Press Release: Main Line Chamber of Commerce's GO Green Makeover Contest - a project to help area businesses learn about sustainable practices and resources, and how saving energy, saves money.

1.
TURNING
SILVER
INTO
GREEN:
Main
Line
Chamber
of
Commerce
awards
Ardmore
law
firm
Silver
&
Silver
a
money-­‐saving
green
makeover—&
15
minutes
of
fame
ARDMORE,
Pa.
(January
13,
2012)
Unless
you're
Kermit
the
Frog,
Sesame
Street's
most
popular
Muppet,
proclaiming
it
"isn't
easy
being
green"
won't
get
you
a
lot
of
sympathy
these
days.
Which
is
why
Main
Line
Chamber
of
Commerce's
GO
Green
Committee
has
embarked
on
a
project
to
help
area
businesses
learn
about
sustainable
practices
and
resources,
and
how
saving
energy,
saves
money.
Accompanied
by
a
team
of
energy
efficiency
experts
and
a
video
crew,
GO
Green
committee
chairs
Roderick
Wolfson
and
Béke
Beau
will
take
over
Silver
&
Silver's
100-­‐plus-­‐year-­‐old
building
on
February
1
for
a
comprehensive—and
on-­‐air—energy
audit.
Scripted
as
a
home/office
improvement
reality
television
show,
the
video
will
document
the
team's
top-­‐to-­‐
bottom
assessment,
which
will
include
thoughtful
dialogue
about
the
merits
and
how-­‐to
of
sustainable
renovations
and
a
concrete
strategy
to
increase
energy
efficiency
and
reduce
energy
costs.
Though
the
video
will
be
edited
down
to
a
5-­‐minute
short,
the
raw
footage
will
be
available
to
Silver
&
Silver
for
future
reference.
Along
with
the
energy
audit,
Silver
&
Silver
will
have
the
opportunity
to
work
with
and
purchase
products
from
these
experts
at
a
reduced
cost.
By
transforming
one
of
the
Main
Line's
most
reputable
firms
into
one
of
its
greenest,
and
sharing
an
important
part
of
the
process
via
the
video
(a
screening
is
planned
for
February
21),
MLCC's
GO
Green
Committee
will
achieve
its
overarching
goal
of
showing
businesses
how
they
can
integrate
environmental
thinking
throughout
their
operations.
Along
with
the
video
screening,
the
February
21st
event
will
feature
a
discussion
on
greening
commercial
properties,
along
with
a
green
business
networking
reception.
The
green
experts
involved
will
discuss
applying
the
lessons
shown
to
other
businesses.
This
is
a
great
event
to
learn
more
about
energy
efficiency
and
meet
many
green
experts.
The
event
is
free,
but
pre-­‐
registration
is
required.
Food
and
drinks
will
be
provided.
The
site
of
the
event,
Villanova
University's
Driscoll
Hall
is
a
LEED-­‐certified
gold
medal
building.
More
information
is
available
at
MLCC
GO
Green
Makeover
Event.
MEDIA
CONTACT:
Dawn
Elyse
Warden
The
Whole
Enchilada
PR
Dawn@TheWholeEnchiladaPR.com
(267)
250-­‐8005
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