The Designed Image is going to promote and paint homes using only low/no VOC paint products and encourage others to think more green

Goal Date: 7/4/2009 Percent Complete: 10%

Our company, Arthur Hackert Painting, is a leader in the painting industry we have very close relationships with manufactures as well as our clients. Our relationship with manufacturers enables us to not only know what green products are becoming available it also enables us to get better product training. Several of our residential clients are seniors and families with children that have some health challenges. Because of our commercial experience in painting hospitals we were able to paint those house with low voc paints many homeowners have never heard of. Now, as ‘green’ becomes more popular and better understood we have clients actually asking for lower voc’s and ‘greener’ paints as well as chemicals for things like power washing! As a company whose employees care we are thrilled! The new excitement has even spread throughout our companies ’core beliefs’. Our employee make sure to ride together whenever possible. We have our vehicles checked more often and change our oil more than need to help with emissions and consumption. Whatever we can—we do! We use 85% less paper then we did two years ago. Our goal for 2009 is to be at least 75% green!

Obstacles: The biggest obstacle we face as a company is many of the products we need to use are not available in a ‘green’ form. Paint and painting products are becoming more and more readily available. The expansion of product lines is making it much more affordable/reasonable choice for our clients. However we still face many challenges.

Goal Date: 12/31/2009 Percent Complete: 25%