Pennsylvania’s Green Building Alliance (GBA) recently announced the disbursement of grants amounting to $140,000 to recipients who were chosen based on a competitive criterion upon which they scrutinized a company, institution, or group’s capability in carrying out a sustainable green project. This program is part of GBA’s Green Building Product Initiative, which seeks to promote innovative and well-developed green buildings.
An estimated total of $558,000 Product Innovation Grants have been given away since December 2007.
In its 15 years of existence, GBA has successfully created various opportunities for Pennsylvania home, office, and business owners to move into the safer and healthier realms of environmentally-friendly living. These innovation grants serve as bridges between communities and organizations aiming for an improvement in both economic and environmental living conditions. It is an example that the government can definitely pick up and use as an inspiration for coming up with several sustainable green market programs, projects, and grants.
It also works in pretty much the same way that school contests are carried out; the most worthy or deserving groups or companies and institutions are awarded, while the others are given the chance to present innovative ideas. It serves as an impetus for groups to continuously produce better green products.
As the Green Building Alliance continues to churn out one program after another, it opens more avenues of positive change for communities that fully embrace economic prosperity and human well-being through green building practices.
