home > company > on_the_move On the move: Momentum Bay & GREEN POWER 4 TEXAS news LouisianaSolarPoweredAtticFans.com: 125+ Solar Powered Attic Fans Help Multifamily Apartment Residents in Louisiana Reduce Electricity Bills Fast November 15, 2011 Behind-The-Meter-Solar.com: 60kW Solar PV System Helps Apartment Building Achieve Net Zero Electricity Nov 1, 2011 TexasSolarPoweredAtticFans.com: 100+ Texas Solar Powered Attic Fans Help Low-Income Residents Beat the Heat and Electricity Bills Affordably September 7, 2011 Momentum Bay’s Robinson & KBR’s VP of Quality, Health, Safety & Environment facilitate ‘Sustainability & Environmental Concerns in the Oil & Gas Industry’ roundtable for Next Wave young professionals at Offshore Technology Conference OTC 2011 May 2, 2011 Monarch School & Momentum Bay’s HowToGreenSchools.com featured in National Real Estate Bisnow’s Earth Day publication to 400,000+ readers. Earth Day, 2011 Monarch School students & GREEN POWER 4 TEXAS’ Robinson lead Mayor of Houston’s Green Building Tour of Texas’ greenest K-12 school April 15, 2011 Today, The Mayor of Houston’s Green Building Tour showcased Texas’ healthiest, most sustainable K-12 school – The Monarch School’s Chrysalis. Many of Monarch’s 112 students, staff, & green energy-green building-green business advisors welcomed guests with 20-minute tours. Notably, Monarch is on track to save $1,500,000+ on energy alone over its 90-year lease as Texas’ highest rated LEED certified (Gold) K-12 facility, one of few K-12 schools nationally to have earned the EPA’s “Designed to Earn the ENERGY STAR” (designed to be among the nation’s top 14 percent of K-12 schools), and Texas’ first (the nation’s 2nd) 2011 ENERGY STAR label recipient. GREEN POWER 4 TEXAS & other energy industry experts attend Gulf Coast Power Association (GCPA) Annual Meeting in The Woodlands, Texas April 13-14, 2011 GREEN POWER 4 TEXAS helps The Monarch School’s Chrysalis become 1st K-12 School in Texas & 2nd in U.S. to win 2011 ENERGY STAR label April 8, 2011 Today, just before a possible government shutdown, the EPA’s ENERGY STAR program awarded The Monarch School’s Chrysalis building – Texas’ healthiest, most sustainable K-12 school – with the first 2011 ENERGY STAR label by a K-12 school in Texas, & the second K-12 school in the United States to earn the 2011 ENERGY STAR building certification for exemplary green building operations. This award was a natural, but hard-earned follow through by the school after its rare “Designed to Earn the ENERGY STAR” (DEES) certification for exemplary design back in 2009. Monarch’s Chrysalis is one of very few DEES recipients in history to earn the ongoing ENERGY STAR label. More—> Association of Energy Engineers (AEE) board approves Momentum Bay’s Mark Robinson as Certified Energy Manager® (CEM®) March 17, 2011 (St. Patrick’s Day, a very green day) Founding Partner Robinson successfully passes Association of Energy Engineers’ Certified Energy Manager exam February 15, 2011 ULI-Houston recognizes The Monarch School & InTown Homes for Developments of Distinction January 25, 2011 Tonight, hundreds of Houston’s real estate professionals gathered with the Urban Land Institute to celebrate 2010’s Developments of Distinction. Momentum Bay’s & GREEN POWER 4 TEXAS’ clients The Monarch School & InTown Homes were recognized for their sustainable real estate development & design leadership. More—> HowToPlatinum.com: Momentum Bay helps Jacob White score Triple LEED Platinum December 20, 2010 In November, three of Jacob White’s real estate developments achieved LEED Platinum certification, ranking Jacob White, as the only private developer, owner or manager to have earned three or more Platinum certifications. Headquartered just south of Houston, Texas, since 1992, Jacob White is one of world’s leading sustainable real estate innovators, providing integrated, healthy, high performance green building development, design, construction and management. MORE (www.HowToPlatinum.com)—> HowToGreenSchools.com: Autism / special education leader builds Texas’ greenest K-12 school June 17, 2010 The Monarch School, a national leader in special education programs for children with autism / Asperger’s Syndrome, ADHD and other neurological