Nonprofit or Association

Advanced Energy
Business Name
Business Description

To us, Advanced Energy means combining research with expertise and collaboration to provide economic, environmental and societal benefits to energy issues. As in each of the markets we serve – from Industrial, Transportation and Renewables to Buildings and Motors and Drives – we take a whole systems approach to discovering, developing and implementing sustainable solutions. We do this by working to: Understand and manage energy to reduce costs and increase economic competitiveness; Help our communities prepare for transportation innovations powered by alternative fuels; Make our homes healthier, more comfortable and energy efficient; Improve the performance of motors and drives systems

Phone Number
919-857-9051
Business Address
909 Capability Drive, Suite 2100
Raleigh, NC
27608
E4 Carolinas
Business Name
Business Type(s)
Business Description

E4 Carolinas is the trade association for the Carolina energy companies and organizations, providing Members opportunities to increase their value and success. We promote the Carolinas Energy Economy, mindful of the Efficient use of our resources and conscious of our Environment – those are our “Four Es”.
Visit their website for more information.

Phone Number
704-928-6261
Business Address
9319 Robert D. Snyder Road, Suite 303
Charlotte, NC
28223-0001
Green Built Alliance
Business Name
Business Type(s)
Business Description

Founded in 2001 as the WNC Green Building Council, Green Built Alliance is a nonprofit organization advancing sustainability in the built environment through community education, measurable standards and regional action. As a nonprofit organization, the Green Built Alliance has a long track record of success in educating and transforming the building industry throughout the western region of North Carolina. The Green Built Alliance began as a casual gathering of five building professionals over food and drink in the spring of 2000. A common desire to educate others on the health and environmental impacts of design and construction led to the official formation of the council.

Phone Number
828-254-1995
Business Address
378 Haywood Road
Asheville, NC
28806
Home Builders Association of Durham, Orange, and Chatham Counties
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Business Description

We are the Home Builders Association of Durham, Orange & Chatham Counties, established in 1962, a non-profit trade association affiliated with the North Carolina Home Builders Association and the National Association of Home Builders, representing our members of the building industry. Service to our members is our primary emphasis, including offering resources which will help our members conduct their businesses with confidence and professionalism. We support the growth of the building industry and the quality of our communities through active involvement in community affairs, advocating concern for the environment while maintaining a positive climate for economic growth.

Phone Number
(919) 493-8899
Business Address
1821 Hillandale Road, Suite 1B-138
Durham, NC
27705
NAIMA & The Insulation Institute
Business Type(s)
Business Description

NAIMA (North American Insulation Manufacturers Association) is the recognized voice of the insulation industry, bringing together North American manufacturers of fiberglass and mineral wool insulation products. Through the Insulation InstituteTM, we leverage the collective insulation expertise of our organization and our members to empower homeowners and professionals to make informed insulation choices. Our mission is to enable a more comfortable, energy efficient and sustainable future through insulation—and we are constantly working with building professionals, homeowners, government agencies, and public interest, energy and environmental groups to realize that vision.

Phone Number
703-684-0084
Business Address
11 Canal Center Plaza, Suite 103
Alexandria, VA
22314
NC Clean Energy Technology Center
Business Description

The N.C. Clean Energy Technology Center is a UNC System-chartered Public Service Center administered by the College of Engineering at North Carolina State University. Its mission is to advance a sustainable energy economy by educating, demonstrating and providing support for clean energy technologies, practices, and policies. The Center provides service to the businesses and citizens of North Carolina and beyond relating to the development and adoption of clean energy technologies. Through its programs and activities, the Center envisions and seeks to promote the development and use clean energy in ways that stimulate a sustainable economy while reducing dependence on foreign sources of energy, and mitigating the environmental impacts of fossil fuel use. Since its founding as the North Carolina Solar Center in December 1987, the Center has worked closely with partners in government, industry, academia, and the non-profit community while evolving to include a greater geographic scope and array of clean energy technologies. As a result of this evolution, the Center has grown into a state agency respected for its assistance to the burgeoning “clean tech” sector in North Carolina, as well as one of the premier clean energy centers of knowledge in the United States.

Phone Number
919-513-1896
Business Address
1575 Varsity Drive
Raleigh, NC
27606
North Carolina Sustainable Energy Association (NCSEA)
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Business Description

The NC Sustainable Energy Association (NCSEA) is? a 501(c)(3) nonprofit membership organization of individuals, businesses, government, and nonprofits interested in North Carolina’s sustainable energy future. ?Our mission is to drive policy and market development to create clean energy jobs, economic opportunities and affordable energy that benefits all of North Carolina. We envision a future where North Carolina’s clean energy economy leads the nation and serves as a model for other states. Together with our membership, NCSEA is blazing the path toward this vision, where the possibilities and benefits for our state and local economies are endless.

Phone Number
(919) 832-7601
Business Address
4800 Six Forks Rd #300
Raleigh, NC
27609
Piedmont Triad Regional Council
Business Description

The Piedmont Triad Regional Council (PTRC) is a voluntary association of local governments – urban and rural – authorized by state law to: Make and implement joint regional decisions; Provide management, planning and technical services to local governments; Identify and solve short and long-term problems best addressed at the regional level; and Bring together local elected officials on a regular basis, giving them an opportunity to form working relationships. The PTRC is one of the largest regional councils in NC, serving 72 members in and around the Greensboro / Winston-Salem / High Point metro area.

Website
Phone Number
336-904-0346
Business Address
1398 Carrolton Crossing Drive
Kernersville, NC
27284
PIMA
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Business Type(s)
Business Description

The Polyisocyanurate Insulation Manufacturers Association (PIMA) is the unified voice of the rigid polyiso industry and a proactive advocate for safe, cost-effective, sustainable and energy-efficient construction. PIMA membership promotes the polyiso industry through leadership in energy performance programs, advocacy for safety and energy efficiency in building products, education of the marketplace, and important partnerships with affiliated associations and organizations.

Polyiso, a rigid foam insulation, accounts for more than 60 percent of all insulation used in low-sloped roof construction. Inch for inch, it has the greatest energy-efficiency performance of any building insulation product on the market.

Visit their website for more information.

Business Address
3330 Washington Blvd., Suite 200
Arlington, VA
22201
South Carolina Clean Energy Business Alliance
Business Type(s)
Business Description

The South Carolina Clean Energy Business Alliance (SCCEBA) is a private, non-profit organization of individuals and clean energy business and industry leaders dedicated to growing SC’s clean energy economy by strengthening the business climate for clean energy industry through education and policy initiatives.

Phone Number
803-719-6202
Business Address
P.O. Box 5304
Columbia, SC
29250