Waste: 89% Diversion From Landfill
With a waste management system in place, all of our foods and liquids are recycled or composted.
All of our events are low-to-no waste (we use corn cups and straws.
All of our used kitchen grease is donated to www.gotgrease.orgfor bio-diesel fuel preparation.
Interface Carpet Tiles -When one gets ruined we can just replace that square.
NO UV coating on our flyers. Although paperless promotion is better, the UV coating that is makes flyers non-recyclable and
the ones that windup in the sewers wind up adding to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
Energy: 89KW in August
Lighting Retrofit with LED (light emmiting diods)
Encourage employees to take the stairs (behavior change is equally important
PG&E Energy Audit & Zen Compound is retrofitting all lighting and will receive a $17,000 rebate when complete.
We have offset all of our energy usage with using PG&EClimate Smart.
Did you know? That energy works with supply and demand,34cents/KW hour during the day and 7cents/KW hour at night. To see if you
are eligible for a rate adjustment, call PG&E 1-800-743-5000
Water: 20,000 Gallons in September
We received a water audit from the PUC
Low flow toilets - 1.26 gallons/flush
Leak inspection - a slow drip can waste 50 gallons a month!
Araitors on all faucets to minimize the flow
Did you Know?
The PUC offers you rebates up to $200.00 for upgrading to a toilet that uses 1.26 or less gallons. We
found ours for $149.00at Home Depot!
Innovative Solutions
Vertical Garden Urban Surface Area Vegetation - cites were designed without consideration for plants or animals. We have
installed a test and are actively working on developing a solution that will result in about of the box solution for less than
$20/square foot.
Resource Monitoring and Tracking - If you want to conserve, it is necessary to know where you are starting from and where
you want to go.
In Progress
Solar Lotus- 7-pointed solar sculpture in which will track the position of the sun
Urban Food Production- geodesic dome on our roof will produce food for our Prana Restaurant
Surface Area Vegetation - we want to cover our whole building with native plants to promote biodiversity by provide habitat
for bees and butterflies
Energy Generating Dance Floor - harness energy from the movement of dancing patrons
Urban Wind Power Generation- there are several wind solutions that we are currently investigating, the city of SF is trying to
make the permitting process and rebates to make investment in Wind power more attractive for SF companies and homes.
Community
All of our attempts to evolve our business are learning experiencing that we share with our competitors. Coopetition--the
fusion of competition and cooperation-- is the belief that collaboration is the only way to solve the current challenges that we
all face as businesses and individuals.
Business Council on Climate Change - we have been active members in the BC3 since its inception, Director of
Sustainability Mike Zuckerman served on the original Advisory Council and we have hosted several mixers.
Third Spaces - we have been assisting other venues in SanFrancisco go green, now it is taking on a more organized role
and forming communication with a growing number of like-minded venues in SF and beyond.
Zen Compound LLC has been selected as a finalist in the SmallBusiness of the Year Ebbies Awards by the SF Chamber of
Commerce
Zen Compound attended Event Recycling Workshop at City Hall
We have offered our space without charging a rental fee to countless organizations who are doing amazing things in our
community. See our events page.