differences, is celebrating the A+ earned recently by its new Chrysalis green building. The environmentally cutting-edge, 100% green powered building is the first LEED® Gold certified and “Designed to Earn the ENERGY STAR®” certified special needs school in the United States, & Texas’ healthiest, most sustainable K-12 school. MORE (HowToGreenSchools.com)—> Momentum Bay’s Robinson facilitates ‘Sustainability and Environmental Initiatives in the Oil & Gas Industry’ at 2010 OTC (Offshore Technology Conference) The Next Wave Workshop, sponsored by BP May 5, 2010 GREEN POWER 4 TEXAS helps church procure 100% green electricity on Earth Day, God’s day April 22, 2010 Texas banks & property manager of office building portfolio reap savings on 100% green power via electricity aggregation April 15, 2010 Momentum Bay presents ‘Higher Education Approach to Green Building’ at Central Association of Physical Plant Administrators 2010 Technology and Leadership Conference February 26, 2010 Momentum Bay invited to moderate green building roundtable at ULI Houston’s Urban Marketplace August 25, 2009 Today, over 400 real estate professionals attended ULI Houston’s annual Urban Marketplace. This year’s theme was “Upward Mobility.” And, Momentum Bay’s founding partner Mark Robinson was invited to moderate one of the roundtables on green building. MORE—> Monarch School’s new green building earns EPA’s rare “Designed to Earn the ENERGY STAR” designation July 27, 2009 The EPA’s ENERGY STAR program recognized The Monarch School’s new green building as exemplary in design with its rare and coveted “Designed to Earn the ENERGY STAR” (DEES) designation. The new design of The Monarch School’s Chrysalis building achieved an 86 out of 100. This score means that the building’s design ranks among that of the top 14 percent of buildings in the United States, saving 33% more energy & carbon than an average comparable building, the equivalent of more than $170,000 and 9,000,000 kWh of savings over the next 25 years, relative to the performance of an average comparable building. More—> HoustonPBS’ “Living Smart with Patricia Gras” hosts Momentum Bay’s founder Mark Robinson July 12 & 17, 2009 HoustonPBS’ “Living Smart with Patricia Gras” connects viewers personally with business-minded sustainability expert & practitioner Mark Robinson. In just 30 minutes, this show explores the challenges & questions we Americans face going green in a down economy where green has gone from voluntary to mandatory. More—> Electricity Reliability Council of Texas approves Momentum Bay’s GREEN POWER 4 TEXAS as REC broker July 2009 ERCOT approved Momentum Bay’s GREEN POWER 4 TEXAS service division as a broker of Renewable Energy Credits. This approval positions Momentum Bay to help clients avoid the multiple levels of markup from REC generators to master wholesale brokers to brokers and Retail Electric Providers (REPs) before benefitting commercial customers. While purchasing utility green power from REPs can cost a premium of five to eight percent over brown power, purchasing certified RECs directly from REC generators via GREEN POWER 4 TEXAS will make certified green power much more affordable to clients. European “property Oscar®” competition refocuses on sustainable real estate investment, and features chapter by Robinson in documentary book April 2009 The Prime Property Award 2008 by Union Investment refocused this year on sustainable real estate investment. Every year, Union Investment shares the learning from the competition as well as insights from other global leaders by publishing a documentary book. This year’s book showcased Europe’s best green buildings and featured sustainability experts, including Momentum Bay’s founder Mark Alan Robinson, who consulted as Hines’ first Sustainability Manager. Robinson’s chapter explains Hines’ game-changing, sustainable model for breaking real estate’s “vicious circle of blame.” More—> HinesREIT awarded highest honor as greenest REIT in world March 31, 2009 Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s ENERGY STAR® program presented Hines with one of its highest honors again—the Sustained Excellence in Energy Management Partner of the Year Award. This award attests to Hines’ extraordinary