Expert Q&As

Quality of air is just one of several factors that contribute to a healthy home or work environment. Pollutants, carbon emissions, and VOCs (volatile organic compounds) in the air pose a hazard to health and the environment. For the past five years, Peter Mann, CEO of Alen Corporation, a portable air purifier manufacturer based in Austin, TX, has been creating indoor air-quality products that can make us all breath a little easier.

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We spoke to Kate Lowry, product manager for the Lancaster, PA-based company ECORE International, the makers of ECOsurfaces, a sustainable commercial flooring product whose main ingredient is recycled tires. ECOsurfaces not only benefits the environment, but looks stylish and feels great underfoot. ECOsurfaces is manufactured by ECORE International and distributed solely by Gerbert Limited in the United States.

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Clean Air’s motto is “changing the way America mows the lawn.” With a company history web page that starts out “Three guys walk into a bar…,” these folks may be a breath of fresh air in more ways than one.

President Gerry Keane is an avid outdoorsman, family man, and entrepreneur who’s been in business since the dot-com boom, and sounds happy to be right where he belongs- on the cutting edge, so to speak.

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At 180 years old, serving over three million customers, Con Edison is definitely one of the Big Dogs. ConEdison Solutions, a subsidiary, focuses on power supply, energy efficiency, and greener solutions for businesses, residential, and government customers. VP James Dixon is currently Vice Chairman of the National Association of Energy Services Companies (NAESCO) which is the leading energy services industry trade organization that promotes energy efficiency nation-wide with over 70 member companies. He's an electrical engineer, a lawyer, and a retired Army man.

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In 1998, some of the people involved in metal roofing decided to cooperate and educate people about the benefits of their product. They did a really good job, to understate the case- they managed to get that product written into the recently passed stimulus bill without- to the best of MGB's knowledge- even one Congressman objecting in order to get some on-camera time. President Bill Hippard explains why below.

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