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Gast Architects is a recognized Green Business of the City & County
of San Francisco. We received technical assistance from our local
San Francisco Green Business Program to become recognized by our
local government. As a result, we saved water, electricity,
increased recycling, switched to greener cleaning products, all of
which reduce greenhouse gas emissions and provide multiple
environmental and economic benefits.  By changing our buying
habits, we help to encourage the growth of sustainable products and
services.
 
Small businesses are a large part of the economy of this State. 
Most of us do not have environmental staff to focus on conservation
and greening our business but if we are provided technical
assistance and useful guidelines, we are able to become recognized
as Green Business that saves resources, saves money, and attracts
customers. The San Francisco Green Business Program is a successful
one-stop shop for small to medium sized businesses like mine to go
green and quantify their efforts while getting a return on our
investment.

We highly recommend that any small business take advantage of the
program, and believe that many small businesses making changes like
we did can have a big impact. We strongly encourage your Board, the
Governor’s office, and the State legislature to consider including
a small business element in your investment plan. Thank you.