Presentations
Webb & Robinson, guests on KPFT 90.1 FM Monarch Minutes episode discussing Texas’ greenest K-12 school
Energy & sustainability advisor Mark Robinson joined Dr. Marty Webb, The Monarch School’s Founder & Head of School to share with KPFT 90.1 FM listeners the against all odds story of how The Monarch School became Texas’ healthiest, most sustainable K-12 school.
Webb & Robinson hope this 30-minute episode inspires Texas’ other 10,000+ K-12 schools to save on energy alone ($160 million per year), thousands of teachers’ jobs, & a generation of Texas’ students. More—>
Momentum Bay facilitates sustainability & environmental roundtables at 2010 OTC (Offshore Technology Conference)
Momentum Bay’s founder Mark Robinson appreciated the opportunity to invest in the oil & gas industry’s young leaders. Robinson facilitated ‘Sustainability and Environmental Initiatives in the Oil & Gas Industry’ roundtables at the 2010 OTC (Offshore Technology Conference) The Next Wave Workshop, sponsored by BP.
Momentum Bay presents ‘Higher Education Approach to Green Building’ at Central Association of Physical Plant Administrators (CAPPA) 2010 Conference
Today, Momentum Bay’s subject matter expert briefed facility management executives representing higher education institutions in eight states. Robinson delivered an overview of America’s colleges’ & universities’ achievements in the areas of corporate sustainability, sustainable real estate & green power.
Momentum Bay facilitates ‘Green Building’ Roundtable at ULI Houston Urban Marketplace
Momentum Bay’s Robinson presents at ICLEI Earth Day 2009 event at University of Houston’s MD Anderson Library
April 22, 2009
Greenbuild 2009 panel ‘Does Green Pay Off?’ features Norm Miller (USD), Jay Spivey & Andrew Florance (CoStar) & Robinson (Momentum Bay / Hines)
November 19, 2008
Robinson speaks on behalf of HinesREIT at Gordon Dunne conference
August 7, 2008
Today, independent financial planners, investment counselors & insurance advisors in attendance at The Financial Services Network’s conference held in Belmont, CA & hosted by Gordon Dunne welcomed guest speaker Mark Robinson. As Hines’ Sustainability Manager, Robinson spoke about sustainable real estate on behalf of HinesREIT.
Sustainability consultant Robinson presents at Hines’ Southwest Region Operations Managers Conference
Momentum Bay’s ECO [BOOT CAMP] & GREEN [BOOT CAMP] attracts Texan real estate brokers & households
World’s largest green building tradeshow hosts Cizik, Sleeth & Robinson to share “The Faith Case for Green”
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
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—>
Environmental Bankers Association hosts Intro to ECO [BOOT CAMP] for Financial Services Professionals
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
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]
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-Houston Urban Green panel on “Economics of Green Building”
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 green courtship, wedding, honeymoon & marriage at 10th Annual Texas Recycling & Sustainability Summit in Dallas
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]
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
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
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®
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
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
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—>