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Sustainable Industries Panel

The Sustainable Industries Panel's task was to review an Industry Report prepared by the consultant assisting with the Economic Development Strategy. This review will include an assessment of:

the industry description;
the issues, challenges and opportunities facing the industry;
and recommended strategies to address those challenges and opportunities.

The panel was asked to review their Draft Industry Report to:

Determine if there are gaps and/or missing elements in any of the areas listed above;
Provide input on priorities and tradeoffs among the strategies recommended, recommend additional or alternative strategies, and identify the constraints to successful implementation;
Evaluate the cost of various strategies and suggest appropriate roles or collaborations among organizations.

Industry definition: Service industries that assist other firms to institute systems and processes that are more sustainable; manufacturing industries whose products, in their operation or application reduce energy or other resource use. This would include:

Manufacture of air conditioning systems, fans and blowers, heat pumps, compressors, and condensers, steam, gas and wind powered turbines, integrated circuits and solar cells, electrical transformers, storage batteries, relays and switches. Recycled materials wholesalers. Architectural, engineering and environmental consulting services. Environmental, electronic, chemical and biological R&D services. Waste collection, treatment and disposal services.

The members of the Sustainable Industries Panel include:

Tracy Barton, Sales & Marketing Bioreaction

Bill Blosser, CH2M Hill

Ned Dempsey, Century West Engineering

Ralph Dinola, Green Building Services

Shane Endicott, The Rebuilding Center

Kim Hagstette, Du Pont Flooring Systems

John Haines, Shorebank Pacific

Carsten Henningsen, Progressive Investment Management

Randy Miller, Service Course Program, PSU School of Community Health

Karl Mundorff, BioReaction

Mike O'Halloran, IDC

David Pollock, Stormwater Management

Sam Sirkin, Ecos Consulting

Jim Tatham, EZ Conserve