By using innovative and resourceful strategies to transform environmental problems into social and economic opportunities, GTECH is activating new ways think about sustainable economic development.  In the absence of resources such as economic opportunity, investment dollars and environmental stewardship, communities are made susceptible to urban decline resulting in vacant land, inefficient use of energy, and waste.  GTECH provides the model, expertise, knowledge base, and leadership to catalyze these challenges into opportunities.

Concentrating on the intersection of these three areas of focus:

Urban Land Use – transforming vacant or blighted properties into viable community economic development opportunities by reclaiming sites and employing green redevelopment strategies to revive and recover the land.

Green Economy – growing local opportunties by connecting people and institutions, increasing access to opportunity, and establishing a unique model for collaboration to build and strengthen a green workforce.

Alternative Energy – creating beneficial impact to the community through innovative social enterprise projects, goods, and services. Our focus targets waste streams as a source of generating new value.  By collecting waste cooking oil as a feedstock for locally produced, biodiesel we can help refuel local economies.

GTECH works as a social enterprise with hundreds of partners including: public agencies, local & national non-profits, private companies, policy makers, and other social entrepreneurs to achieve systems change at the grassroots.