http://www.triplepundit.com/2008/10/green-exchange-marketplace-aims-at-becoming-the-largest-green-business-community-in-the-u-s/ Business, Better. Since 2005 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:33:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.triplepundit.com/2008/10/green-exchange-marketplace-aims-at-becoming-the-largest-green-business-community-in-the-u-s/comment-page-1/#comment-11575 Jill Mon, 15 Dec 2008 16:51:09 +0000 http://www.triplepundit.com/wordpress/2008/10/green-exchange-marketplace-aims-at-becoming-the-largest-green-business-community-in-the-u-s/#comment-11575 These guys are the worst green washers of all. I know of a few great businesses that they are not allowing in the building because they a competitors of companies that they are friends with! These guys are the worst green washers of all. I know of a few great businesses that they are not allowing in the building because they a competitors of companies that they are friends with!

]]> http://www.triplepundit.com/2008/10/green-exchange-marketplace-aims-at-becoming-the-largest-green-business-community-in-the-u-s/comment-page-1/#comment-11574 Brewse Mon, 06 Oct 2008 22:53:10 +0000 http://www.triplepundit.com/wordpress/2008/10/green-exchange-marketplace-aims-at-becoming-the-largest-green-business-community-in-the-u-s/#comment-11574 Manufacturing in America, Good Manufacturing Renewable Energy, Better Upscale Retail, not so Good Does anyone else see a green flag? The Baum Brothers Green Exchange project seems a bit suspect - I'd like to hear and see more. Who is doing the overall peer review on this project. LEED only covers the building and from the looks of it they are still some time away from their LEED ratings. So the Platinum certification claim is pure marketing. The Baum Brothers business group needs to take a step back and get a peer review before they step out with grand claims about LEED and Green Exchange. It will only support their efforts. In Chicago I'd recommend Carbon Solutions Group for peer review. Manufacturing in America, Good
Manufacturing Renewable Energy, Better
Upscale Retail, not so Good
Does anyone else see a green flag?
The Baum Brothers Green Exchange project seems a bit suspect – I’d like to hear and see more.
Who is doing the overall peer review on this project. LEED only covers the building and from the looks of it they are still some time away from their LEED ratings. So the Platinum certification claim is pure marketing.
The Baum Brothers business group needs to take a step back and get a peer review before they step out with grand claims about LEED and Green Exchange. It will only support their efforts.
In Chicago I’d recommend Carbon Solutions Group for peer review.

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