Fauxing Green!

I know a lot of people are sick of hearing about the whole "green" thing, but we take it very seriously at g3 Studios. It's really easy to throw around a lot of buzz words and green terminology but we like to think that this issue can go a little deeper than a sales pitch. In other words, anyone can buy and use the latest green product and call themselves a green practitioner.

For years we have always worked hard at being environmentally aware. I can't tell you how many job sites I've been on where anything goes as far as what makes it into the trash can at the end of the day. Or the amount of toxic materials that were used to create a certain finish. No one is perfect but I can promise you that we try as often as possible to maintain a green and clean work ethic.

Some tell tale signs of contractors that claim to be green but aren't are easy enough to spot. They still use tons of plastic instead of reusable drop cloths. The amount of paper used for masking and being tossed at the end of the job is ridiculous. The use of disposable brushes instead of washing out quality brushes. They buy product by the gallon instead of larger 5 gallon containers because they might be convenient.

An occasional shortcut too often turns into sloppy and negligent habits that have a way of adding up over the years, typically in land fills.

My personal pet peeve isn't that everyone hasn't adapted to a better way of working, it's the pretenders who are claiming to be green in the efforts of lining their own pockets with a different kind of green!