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4/30/2008 Winslow Joins The U.S. Green Building CouncilPRESS RELEASE April 30, 2008 (Boston) -- Winslow Management Company, LLC, a pioneer in green investing since 1983®, today announced its membership in the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), the leading non-profit organization in the U.S. focused on advancing the concept of green building. The USGBC composed of leaders from across the building industry working to advance buildings that are environmentally responsible, profitable and healthy places to live and work. Founded in 1993, its membership has grown to more than 14,600 member companies and organizations. It is best known for developing the LEED® (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Green Building Rating System™, a 3rd-party certification program and the nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction and operation of high performance green buildings. The LEED program has become an industry standard for demonstrating a building's environmental quality and efficiency; a powerful branding tool for architects, developers, and product companies; and, the basis for a growing number of local and state incentives encouraging green construction projects. Winslow's membership in the USGBC is the company's latest step in committing to environmental sustainability. In the past several years, Winslow and its leaders have:
"Winslow is a big believer in the importance of green buildings as a key solution to climate change and other environmental challenges. So we're very pleased to support the innovative efforts of the U.S. Green Building Council," said Ethan Berkwits, Director of Marketing at Winslow. "Our investment portfolios include a variety of companies within the green buildings industry - energy-efficient lighting companies, geothermal HVAC companies, recycled office furniture companies and modular carpeting companies, to name a few. The Council's efforts have helped to create exciting new opportunities for all of these companies, while also setting the stage for a major shift towards more environmentally responsible development in this country." In testament to its leadership, in the past five years alone, USGBC’s membership has quadrupled and over 3.2 billion square feet of building space are involved with the LEED program. USGBC has played a central role in the growth of the green building industry - the annual U.S. market in green building products and services was over $7 billion in 2005, over $12 billion in 2007, and expected by USGBC to grow to over $60 billion by 2010. If you are interested in joining the U.S. Green Building Council as an organization or an individual, visit the USGBC home page, and if you are interested in learning more about the USGBC's LEED certification program, visit the Council's LEED information site. Winslow has been a pioneer and leader in the world of green investing since its founding in 1983. The firm has earned recognition and praise over many years from investors, analysts and leading financial publications; its reputation is based on a long-standing commitment to its unique, environmentally focused investment strategy. Headquartered in Boston, MA, Winslow is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm. For more information, please call 1-866-804-5414 or visit www.winslowgreen.com.
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