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According to research conducted by Berkeley's Insitute of Business and Economic Research, commercial properties are more valuable when certified as "green." Buildings with ENERGY STAR or LEED certification were found to command higher rents than similar, non-certified buildings in the same vicinity (download).

Based on data gathered by MIT's Department of Mechanical Engineering, the carbon footprint of most Americans, including the homeless, exceeds the global average. The report examines the consumption associated with 18 representative lifestyles and can be downloaded here.

Sun Microsystems released a study on the benefits of telecommuting. While savings in fuel and employee commute time were expected, it also found that less energy was required to support employees in the home office than at work (view).

Banner Creations Inc. knows fabric, green fabric. We've been printing on fabric since 1989 and printing on green fabric made from 100% post consumer bottles since 2001. For your banner, table cover, backdrop, totes and flag needs for meetings, trade shows, special events and point of purchase products choose green fabric. We can provide bamboo stands and pop up stands made using recycled plastics. We are experts in textile printing and finishing.

Innovative Office Solutions is an independently owned full service dealer of office and school supplies, office furniture, facility and maintenance supplies to business of all sizes. Through our Greener Office Products catalog, and our GreenPartner program, we partner with our clients to develop office products purchasing strategies that help meet the goals of their environmental initiatives. When it comes to furniture, we offer the environmentally friendly Evolve Furniture System, whose panels are 100% recyclable at the end of their lifespan, and contain an estimated 82% of recycled and environmentally friendly material.

Materials Processing Corporation has been processing and recycling electronic equipment for over 20 years. MPC is recognized for its expertise and commitment to the proper environmental processing and recycling of electronic materials. MPC has a strict "No Landfill" policy, which states that MPC will not landfill or permit to be landfilled any material which it processes, generates or utilizes within its operations.

Minnesota Computers for Schools is a program whose purpose is to provide affordable technology solutions to schools, teachers, and nonprofits that serve disadvantaged youth and those with special needs. It is a partnership that trains inmates at the Stillwater Correctional Facility to refurbish and upgrade computer hardware donated by businesses and places the systems in Minnesota K-12 public, private and charter schools and educationally based nonprofit organizations. Components that are not refurbished are recycled.

Rapid Refill Ink provides a complete line of inkjet and laser toner cartridges for all types of printers, copiers, fax machines and postage meters. Our specialty is remanufactured cartridges which save our customers up to 50% off manufacturer's pricing while saving the planet by keeping empties out of the landfill.