Archive for March, 2009
N.J. Officials Meet to Discuss Creating Green Jobs
New Jersey officials met with leaders in the energy industry and job training programs to discuss ways to create new positions that advance energy conservation. “The state is looking to nonprofit community development organizations, such as Trenton-based Isles Inc., to handle the job training.”
Click here to read the Star-Ledger article.Get in the ‘Spirit’ and Walk Off the Fat
Representatives from faith, civic, city, state and private sectors attended Isles’ Faith for Health Breakfast last Thursday, to address ways to combat childhood obesity in Trenton. There is a general consensus that obesity can be prevented when individuals are educated about and motivated to regularly practice healthy nutrition and exercise. Isles, in cooperation with faith [...]
Expo Hopes to Paint Lawrence Township Green
Isles’ President, Marty Johnson was featured on a panel of experts at Lawrence Township’s second annual Green Building Expo. The event gives Lawrence Township residents an opportunity to learn how to save money and the environment.
Click here for the full article.Retirees Become Isles unto Others at Nonprofit
A recent article published by NJBIZ highlighted retirees that have pursued a second career at Isles.
Click here for the full article.New Training Program Puts Emphasis on Being Green
Isles’ CEET and its building analyst training course were both highlighted in an article published by The Times of Trenton.
Click here for the full article.Hidden Danger, The Lowdown on Lethal Lead
Following a three-part series by The Times, entitled “Hidden Danger, The Lowdown on Lethal Lead,” Isles’ Marty Johnson and Elyse Pivnick co-wrote an Op-Ed article reflecting on the dangers of lead and how Isles is working to address the issue.
Green Jobs Program Beginning to Take Root
On February 24, 2009, Governor Corzine attended a press conference held at 33 Tucker Street in Trenton, Isles’ future home of the YouthBuild Institute and the Center for Energy and Environmental Training (CEET) facility, to express his support of CEET and the overall mission to promote “green” job training. Highlighted by both Governor Corzine and [...]
New Life for an Old Factory
Princeton University students offer practical plans for sustainable building.
Princeton Alumni Weekly published a story highlighting the University’s course, “Environmental and Civil Engineering Systems Planning and Design,” offered by the Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering. Princeton undergraduate students engaged in hands-on research and design to assist with the renovation of Isles’ Mill One site. Click here [...]Princeton Students Plan Green Makeover for Old Factory
A recent Princeton Weekly Bulletin includes an article that features an engineering class being taught by Robert Harris, Isles Board of Trustees Vice Chair and a Co-chair of The Isles Campaign for Self-Reliant Communities. The focus of the class is energy efficiency at Mill One.
The article begins with the following: “A group of Princeton engineering [...]