accomplishments in 2008, but two achievements in particular. First, roughly ten Hines developments earned the “Designed to Earn the ENERGY STAR” designation. And, second, Hines labeled in one calendar year over 100 commercial office buildings representing over 55 million square feet, which equals one out of every nine square feet of office space in the United States that earned the ENERGY STAR label in 2008. Hines had also won the “Partner of the Year” award in 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004. In 2008, Momentum Bay’s Founder Mark Robinson was honored to serve as Hines’ first Sustainability Manager. In this role, Robinson helped Hines strategize, implement and articulate both corporate sustainability and sustainable real estate strategies that earned employees’, clients’ and competitors’ attention, with awards like ENERGY STAR’s “Partner of the Year” award. More—> HinesREIT awarded highest honor as greenest REIT in world November 20, 2008 Today, the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT) and ENERGY STAR® awarded Hines REIT and its sponsor, Hines, with the highest honor (Gold) in this year’s “Leaders in the Light” Awards. This award positions Hines as the leading owner, developer and property manager of green office buildings in the United States. In 2008, Momentum Bay’s Founder Mark Robinson was honored to serve as Hines’ first Sustainability Manager. In this role, Robinson helped Hines strategize, implement and articulate both corporate sustainability and sustainable real estate strategies that earned employees’, clients’ and competitors’ attention, with awards like the “Leader in the Light” award. More—> HoustonPBS TV Special ‘Fuel for Thought’ Features Robinson October 16, 2008 HoustonPBS Channel 8 will air its exclusive ‘Fuel for Thought: High Gas Prices’ TV special October 17, 2008 at 8:30 PM and November 18th at 10:30 PM. The exclusive 30-minute show features energy and sustainability experts who demystify what’s driving high energy prices and volatility. More—> Green Light for Ministry, featured in Church Production Magazine September 2008 This month’s Church Production Magazine wraps up a great issue with an article by sustainability consultant Mark Robinson that inspires ministry teams to shine the light in a sustainable way. More—> Robinson & other Houston-area green building professionals lead Lorman seminar for designers, builders & developers February 15, 2008 Houston-area development, design & construction professionals learned all about sustainable development at Lorman Education’s 6-hour “Green or Sustainable Construction in Texas” seminar. More—> 002Houston’s green issue features leading green businesses & leaders, including Momentum Bay January 1, 2008 It’s a happy, green new year in Houston. As part of its inaugural green issue, 002Houston Magazine features several of Houston’s leading green businesses & their founders , among them Momentum Bay & our founder Mark Robinson. “Green is not only mainstream in Houston, but also accessible, fun, affordable, hip & the right thing to do.” More—> World’s largest green building tradeshow hosts Cizik, Sleeth & Robinson to share “The Faith Case for Green” November 9, 2007 This morning in Chicago, roughly 500 of the 22,000+ attendees at Greenbuild 2007 wrapped up the conference with some of the nation’s leading eco-evangelists who encouraged the faith community to be the tipping point that takes green building, renewable energy, & creation care mainstream. Richard Cizik, Matthew Sleeth, & Mark Robinson reviewed the Biblical basis for creation care, updated the audience on how creation care has always fit our faith, & discussed why & how to “green” the church. More—> Churches learn how to go green at Worship Facilities Conference & Expo October 24, 2007 Today, in Atlanta, pastors, architects, builders, church consultants & facilities teams learned how green building can be profitable spiritually & financially at the 3rd Annual 2007 Worship Facilities Conference & Expo (WfX). Momentum Bay opened the conference with a presentation entitled “What would Jesus build: Why & how to green your church.” More—> Houston’s renewable energy & green building leaders host National Solar Tour October 6, 2007 