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President-Elect Barack Obama campaigned hard along the road to the White House. Amongst his platform issues, Obama slated very specific initiatives to move this nation toward greener practices extending from energy efficiency to green building.

The United States Green Building Council (USGBC) continues to work tirelessly using the momentum of the campaign and existing green strategy to ensure sound policies are put in place with his new administration.

Among its initiatives, the USGBC is an institution that remains a strong force in ensuring that promoting green building and efficiency goals remain a priority for the new administration. With these proposals and incentives President-Elect Obama's plans for smart growth have the potential to create some 5 million new green jobs and $35 billion in annual economic activity.

The Presidential election may be over, but we here at The Refinishing Touch are elated to see the campaign efforts of the USGBC continue as we move forward toward a greener America.

Labels: government, Green, USGBC

The Refinishing Touch team is at the International Hotel/Motel & Restaurant Show (IH/M&RS) in New York City. The show officially started on Sunday, November 9 and runs through November 11, at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. A staggering 35,000 people were expected to attend over the course of the show.

A focus for this year's show is environmental trends and related issues facing the hotel and motel industry, with Former U.S. Green Building Council President and CEO, Christine Ervin, outlining her thoughts in a keynote speech. Additionally, multiple breakout sessions are being chaired by some of the leading green thinkers in the hospitality industry.

This is definitely the show to attend if you are a hotel or motel industry executive that is looking for ways to increase profitability and enhance your company's image by going green.

If you are at the show please stop by and visit us at booth #3626.

Labels: Green, Hospitality, USGBC