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Green Solutions Consulting

Green Solutions is a full service, green business consulting company. Whether you're looking for a green business consultant, a green home consultant, or a green lifestyle consultant in Malibu or Los Angeles, Green Solutions can assist you. Though most of us do want to help the environment, our customers, and our community, we don't always have the right information to make a difference.

 

Everywhere we look, the word “Green” is finding its way into our lives, and Green Solutions understands that in this climate it's sometimes difficult to decipher which are the right and responsible choices. We recognize the challenges you're facing, and we provide practical solutions that not only help you act responsibly, but also improve the quality of your life as well.  If you are...

  • a company looking to act responsibility and show community leadership
  • a home owner looking to remodel, refurbish, or make your home more energy efficient
  • a business owner struggling with increasing overhead costs and declining revenues

Green Solutions offers services that can help -- click here for a complete list of green services...

 

Meet the Green Solutions Team

Managing Member, Janet Siderman has over 15 years of operational consulting experience in large and small sized companies.  Born and raised in Northern California on five acres, Janet has a deep appreciation for her natural surroundings and knows that one way to truly help businesses is to give them the tools to become environmentally conscious members of the siderman2community. With a passion for bringing people and resources together, Janet helps businesses save money and "feel good" doing it!

 

Janet has an MBA from Cornell University’s Johnson School of Management, and a BA in Public Administration from USC.  She spent close to 10 years working with Fortune 500 companies as a Business Consultant, developing strong financial, organizational, planning, project management, marketing, and negotiation skills with companies like Deloitte and Touche and Arthur Anderson.  Janet then set her focus on real estate, became a certified Eco-Broker, Coldwell Banker Green Real Estate specialist, certified SCORE assessor, and a certified professional for Green Restaurant Association.

 

After 10 years of living in Malibu and commuting via air or car to various client locations, Janet decided to build a business in the community she calls home.  Green Solutions was born from a desire to be more connected to the Los Angeles and Malibu communities where she can share her breadth of skills and experience.

 

90% of our time is spent indoors, where levels of pollution are 2-5 margaretfitzsimons2times worse  than outdoors. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),  Indoor Air Pollution is “One of America’s top five most serious environmental health risks.”  How can you improve the quality of life and health in your home? Design is a smart place to start !

 

Margaret FitzSimons owner of M-Fitz-Simons, Inc, IIDA, Assoc. AIA, LEED has 20 years of experience and commitment to excellence in sustainable design, architecture, education, and LEED® consulting  for residential and commercial built environments -- a smart resource offering a range of services to help educate and provide green design for a healthier, more prosperous tomorrow.

 

In addition to offering LEED® Consulting services on your projects, we can provide training to help your staff prepare for & take the appropriate LEED® exam.

  • Flexible class schedule and location
  • One on one training or groups up to 30
  • LEED® NC, CI, Homes Credit by Credit Review
  • Exam preparation – LEED® Green Associate & LEED®ap
  • Real, applicable examples of LEED® projects in the L.A. area
  • Construction Focused

 

Paul Major, president and founder of Major Landscape Company, has completed hundreds of projects in the Malibu community specializing in landscaping contracting for custom residential ranging from full renovation to preservation.  Paul provides clients with the highest degree of expertise with the following...

  • Installation/renovation of irrigation systems
  • Lighting and drainage systems
  • Plant materials and trees
  • Retrofitting sprinkler systems
  • A thorough knowledge of low volume drought tolerant materials
  • Estimating water audits
  • Rain water catching and run off irrigation systems
  • Innovative grey water devices to help conserve & reduce impact on oceans & your septic system
  • An experienced service maintenance team for routine grounds & property upkeep

Paul has also completed numerous Public Works Projects for the City of Malibu including; the renovation of irrigation and grounds at the Addison House Museum, Malibu High School baseball fields, Santa Monica High School’s soccer and football fields, new playgrounds related to Webster and Juan Cabrillo Elementary Schools, and more recently Pepperdine University’s faculty housing and children’s play park.  Paul also volunteered his time to design, plan and construct the local Malibu Community Center Park at the Point Dume School.

 

Major landscape projects have received numerous awards including, "Best in All Categories Sweepstakes Award" and "Best Use of Color" by the California Landscape Contractor Association.  Paul has served as Vice President of CLCA for many years, and currently serves on the Board of Directors at the Point Dume Community Service District as President. In 2008 his company, Blue Source, obtained the first “Rain Catching” and related permits for “Rain Water Use” in the City of Malibu. His work is leading the way to help keep the oceans clean.

 

Paul and the Green Solutions team can help you...

  • Prevent Water Waste
  • Reduce your Water Bills
  • Receive rebates for your water saving devices
  • Plant Native and or edible landscaping
  • Protect Our Beaches

 

Scully Cloette, Hospitality Business Consultant, has spent more than 14 years helping restaurants, hotels, and others in the hospitality industry to significantly improve their businesses. Scully's vast operational experience is widely sought after for his ability to observe restaurant operations for one day and then provide the expertise to do the following...

  • Increase the client service standard
  • Reduce operational costs
  • Increase patrons

Scully has had both operational and marketing experience in some of the top restaurants in Southern California and brings real time value to all his clients.  With an undergraduate degree in communications from Rand Afrikaans University, Johannesburg, South Africa and a gradate degree in Labour Relations, Scully is uniquely qualified to understand and communicate effectively the changes required to improve profitability in the hospitality arena.

 

As an affiliate of Green Solutions, Scully assists with the operational needs of the clients and advises the Green Solutions Team on the practicality and feasibility of the sustainability solutions being offered.  Together, Green Solutions and Scully can assist any restaurant in...

 

To have us contact you about how Green Solutions can help with your sustainable future click here...

 

 

 

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