2009 BASE Members

"The sustainability sector is still in the emerging stages. Sometimes it feels like the wild, wild West. BASE provides a valuable service to sustainable businesses by pulling together a broad set of resources for sustainable entrepreneurs and creating a strongly-networked community."

— Henry McKoy
Chairman of Fourth Sector Bancorp and BASE Advisory Board Member

Agri-Tech Producers' mission is to be a leading provider and user of specialized technology to cost-effectively convert cellulosic biomass into more energy dense, more usable and more valuable renewable fuels and feedstock.

Cara Green is a start-up distributor of innovative, high-quality alternatives to conventional building materials and furnishings designed to increase building sustainability, reduce building energy consumption and operating costs, and create healthier buildings. www.caragreen.com

e³ Services is an energy-efficiency consulting firm that performs energy audits for homeowners and businesses to assess building energy performance, environmental health, safety, and sustainability. www.e3services.net

Eastern Carolina Organics' mission is to increase the supply of high-quality, local, organic produce to regional and national buyers. www.easterncarolinaorganics.com

The Green Bride Guide is an online marketplace for eco-friendly wedding products and services. www.thegreenbrideguide.com

Green Sky Sustainable Design's mission is to design and install sustainable landscapes and roofscapes through collaborating with and educating clients to create designs that work in concert with nature. www.greenskyinc.com

Illumination Renewables has been established to develop, own and operate projects that produce energy from landfill gas, solar, wind, biomass and other clean and renewable sources, and related infrastructure.

Immixt is a manufacturer of biodiesel management and utilization systems for the commercial trucking fleet industry.

JustNeem is a manufacturer and distributor of fair trade body care products made with Neem and other natural ingredients. www.justneem.com

Legacy Green is a triple bottom line real estate development firm focused on providing superior, environmentally sensitive, inclusive housing options in traditionally-underserved communities.

North Carolina Choices provides retail and food service customers with meat and poultry produced sustainably by local farmers and processed by small-scale independent facilities. www.ncchoices.com

"Being in the BASE accelerator has been critical to our business' successes. It added great credibility in the eyes of our prospective investors, partners, and employees. I believe the informal interactions with the BASE Advisory Board have helped to strengthen both our business model and our network."

— David Bunge
Business Development Officer, PVee

RadioAC manufactures addressable control modules for residential air conditioning units that allow utility companies to schedule consumer energy demand.

Rain Water Solutions provides rainwater harvesting equipment and promotes sustainable and socially responsible business practices in product production, distribution and purchasing. www.rainwatersolutions.com

Showpiece Enterprises' provides trade show displays, traveling exhibits, point of purchase displays, museum exhibits made from environmentally sustainable materials. www.ecoshowpiece.com

Sustainable Building Solutions offers building products and services that provide a healthier, more comfortable structure that costs less to operate and has a smaller environmental footprint. www.buildinggreennc.com

The Green Fountain Group provides information, education and training that address the Green movement to individuals and organizations of low wealth communities.

The Health Challenge uses social networking and mobile technologies to create a tracking, accountability and networking tool to improving the health practices. www.thehealthchallenge.com

Twig is an online and bricks and mortar shop providing products that promote ecological sustainability and social equity in the community. www.twigliving.com

WaterPLUS will produce and distribute water purifier devices that utilize UV-LED technology to provide safe drinking water in the developing world. www.veerlabs.com

WindLift will develop and market a low-cost kite engine for pumping water, compressing air, or charging batteries, initially for use in irrigation and water supply in remote areas and emerging markets. windlift.wordpress.com