How To Increase Value With Green Friendly Projects

Knowing how to deliver the value is an area that requires continuous updating. Today, with the proliferation of energy/green technologies, it is impossible for one person to know all the ways to add value to a project. Green specialties are expanding every day. For example: energy efficiency, water efficiency, green janitorial, LEED Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design, recycling, transportation, etc..

Learn all you can, then collaborate with other professionals (who are also actively learning) and the value available to your clients' increases exponentially. It is important to be open to new ideas and fresh perspectives in this process. "Mind-Sharing" or brain-storming techniques can facilitate the process and maximize the number of useful ideas. (Results from the Profitable Green Strategies Course, www.ProfitableGreenSolutions.biz)

Education is cost effective. Doing things like joint venturing and collaboration are not only cost effective but they are typically the fastest ways to profits.

Environmental and Energy Education Links

https://www.aeecenter.org/seminars/

http://www.eere.energy.gov/

http://www.ashrae.org/education/

http://www.usgbc.org

http://www.ase.org

http://www.energystar.org

http://greeninginterior.doi.gov

More innovative ideas to bring more value to a project include:

Reciprocal Business Agreements

Joint Venture Opportunities

Utility and Free Tax Rebates and Incentives

Reciprocal Business Agreements:

Here is an example: In being given a $1,000,000 service contract for a rental car company the deal was enhanced with a contract on our part to secure that rental car company while traveling and this agreement delivered over $1,000,000 in additional car rentals.

In this case the client was landing an additional $1,000,000 doing business with us vs. the cpmpetition. Are there professionals, colleagues, partners and suppliers you could generate reciprocal relationships with? Can you match a client and a supplier who would benefit from each other? Can you offer support to make each more green?

In this example: We assisted customer # 1 supply environmentally green solutions to customer # 2. This benefited both companies in increasing more sales and saving money. During the next open bidding process there was virtually zero resistance because we helped them save costs and increase revenues. Being a "trusted advisor" is the favored position in business.

Joint Ventures:

For example: A travel agency who is "green" gives back half of its commissions to their clients in exchange for their travel business. What the client does is use this found "green" money to dund their green social programs, initiatives and scholarships. The end result for the travel agency is a business that doubles because they are delivering more value with their joint venture relationships.

Free Tax and Utility Rebates and Incentives:

For Example: A whopping 50% of sa solar energy project was funded by rebates from federal and state resources. An additional incentive on utilities lowered the installation costs even more. There are a variety of free tax incentives and utility incentives available in the next section.

We want some of these techniques to get your project approved. As you can see in the images the ices is disappearing quickly and our children are counting on you to make a difference.