Now in its 12th year, the American Solar Energy Society’s National Solar Tour is the largest sustainable energy event in the U.S. This year, on Saturday, October 6 from noon to 5 PM, Houstonians will join some 100,000 people across the nation on a series of open-houses and informative tours. Attendees will see how neighbors are using clean sources of energy to save on energy bills & protect the environment, & learn about renewable energy options, energy efficient design, real world costs, current rebates available, and other valuable insights. More—> Environmental Bankers Association hosts Intro to ECO [BOOT CAMP] for Financial Services Professionals October 4, 2007 Leading financial industry professionals nationwide today learned all about the business case for green business & green buildings. The Environmental Bankers Association hosts monthly ‘green’ conference calls so that members can stay up-to-date on sustainability’s increasingly prominent role in financial services industry. This month’s conference featured Mark Alan Robinson, MBA, LEED, Partner at Momentum Bay Associates LP. Robinson presented a fun, customized & interactive Intro to Momentum Bay’s ECO [BOOT CAMP] for Financial Services Professionals, answering attendees’ most burning ‘green’ questions, including…  More—> Fort Bend Society of Commercial Realtors® hosts Intro to ECO [BOOT CAMP] for Real Estate Professionals September 18, 2007 Commercial real estate professionals in Fort Bend County, just southwest of Houston, featured more than Dr. Seuss’ Green Eggs and Ham at this month’s breakfast meeting. Twenty-five guests learned quickly about the hottest trend in Texas real estate: GREEN. Momentum Bay’s founder highlighted the many research studies that testify to the strong business case for … More—> CCIM’s Houston / Gulf Coast Chapter’s members Go Green for MCE credit at ECO [BOOT CAMP] September 14, 2007 Today, Houston-area commercial real estate brokers got up-to-date on the hottest trend in Texas real estate: GREEN. CCIM’s Houston / Gulf Coast Chapter hosted Momentum Bay’s ECO [BOOT CAMP] for Real Estate Professionals. Momentum Bay created ECO [BOOT CAMP] in response to a need for wide & deep training about green buildings & green business. Instructor Mark Robinson commented, “We’re excited to see so many commercial & residential real estate brokers & agents going green so that their clients can enjoy healthier, more valuable built environments. More—> Robinson moderates ULI Urban Green panel on “Economics of Green Building” August 23, 2007 Today, the Urban Land Institute’s Houston Chapter sold out another Urban Marketplace with 540 attendees at the Hilton Americas downtown. This year’s theme was “Urban Green.” The day featured two panels that confirmed the audience’s two suspicions, that: 1) the trend of urban green development is coming to Houston in several large projects, & 2) green building finally makes more economic sense than conventional construction. Momentum Bay’s founder was invited to organize & host the second panel on the topic “The Economics of Green Building.” The diverse panel of experts included: More—> Robinson speaks about his green courtship, wedding, honeymoon & marriage at 10th Annual Texas Recycling & Sustainability Summit in Dallas August 22, 2007 This week, 350 sustainability professionals attended the 10th Annual Texas Recycling & Sustainability Summit in Plano, Texas. This year’s theme was “Live Green.” Momentum Bay’s founder was invited to share how sustainability has influenced his wife’s & his courtship, wedding, honeymoon, & marriage … and how living green has even led to substantial savings. More—> Houston-area Commercial Real Estate Brokers Go Green at ECO [BOOT CAMP] August 1, 2007 Next month, Houston-area commercial real estate brokers will get up to date on the hottest trend in Texas real estate: green. CCIM’s Houston-Gulf Coast Chapter will host Momentum Bay’s ECO [BOOT CAMP] for Real Estate Professionals for up to 200 attendees. More—> Rotarian Mark Robinson speaks for Rotary Club of Washington County June 14, 2007 Leslie Wood, Executive Director of the Unity Theater in Brenham and Program Committee Chair for the Rotary Club of Washington County, hosted Mark Robinson as today’s