Tulip Time Festival’s environmental impact on Holland under study as leaders look for ways to go green
on May 04 in Viability in the News
Project Manager Kyle Denning and Carbon Specialist Dan Kuipers survey Holland's Downtown
Greg Chandler
The Grand Rapids Press – May 04, 2009
HOLLAND — Kyle Denning is walking downtown streets during the Tulip Time Festival this week — talking to vendors, checking out the Tulipalooza concerts’ Sixth Street Stage and even looking at the trash bins.
Denning, a project manager for Holland-based Viability LLC, wants to make the festival more environmentally friendly.
He and others from the company, which advises firms on sustainable business practices, are collecting information on the environmental impact of the Tulip Time Festival, which runs through Saturday.
It’s the first time such a study has been conducted, festival representatives said.
Trying to get a snapshot of how a festival affects environmental quality isn’t the same as trying to measure an industry’s impact, Denning said.
“It’s a new challenge,” he said. “Usually (with a festival), you don’t have these confined boundaries that you’re used to dealing with, (such as) with a manufacturing facility.”
Click here to Read Full Article
Comments are closed.