institute & Pikes Peak Sustainable Business Network, education and networking
Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, green programs and live critters
Clean Air Lawn Care, lawn care powered by renewable energy
Colorado Springs Conservation Corps, conservation & energy efficiency
Colorado Timber Homes, structural insulated panels and concrete forms
Community Intersections, electronics recycling
Conservation Hardware, sustainable products for homeowners
Custom Concept Exteriors, energy-efficient windows/doors/sunrooms
Designer Builder Solutions/Home Lighting, recycled material countertops and home materials
E-Coffins, USA, environmental burials
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 8, environmental education information
FBG Services Corporation, green cleaning (home & work)
Fort Carson Sustainability, examples of local sustainability plan success
Free Solar Heat Machine, solar panel heater
Global View Foundation, sustainability exhibits/SUS Bus
Goodwill Industries, reusing goods and computer recycling
Grant Farms, Community Supported Agriculture
Green Sources, green landscaping and literature
Keep Colorado Springs Beautiful and Bettr Recycling
Kimball Lighting, LED lighting
LKA Partners, Inc., sustainable design
Metech, electronics recycling
Mountain Light Company, LED lighting
Namaste Solar, domestic solar hot water systems
Old Town Bike Shop, biking and accessories
Peak to Plains Alliance, local food resources and restaurants
Perkins Motor City Dodge, energy efficient vehicles
Pikes Peak Library District, green library resources and building projects
Pikes Peak Urban Gardens, growing local food
Regis University, Masters of Arts in Innovative Studies - Green Technologies
Smokebrush Gallery, Eco-tech art and art workshops
Solar Colorado, solar hot water systems
Solar Design of Colorado, Inc. solar attic fans and solar tubes
Southeastern Colorado Renewable Energy Society, renewable and efficient energy use
Sus Bus, environmental education
Terra Essentials, green business/product directory
The Doodler, green and organic apparel
Thermo Fluids Inc., environmental and recycling services 
University of Colorado at CS-sustainability programs and education
Weston Solutions, Inc., energy conservation and green buildings
 
Questions? E-mail: greenfair@springsgov.com.





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