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Improvingaircompressionsystemsdramaticallyincreasestoexistingequipment <br />andtools,allowingamanufacturertoavoidordelaythecapitalcostsofpurchasinganew <br />compressorasdemandforairgrows;thisfactoralonecandoublethereturnoninvestment. <br />Somesystemupgradesimproveproductqualityandincreaseproductivity. <br />Becausevirtuallyalloftheenergyusedforcompressingairiselectricity,upgradesachieve <br />carbondioxidesavings. <br />NeilKellyCompanyhttp://www.neilkelly.com/ <br />NeilKellyCompanyhasbeenprovidinghomerepairsandremodelssince1947forthegreater <br />Portlandarea,andmorerecently,Eugene.Thecompanyalsoworkswithnewhomedesignand <br />specializesincabinets,windowsanddoors. <br />PGEEarthAdvantagenamedNeilKellyCo.thewinnerofits2003EarthAdvantage <br />RemodelerAwardfortheirexcellenceinsustainablebuilding.Severalotherawardshave <br />beengiventothecompanyfortheirsustainabledesignsandproducts. <br />Almostallofthewoodthecompanyusesissustainablyharvestedandmuchofitis <br />31 <br />reclaimed. <br />Producerofcabinetsmadefromwheatboardand/orsustainablyharvestedwoodwithlowor <br />non-toxicandadhesives.Theyalsocreateproductsmadeofcorkandlyptus. <br />Theirdeliveryvanandportionsoftheirrunonbiodiesel.In2004,NeilKelleybecame <br />oneofthePortlandbusinessestoinstalla100%biodieseltankfortheirownuse. <br />32 <br />ProvideNaturalSteptrainingsforemployeestopromotesustainablepractices. <br />33 <br />Historyofteambased,collaborativemanagementstyle. <br />Thecompanyreportsgettingagooddealofbusinessbecauseoftheirsustainablepractices <br />andproducts. <br />Gerding/EdlenDevelopmentCompanyhttp://www.ge-dev.com/ <br />Gerding/Edlenisacommercialrealestateconsultinganddevelopmentthatspecializesin <br />mixeduseurbanrenewalprojects.Thebeganin1996andhassincecompletedprojects <br />includingseveraldevelopmentsonPortland?swellknowBreweryBlocks. <br />Gerding/Edlen?sgoalistocreatebuildingsthatcreatemoreenergythantheyuse,keep <br />allstormwateronsite,eliminatetoxicmaterials,andcreateasustainableenvironmentfor <br />peopletoliveandwork. <br />Grants,assistanceandtaxcreditsoffsettwicethevalueofthe$700,000thecompanyspent <br />ongreendesignelementsoftheirBreweryBlocksprojects. <br />Thecompany?scondominiumproject,?TheHenry,?soldoutinrecordtimesatrecordhigh <br />prices,despiteachallengingmarket.DennisWilde,SeniorProjectManager,estimates <br />thatresidentswillsaveabout$600peryearinutilitiesthankstotheincorporationofgreen <br />design. <br />Costpremiumsaredecreasingastheircontractorsbecomemorefamiliarwithgreendesign. <br />WildetoldOregonNaturalStep,?Wecouldn?thaveboughtallthePRthatthishasbrought <br />us.We?vehadoneortwoarticlespublishedaboutusorourprojectseveryweekforthepast <br />34 <br />twoyears.? <br /> <br />