Brella Productions is a strong supporter of Green Practices and doing more with less waste. The events industry has seen the demand for more eco-friendly, “green” event options for several years now, and many professionals have opted for a more green experience even without clients suggesting it. This “green” type of event planning and production may be considered by some as a trend—but in today’s environmentally conscious world “green” events are here to stay.
Brella Productions has a history of producing events both big and small, and whether client-requested or not, Brella goes out of its way to be as “green,” and earth-friendly as possible in the special events it produces. For the last few years our events for clients have featured a much higher percentage of green options. We have converted the traditional “Event Books” and agendas to PDF files that reside on attendee iPads, have converted traditional signage to digital LCD signs (with the added benefit that they can be updated quickly on site to reflect last minute changes in the schedule or provide hour by hour detailed information), and removed the use of large printed banners in favor of digital projection (giving you the ability to animate logos and quickly change the look of a room without riggers). Our Green Practices extend to F&B as well, when we have provided attendees with eco-friendly water bottles as a take home gift and staged refilling stations throughout the venues to remove the need for plastic water bottles and strongly promoted attendees taking advantage of hotel conservation policies and recycling efforts.
Our “green” runs deep, and we bring that commitment home. The Brella headquarters has a portion of its power supplied by “the sun”—and boasts over 30 solar panels on the roof and another 22 arriving in 2014 once construction of the new third floor is complete. We also have an active recycling program, celebrated the purchase of our first electric corporate vehicle this year, have many employees who drive Hybrid vehicles, commute on public transportation, carpool or ride bikes to work, and we use real kitchen dishes and silverware instead of disposable.
To sum it all up—Brella cares about the environment, and is ecstatic at the chance to produce many “green” events!