Green Plants for Green Buildings

09/01/2026

Looking for opportunities to learn, connect, and stay involved in the industry?

GPGB’s Industry Events calendar is a convenient place to find upcoming conferences, expos, educational opportunities, and other events worth having on your radar.Take a look at what’s coming up and add a few dates to your calendar!

Explore the Industry Events schedule: https://gpgb.org/events/

08/28/2026

The carbon impact of a project doesn’t end when installation is complete.

ASLA’s Decarbonizing Specifications v2 offers practical guidance for reducing embodied carbon and increasing carbon sequestration through decisions involving materials, sourcing, planting, irrigation, vegetated roof systems, and long-term care.

For architects, designers, specifiers, landscape architects, and interiorscape professionals, it’s a useful resource for thinking about living systems through a longer-term, lifecycle lens.

🔗 Explore the guide: www.gpgb.org/research

08/27/2026

A 1983 Jeep, a wooden sailboat, and an old piano found a second life at Crooked Hammock Restaurant.

Ambius transformed each into a unique planter filled with colorful tropical plants, helping turn the Myrtle Beach restaurant’s outdoor dining area into a vibrant space filled with conversation pieces and photo opportunities.

Scroll through the photos to see how plants and a little creativity can completely change the experience of a space.

🌿 Installed by: Ambius
www.gpgb.org/projects

08/26/2026

🚨 DON’T MISS TODAY’S GPGB SUPPORTER OPEN FORUM!
Building a High-Performing Sales Team: Hiring the Right People & Creating Compensation That Works
📅 TODAY — Wednesday, August 26
⏰ 12:00 PM ET | Via Zoom
Finding the right salesperson is only part of the challenge. How do you identify the right fit, structure compensation that motivates performance without hurting profitability, and keep great salespeople for the long term?
Today’s GPGB Supporter Open Forum is a chance to talk about what’s actually working across the interiorscape industry.
We’ll dig into:
🌿 Finding and attracting qualified sales candidates
🌿 Interview questions that help uncover the right fit
🌿 Salary, commission, bonus & incentive structures
🌿 Onboarding and setting new hires up for success
🌿 Avoiding common hiring mistakes
🌿 Retaining top performers and building stronger sales teams
This isn’t a webinar or presentation. It’s an open, peer-led conversation where GPGB supporters can ask questions, share experiences, compare approaches, and learn from one another.
💬 Come ready to participate—and leave with ideas you can put to work in your business.
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Supporter Open Forums are exclusive to owners, operators, and staff of GPGB Supporter companies.
Not a GPGB Supporter yet? Learn more:
https://greenplantsforgreenbuildings.org/support-us/

08/25/2026

Can the spaces we design actually support healing? Research suggests they can.

A recent peer-reviewed study found that 68% of participants preferred nature-rich healthcare environments over conventional interior spaces. The most restorative settings consistently incorporated elements such as greenery, natural daylight, water, and natural materials.

These findings show how thoughtful, nature-centered design can help shape the experience of patients, visitors, and healthcare professionals—and why biophilic design is becoming an increasingly important part of creating healthier, more human-centered healthcare environments.

Explore the research behind therapeutic courtyard design and the principles shaping the future of healing architecture. Find the link in the comments below.

08/24/2026

What makes a workplace somewhere employees actually want to be?

According to JLL, 73% of employees say more greenery near their workplace would improve their well-being.

Thoughtfully designed interiorscapes help create workplaces that feel more welcoming, inspiring and connected to nature—and this beautiful installation by Growing Green is a perfect example. 🌿

As workplaces continue to evolve, plants are becoming more than décor. They’re becoming an important part of the employee experience.

What difference does greenery make in the way a workplace feels to you?

Source: JLL, Corporate Real Estate Trends to Watch: Five Trends That Will Define Success in 2026

https://www.jll.com/en-us/insights/market-outlook/top-global-cre-trends

08/21/2026

Who says you have to leave the city to find an oasis?

On the rooftop of VIDA Fitness U Street in Washington, D.C., the Penthouse Pool and Lounge creates a resort-like escape with plants, trees, and white planters in a variety of shapes throughout the pool deck.

It’s a beautiful example of how greenery can help completely change the feel of a space - adding softness, visual interest, and a sense of escape even in the middle of a busy city.

Take a look through the photos and tell us: Which part of this rooftop space catches your eye?

🪴 Planters supplied by Jay Scotts
Explore more: GPGB.org/projects

08/20/2026

GPGB supporters - don’t forget! Our next Monthly Supporter Open Forum is Wednesday, August 26.

This month, we’re continuing the conversation around building a high-performing sales teamfrom finding and hiring the right people to creating compensation plans that motivate performance and setting new hires up for success.

📅 Wednesday, August 26
🕛 12:00 PM ET
💻 Via Zoom

Have a hiring challenge you’re working through? Found an approach that’s working well for your team? Bring it with you.

These forums are all about learning from each other, sharing what’s working, and having the conversations that help our businesses get better.

👉 Learn more: https://gpgb.org/events/

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