Professional Services
Our Professional Services are tailored for:
- Property and Business Owners
- Property Managers
- Business Representatives
- Health and Safety Officials & Sustainability Directors
- Architects & Interior Designers
- Engineers
- Developers
- General Contractors
- Homebuilders & Remodelers
- Environmental & Green Building Professionals
- Institutional Representatives
- Facility Managers
Environmental consulting expertise is combined with cutting edge sustainability practices to address the issues facing our clients today. Green Designs and Supply can examine client issues and identify solutions both responsively and expeditiously.
Green Designs and Supply’s goal is to help our clients achieve success. Our technical consultants and designers help our clients identify innovative solutions which lead to greater organizational efficiency and improved results.
We strive to offer exceptional customer service to serve the needs and objectives of our clients.
To get in touch with a professional at Green Designs and Supply (GDS) send us an email or call (651) 603-1ECO (1326).
It's All Here
A wide variety of products can be found at GDS. Working closely with a service-orientated supplier that offers a wide variety of products, will save you time and money. We can find the best products and prices available for your project.
Special Pricing
GDS extends special pricing to building professionals through our service based programs offered by our firm. We recognize the need to meet the rigorous budget demands of large-scale projects and we will work with you to develop a strategy that will allow you to go green, while saving some green.
Project Site Delivery
GDS can directly ship our products to you anywhere in the United States. Leave the logistics to us!
Installation
GDS works with experienced, pro-rated General Contractors, Fabricators, Electricians and Installers to ensure that our products are properly tailored for your project and installed. If you seek assistance with installation of our products, we can help in the referral process. And be rest assured, our list of preferred installers hold the appropriate insurance policy for your project. We request that our recommended installers hold both Professional Liability Insurance and Workers Compensation.
Sustainable Business Planning & Reporting
We can consult with you to determine the best standard that meet your needs.
Environmental performance standards for businesses and organizations utilized by GDS include:
`The GRI G3 tool is becoming one of the most widely used standards that define metrics, goals and methodologies in comparison to key sustainable development components, which consist of environmental, social and economic metrics. Would you like your business to conduct a Social Corporate Responsibility (CSR) report for this past year? Or do you need assistance with verification and auditing of the CSR report? If so, contact us today. Reporting should be conducted annually in order to measure accomplishments and potential deficits.
The NSF was developed in Sweden and has been utilized by organizations and businesses like the Basilica of Saint Mary, IKEA and Starbucks, just to name a few. The NSF can be an excellent tool used to measure an organizations Carbon Footprint among other methodologies that can improve a business’ bottom line through proper planning. The most effective frameworks include environmental sustainability, social equity and economic improvements in the planning and reporting process. Developed out of Sweden in 1989 by Swedish medical doctor and cancer researcher Dr. Karl-Henrik Robert, along with assistance from physicist Dr. John Holmberg, the NSF has been touted as a uniquely successful approach to achieve sustainability.
This process serves primarily to increase efficiency, minimize waste and maximize results. GDS tailors an effective strategy specific to your business. We generally recommend our LEAN Six Sigma program for businesses that may have a ways to go before reaching measurable results in sustainability.
This standard is primarily useful for Property Managers, Property Owners, Facility Managers or organizations that manage day-to-day clean up, building maintenance and general care.
When applicable, GDS also utilizes the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) guidance programs; we can analyze environmental compliance as it relates to the Clean Water Act (CWA), National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), Clean Air Act (CAA), Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) and the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA).
Green Building Consulting & LEED AP Services
We have accredited LEED professionals on staff to help achieve your LEED certification goals. Engaging an experienced LEED AP from GDS will get you one point closer to your certification goal! Services available provide assistance with LEED certification maintenance & compliance; and for new projects the design, calculations and submittal requirements needed to attain LEED certification.
We offer assistance for all LEED rating systems including: The 2009 LEED Version 3, which consolidates LEED for Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance, LEED for Commercial Interiors, LEED for Core and Shell, LEED for New Construction, and LEED for Schools.
We can provide assistance with Green Leases. And for green building projects already complete, GDS offers post-occupancy surveys and reports.
