In The News
(also posted on our blog at www.cleanenergytalk.com)

SBS on the evening news
March 4th, 2010

Well first it was the paper, now it is the news. We were proud to see our firm highlighted on the evening news on channel 13 here in Missoula. It is truly crazy to see our entire business plan, renewable energy systems, building efficiency improvements, building auditing, carbon footprint strategy work, ALL OF IT, crammed into less than 2 minutes of TV time. It’s not necessarily a bad thing, but it sure explains why so much of the information out there in our world is glossed over and distilled into sound bites and quotes. We simply don’t have time for the details!

SBS is Carbon Neutral
February 25th, 2010

Sustainable Building Systems, LLC (SBS) is excited to announce that as of March 2010 we are officially carbon neutral.
In order to make that statement SBS has done an assessment of its carbon footprint based on a full year of office utility data and an extrapolation of vehicle emissions based on our two busiest months of the past year.  This footprint (51.4 MT) has been offset through an agreement with Clear Sky Climate Solutions  (http://www.clearskyclimatesolutions.com/) to purchase CCX Certified carbon offsets generated through ranching stewardship projects right here in Montana.
We recognize this as a first step in our company’s journey toward sustainability.  Moving forward, we see the goal of continuing carbon neutrality as the end result in a three step process that we as a green company are committed to taking on an ongoing basis.  We will continue to track our footprint month by month as the company grows and we expand the range of our activities.  In concert with tracking we will institute the aggressive policies and personal measures that are needed to minimize the impacts generated by SBS in our daily activities.  Finally we will support (through the services of Clear Sky Climate Solutions) projects that are proven to keep greenhouse gas emissions out of our shared atmosphere.
At SBS it’s our mission, using the unique combination of services we offer, to help other organizations, families, and individuals decrease their carbon footprint as well.    Carbon neutrality is the goal; conservation, efficiency, renewable energy and offsets are some of the tools we use to get there.  It will always be a work in progress, but together we can create a culture of conservation and clean energy.

Contact us today for information on assessing your building's energy efficiency and implementation of renewable energy resources: info@sbslink.com.

Missoula business touts benefits of modern solar panels

By ROB CHANEY of the Missoulian | Posted: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 10:45 pm

The lead-gray sky overhead may not look like a sign of "solar tsunami," but that doesn't dismay Dan Brandborg. The manager of Missoula's Sustainable Building Systems has been on a recent roll, installing solar photovoltaic panels on local homes and remote U.S. Forest Service ranger stations. The fact he hasn't seen the sun in days is one of the misconceptions he says his industry still struggles with. "Germany is a world leader in solar energy, and they have lots less solar radiation than we have," Brandborg said. "We've got 4.4 sun-hours a day here. We're not that bad." Read full article here>>