Chapter 1: For starters, CI Works will be upgrading all of the lighting in the 11 Chestnut St. building we now own. All lighting with be upgraded to LED’s (or light emitting diodes). This technology has been around for years, but not all commercial building owners have taken advantage. The simple math at CI Works is annual electricity savings of $16,000. This begs the question – what owner would not want to have this benefit? I’m certain that many will be able to come up

Commercial building owners are often not either energy savings nor environmental sustainability focused types. They are just more short term profitability oriented…….or just dinosaurs. For the most part, they do not see capital investments in these initiatives or technologies as providing enough short term results or as primary to their business – hence avoidance rationale. If they can’t sell it, why should they care about it? Here is where more clarity, less conflicting m

Who are you? Mary Swenson, owner of Farm + Sea What is your business? A small batch home fragrance company, specializing in coconut & soy wax-based candles and other fragrance goods for home & body Is there a story behind your business? I’ve always been entrepreneurial-minded, a little creative, and into design and home decor. I worked for many years in the corporate world, but I always felt this nagging pull that there was something else out there for me. In 2015, I randomly