We can provide the assistance needed to certify or standardize your building or home with other green building standards available today, some of which include: Buildings, Benchmarks and Beyond (B3), the 2030 Challenge, Energy Star, the Living Building Challenge, Minnesota GreenStar, REGREEN, National Association of Home Builders Green Building Program (NAHB Green), Minnesota Green Communities and other programs specific to your state.
Following green standards and seeking certification for your building or home helps ensure a quality end-product that is built to last. There are also a number of marketing and branding benefits with green certifications. Additionally, certification opens the door for financial benefits that the user or developer may qualify for. Incentives are available from a variety of industry sectors such as Insurance Companies, Utility Companies and Cooperatives, State and Federal Tax Programs. To learn more about how your company, organization or home can best benefit from these incentives and programs, contact a professional from our knowledgeable Team to learn more via email.
Grant Writing
Green Designs and Supply has been busy writing grants for clients. We prepare grant proposals for a variety of sustainable project types, from Pollution Remediation funds, to Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency upgrades. Contact us today to learn how you can take advantage of a variety of stimulus funds to get development moving again.
'The services and people that I have dealt with at Green Designs and Supply (GDS) have been nothing but professional, friendly and courteous. They’ve been a pleasure doing business with, responsive and informative. I was looking for assistance with solar, geothermal and wind power investment opportunities, and their grant writing services won us our seed money to make this a truly win-win-win investment! Grant Writers at GDS were able to help me get money from the grants that I needed for this important project.' -Taylor Dixon
Green-Material Specification Research & Certification.
Manufacturers and representatives: Are you interested in certifying your materials with bonafide environmental sustainability standards? Hire a professional with GDS for the certification process. We can serve in the verification process as a third-party to certify materials with respective standards, protocols and eligible programs.
Buyers: With almost dozens to choose from, consult with a professional from our team to learn and strategize which certification programs will best meet your sustainability and marketing goals.
We realize that our company may not offer every high-performance building product on the market today; and if you don’t have the all the time in the world to conduct the proper research for your specification needs, that’s okay because you can leave the research to us! Our defined metrics take the most current and comprehensive third-party product certifications into account. Our preferred third-party verification systems serve to ensure you aren’t getting “green washed.” Just tell us what your needs are, and we'll use our extensive resources to find what you're looking for. Let us work to get you the best material at the best possible price.
Contact a professional and let us work with you to find proved strategies that will work best for your company. Contact us and determine which standard or set of standards are right for you.
Interior Design
Well thought out space planning and material selection is an important component for quality living. For both commercial and residential applications, proper design can help drive the bottom line when engaged early in the construction process.
According to the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), Americans spend an average of 90% of their time indoors where the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reports that levels of pollutants may run two to five times or even 100 times higher than outdoor levels! With this in consideration, GDS focuses its green design and product supply on interior spaces.
Our interior designs are centered on what’s been coined as “green design” which is a creative process that integrates quality and aesthetically pleasing designs with an emphasis on environmental protection, an enhanced return on investment, and the promotion of health and well being. Green designs, in the greater context of sustainability, considers how best to meet our present needs without compromising the needs of future generations to follow.
Contact us via email or phone to get in touch with a professional interior designer. We can set up a meeting to discuss your project’s vision, goals and scope. Our professionals can also be engaged to assist with tenant improvement lease approvals, space planning with 3D modeling, pre-bid contracts, and more.
Eco Event Planning
Green Designs and Supply provides professional services to make sure your events are truly green. From design staging to clean-up, our Eco Event Planning goes further to ensure that important sustainable and healthy choices are made in advance, prepared and executed for your event. We execute the finer details, and work to ensure your money isn’t being thrown out the door with the trash. Our Eco Event Planning services are applicable for a variety of events like property sales; business meetings, conferences, networking events, seminars; weddings, parties and ceremonies, among other engagements.
Throughout the event process, we offer our clients many different levels of sustainable alternatives that will guarantee a minimal impact on the environment and your pocket book. We provide efficient and effective planning strategies and the follow-through, to ensures your events are seamlessly produced, efficient, sophisticated and beautiful. 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed!