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Ethan Tullos
  • 6 days ago
  • 1 min

The Meaning of "GreeNexus"

Throughout history, the color green has always been symbolic of life, vitality, growth, and nature. Notably, most plants contain chlorophyll, which reflects the green portion of the visible light spectrum into our eyes. However, the word ‘green’ has recently garnered more varied connotations beyond the color classification. But "green" isn't just an adjective anymore, "green" is also a verb. To "green" something isn't an alteration of its color, but a restoration of its vital
Ethan Tullos
  • Oct 30
  • 1 min

GreeNexus is Celebrating Our First Office!

Our passion for sustainability and green building knows no bounds; unfortunately, the same could not be said for our old office space. The growth experienced this last year has prompted our exciting announcement: GreeNexus Consulting has moved! Our new and expanded office space embodies our passion for sustainability with a focus on biomimicry, daylighting, and modular workstations. We were honored by those who joined us in celebrating the completion of our new office!
Ethan Tullos
  • Apr 1
  • 1 min

Earth Day 2019: Protect Our Species

GreeNexus Consulting is excited to participate in Earth Day 2019. Right now, the Earth is experiencing catastrophic species extinction. Every day, across the world, species are dying--some to the point of extinction. This trend is growing exponentially. As we seek to develop our communities, we forget to consider the consequences of this development. We must become mindful of how human actions affect the ecosystems that support species (including our own). Did you know that b
Ethan Tullos
  • Mar 13
  • 5 min

Commissioning Overview: How it all Works

ASHRAE Guideline 0, The Commissioning Process, defines commissioning as "a quality-oriented process for achieving, verifying, and documenting that the performance of facilities, systems, and assemblies meets defined objectives and criteria". Commissioning is an all-inclusive process for all the planning, delivery, verification, and managing risks to critical functions performed in, or by, facilities. Commissioning ensures building quality using peer review and in-field or on-
Ethan Tullos
  • Dec 20, 2018
  • 2 min

Happy Holidays from GreeNexus Consulting!

GreeNexus Consulting is excited to have celebrated our 8th year in business thanks to our wonderful sustainability community and our fantastic clients! Thank you for making this another successful year! In 2018, GreeNexus has certified 15 buildings totaling over 1.1 million square feet of space! These certifications equal: 5.5 Olympic sized swimming pools in water savings per year. Enough electricity to power 129.5 homes for a year. 1,280 Olympic sized swimming pools of wa
Ethan Tullos
  • Dec 18, 2015
  • 1 min

Season’s Greetings from GreeNexus Consulting!

Wishing you a joyful holiday & an abundant New Year! 2015 was our fifth year in business. This year culminated in 11 certified projects with over 2 Million square feet of LEED certifications, this includes two Panamanian projects that lasted over five years! We are grateful to have the opportunity to work with so many talented professional on an amazing array of projects. We are looking forward to what 2016 holds! Some highlights from 2015 are listed on our website. Bes
Ethan Tullos
  • Feb 1, 2015
  • 1 min

We are pleased to announce the following project was also certified LEED Gold this month!

Research Forest Lakeside, Building 4 Gold – LEED Core and Shell This 300,000-square-foot, 12-story office building in The Woodlands, Texas was designed to enhance a connection to nature and offer views of Lake Woodlands. Significant efforts were made to prevent erosion to the lake and reduce water use. The building captures facility condensate and stormwater for reuse in irrigation. An oversized storm system stores the water for reuse and allows particulates to settl
Ethan Tullos
  • Feb 1, 2015
  • 1 min

We are pleased to announce the following projects were certified LEED Gold this month!

Sheldon Fire Station No. 3 Gold - LEED for New Construction Home to volunteer fire fighters, this new fire station building in Sheldon, Texas achieved LEED-Gold certification. The project serves as an example to the community of a more energy-efficient and environmentally conscious building through the integration of solar panels, light shelves, and other energy saving components. Costa Del Este II (Torre V) in Panama City, Panama Gold – LEED Core and Shell 470,000 sq
Ethan Tullos
  • Dec 14, 2014
  • 1 min

Season’s Greetings from GreeNexus Consulting!

Wishing you a joyful holiday & an abundant New Year! 2014 was our fourth year in business. We are very blessed to have so many wonderful great clients and projects! GreeNexus Consulting appreciates the numerous referrals received this year, leading to new opportunities. Our team has been very busy with project and community work, and we are pleased to list our year in review below. We are looking forward to a bright 2015 with continued relationships and a few news ones
Ethan Tullos
  • Sep 10, 2014
  • 1 min

Upcoming Engagements

Coastal Resilience - GHF- Living Building Challenge Houston from GreeNexus Consulting, LLC GreeNexus is please to share our upcoming speaking engagements: AIA Houston- Rainwater to potable water permitting- September 10, 2014 Coastal Resilience Conference- The Living Building Challenge- October 9, 2014 Greenbuild- The Living Building Challenge- October 23, 2014 Texas Society of Architects- The Living Building Challenge – November 6, 2014
Ethan Tullos
  • Apr 22, 2014
  • 1 min

Earth Day Celebrations

On April 22, 1970, Earth Day was founded to support efforts to protect the environment. GreeNexus is pleased is issue our first newsletter - The Connection – today, in celebration of our Planet! Join us this week as we celebrate the following Earth Day and Earth Week events: The Monarch School Earth Day Festival: April 22, 10am to Noon. 2815 Rosefield Dr. Earth Day: Styrofoam Meltdown Party!: April 23, 6p-8p. Green Building Resource Center 1002 Washington Lights Out Hou