guest speaker. Mark spoke about “Creating a Sustainable Texas.” “It’s so exciting to be part of a group of 1.2 million fellow community leaders worldwide who genuinely and actively care about environmental stewardship issues, like access to clean water. What truly inspired me at this luncheon was sitting with a pastor who had written her thesis on ‘creation care’ … 15 years ago!” More—> Momentum Bay helps churches care for creation at Worship Facilities Conference & Expo June 8, 2007 Today, Momentum Bay’s submitted presentation “What would Jesus build: Why & how to green your church” was accepted as one of 68 sessions for inclusion in the 3rd Annual WFX Conference Program October 24-26, 2007 in Atlanta, Georgia. “We’re excited to work with leaders of the faith community to keep loving the things God loves — his people and environment — through healthy, efficient & affordable ‘green’ facilities” shared presenter Mark Robinson. Worship Facilities Conference & Expo (WFX) is the leading church facilities conference attended by roughly 4,000 pastors & church facilities team members who build and renovate $8 billion of churches yearly. More—> Momentum Bay invited to present “The Faith Case for Green” at Greenbuild® May 10, 2007 Today, the Greenbuild 2007 Program Committee finalized its selections for the 2007 educational program and accepted Momentum Bay’s proposed presentation, The Faith Case for Green, as one of fewer than 100 presentations from over 1,000 proposals submitted. Mark Robinson and his panel of leading Christian environmentalists will share the “The Faith Case for Green” November 7-9 in Chicago. More—> ECO PICNIC: A Christian Earth Day celebration raises awareness for The Clearing Ranch April 21, 2007 Three passionate Christian environmentalists — Rusty Pritchard, Matthew Sleeth & Mark Robinson — spoke to over one hundred picnickers in Brenham, Texas about environmental stewardship from a Biblical perspective. Everyone enjoyed great weather, organic food, wildflowers, “green” giveaways & live music. Kids especially enjoyed releasing 25,000+ lady bugs. More—> Green Savvy Texas Tour reaches 2,000+ students April 15-20, 2007 Over 2,000 students at Texas universities, high schools, and church youth groups were part of this week’s Green Savvy Texas Tour leading up to ECO PICNIC. J. Matthew Sleeth, MD, author of the book Serve God, Save the Planet: A Christian Call to Action and Mark Alan Robinson, MBA, LEED® shared how their personal faith journeys and careers as a doctor and businessman have led them to care for the things God loves: people and the environment. More—> Public Utility Commission of Texas approves Momentum Bay as electricity aggregator March 19, 2007 Today, the Public Utility Commission of Texas approved Momentum Bay as one of roughly 200 registered electricity aggregators. Now, Momentum Bay can provide discounted 100% renewable electricity to fellow neighborly Texans. The firm’s founder commented, “Our team is honored to be able to bring together other households & businesses in order to save money and to create a healthy, sustainable Texas.” More—> Texas bank goes green with Momentum Bay March 15, 2007 Bob New, CEO & President of Redstone Bank has retained Momentum Bay as its green marketing & strategy consultant to guide the bank’s team as they transform Redstone Bank into Green Bank. Momentum Bay team of professionals is providing green building consulting for the bank’s new headquarters that is pursuing LEED Certification, as well as many other marketing functions. More—> Momentum Bay recognized as one of two Houston-area EPA Green Power Leaders November 2006 Today, the EPA Green Power Partnership extended membership in its Green Power Leadership Club to Momentum Bay for exemplary green power procurement. While Momentum Bay is one of only two Houston-area companies that has committed to purchasing 100% green power, Texas ranks as the state with the most EPA Green Power Leaders – nearly three times any other state. One Momentum Bay team member offered, “Most Americans wouldn’t rank Texas as the most environmentally friendly state. But, we are in many ways – wind power generation and electricity choice by businesses. That’s encouraging.” More—> Next page: Contact us