Clean, controlled energy release for heat and power
in public or commercial buildings and industrial process.

 

Sustainable Answers Can Actually Cost Less

Good response to community natural resource and energy needs can be surprisingly affordable and straightforward.   Leaders who identify and invest in sound solutions can also mitigate other environmental and social problems which at first seem unrelated.  Measurable results can include:

· Lower operating costs for business, public buildings, hospitals and schools and industrial facilities,

· Environmentally appropriate use of woody debris in nearly every community, whether urban, rural or in-between,

· Honorable employment of residents doing healthful outdoor work to nurture, protect and utilize natural resources.

· Stronger industrial base with reduced energy cost of production

· Improved quality of community life,

· Wider public appreciation of the local environment with increased knowledge about conservation of working resources,

 

RPG helps interested clients move toward successful outcomes:

 

We help public leaders determine relevant facts and identify the good ideas that are vital to building consensus about community needs.  RPG can help clients involve staff and the public to generate better understanding whenever important, but potentially unpopular projects need support and active participation to achieve good results.   This can make it possible to capture value and benefits, with understanding of risks associated with addressing, or failing to attack forest resource and energy problems. 

Offices in Pennsylvania, North Carolina and soon in Oregon

 

 

Please call if we can help!

 

John T. Karakash Resource Professionals Group

P.O. Box 497,   Lewisburg, PA 17837

 

Principal, John T. Karakash, M.F. Registered Forester 408 (N.C.)

 

  Telephone:   570-523-7790,     Mobile 570-768-0647        Fax 866-489-4657

E-mail: karakash@duke.edu           Web address:  http://rpg.cabinhill.com

Advising  Leaders Committed to Affordable Sustainability.

Individually,  a wildlife den, source of food and soil organic matter.

 

Widespread, an indicator of unhealthy forest conditions.

Open burning does lower risk of wildfire but wastes energy and emits pollutants

Offering Consulting Services
to help  Leaders in business and public service

 Identify, evaluate and implement:

 

Appropriately sized , affordable clean energy projects

· Reduce operating costs and improve efficiency,

· Minimize environmental footprint including fossil carbon emissions

· Sustainably apply locally available renewable sources including biomass and solar

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forest Betterment , use of urban wastewood and wildfire risk fuel

· Practices to increase tree vigor and overall forest health,

· Value as part of green community and economically as land asset

· Higher returns for low quality wood products,

· Minimized risk of damage from insects, wildfire or disease,

· Income production while retaining environmental integrity.

 

 Solutions to challenges of climate change and sustainability

· Anticipating and preparing for and minimizing new expenses,

· Condition reporting, asset inventory and action plans,

· Income opportunities,

· Image building through increased public awareness,

· Staff development activities

Areas of interest, experience and activity

 

 

· Integrated renewable energy for heating, cooling, process and power with solar thermal,  biomass  and other sources,

· Value-added uses for wastewood,  urban / clearing / utility

 

· Proactive wildfire property risk and insurance cost reduction

· Climate change and energy cost reduction strategies,

 

· Forest improvement practices,

· Clean energy asset inventories,

· Climate change mitigation opportunity assessments

 

· Sustainability planning and awareness building

 

· Public awareness  for community efforts,

 

· Urban wildland interface danger fuels reduction,

 

· Energy efficiency and cost containment,

 

· Staff development and team building programs

Begin by Asking the Right Questions

Woody urban brush and utility trimmings can fuel clean energy

Experience makes RPG a strong choice!

We have helped clients solve real world problems in forestry and clean energy for more than three decades.  Our work history includes:

· Preparing, forest inventory reports and management plans and

· Selling timber for clients with special interest in improvement,

· Performing energy audits  for industrial, institutional and business facilities, 

· Recommending energy efficiency and renewable source applications

· Teaching forestry and good timber production practices at high school level,

· Purchasing fuel for biomass energy power production

· Regulatory affairs relationship building related to combustion products and
supplemental fuel sources.

John T. Karakash Resource Professionals Group