About UsOverview
What is Symbiotic Engineering?
Symbiotic refers to mutually beneficial relationships that we believe can be created both between our company and our clients and between the goals of our clients and the environment. Our areas of expertise include greenhouse gas and sustainability management and providing the quantification metrics and tools to evaluate “green” developments, projects and products. We utilize tools such as life-cycle assessment, life-cycle costing and material flows analyses to identify systemic approaches for reducing the environmental impacts.
Mission:
At Symbiotic Engineering, we are Defining Green using a participatory approach with our clients. We work toward sustainability solutions for our clients, without forgetting to maintain our personal sustainability - and that means bringing fun to our work each day.
Vision:
We believe that Defining Green is an iterative process with the client. After quantifying environmental and economic impacts, Symbiotic Engineering seeks innovative solutions that work within critical social considerations. We define "green" as those processes and products that are in equilibrium with the carrying capacity of our environment.
How we Define Green? :
SE is a founding reporter in The Climate Registry and was one of the first 19 out of over 300 registry members to have its greenhouse gas inventory successfully verified. SE is also an Organizational Stakeholder for the Global Reporting Initiative, we purchase carbon offsets from the Colorado Carbon Fund to offset all GHG emissions from office energy use and business travel plus an additional 10% in an attempt to be carbon negative, and supply all employees with Eco-Passes for mass transit.
Contact Us :
Mark Reiner
Areas of Expertise: Materials LCA for Buildings; International Development; Material Flow Analysis; Greenhouse Gas Accounting
reiner@symbiotic-engineering.com
Mike Whitaker
Areas of Expertise: Transportation System Impacts; Life Cycle Assessment; Greenhouse Gas Accounting and Reduction Strategies; Public Policy
whitaker@symbiotic-engineering.com
Nick Nimmer
Areas of Expertise: Geographic Information Systems; Database Design and Management; Programming, Modeling and Application Development
nimmer@symbiotic-engineering.com
SE's CSR coming soon!
Recent News
January 12, 2009:
In collaboration with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, SE completes and publishes a report titled "Life Cycle Assessment of the Use of Jatropha Biodiesel in Indian Locomotives.".
(LINK)
March 22-24, 2009:
SE will present at the Construction Materials Recycling Association in Tampa, Florida at the Tampa Convention Center.
April 18-22, 2009:
SE will exhibit at the National League of Cities "Green Cities Conference and Expo" in Portland, Oregon at the Oregon Convention Center.
November 19th to 21st:
Symbiotic Engineering at USGBC GreenBuild Conference at Boston, MA.
November 17th to 19th:
Symbiotic Engineering at Behavior, Energy and Climate Change Conference at Sacramento, CA
October 7, 2008:
9am – 12pm - Symbiotic Engineering presents an overview of carbon markets to Fort Collins businesses.
(LINK)
Tuesday, January 15, 2008:
Symbiotic Engineering is proud to be recognized
as a Founding Reporter for The Climate Registry
(LINK)
Friday, January 11, 2008:
Birambye International departs to Rwanda to develop conceptual Ecology Lodge plans and register first USGBC LEED building in Africa
Thursday , January 10, 2008:
Symbiotic Engineering receives an award
from the Environmental Business Journal for
“C&E Firms: New Practice Areas”
(http://ebiusa.com/EBJAwards.html)
Monday , January 7, 2008:
5:30-8:45 PM – Symbiotic presents
“Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction
Life Cycle Assessment”
REI in Denver, 1416 Platte Street
(www.usgbccolorado.org)