We like to take the opportunity and be radically honest about being a green company and living an environmental lifestyle. What does it mean to be green and what does DBoost do on a very real level?

Well for starters, we rarely use paper. Not on purpose, but because we found web and technology solutions that worked out better. Such things as online credit card and account statements, web/PDF receipts for purchases, online invoicing, a web application that holds all files and scope material, etc. We also have PDA phones (Blackberry, iPhone) so that we can travel with our documents and news updates. But in case we do need paper for sketches or for printing purposes, we purchased one pack of New Leaf brand paper (100% post-consumer waste made) and split the contents between our team.

We also don’t drive that much. Though we use a Prius and own a motorcycle, our biggest contribution is not using them at all. Besides the occasional drive to the community food co-op or gym, we keep ourselves to our office or home. It’s not that we don’t want to drive, we just plan our days without it.

Since everyone on our team is health conscious, we eat primarily organically grown fruits and vegetables. Though we don’t compost (we gotta be honest), we eat foods that have the least amount of packaging and degrading rate.

And on the energy front, we simply try to use less electricity. We’ve all bought florescent light bulbs instead of the incandescent bulbs, we open the windows alot because we like fresh air, and we turn appliances and computers completely off after we’re doing using them.

Out of everything stated above, we haven’t really tried to be green. And many may tell us we’re not green. At least we found simple practices that are positive and that work on a level higher than being environmental. That means the choice we made benefits us more than choosing the alternative. So if you’re thinking about how to be more green, think about the simple adjustments you can make. Keeping it simple and real makes you feel good and honest about what you’re up to.