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ABOUT
OUR COMPANY
TerraZia Corporation was
founded June 2004 for the purpose of engaging in three primary business activities:
- Promote sustainable
design and green building products
- Inform people about
national and global environmental issues via various mass media
- Design and build
high-performance environmentally conscious buildings
We are implementing a
strategy of change for our built environment and you can too.
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Mission Statement
TerraZia Corporation positively impacts our environment by producing entertaining
and educational television programs and designing and constructing high performance buildings
that encourage the public, builders and manufacturers to implement a strategy
of change for the building industry. Earned profits sustain the
organization and equitably compensate all contributing stakeholders.
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President & Founder
Steve Sunderman is founder,
President and Chairman of TerraZia Corporation. He is a Virginia licensed
architect with National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB)
certification and is a
LEED Accredited Professional with the USGBC. He is a 1974 graduate of the University of
Oklahoma with over 35 years of diversified architectural experience, including
extensive energy and utility auditing work, throughout the United States and the
Middle East. He has promoted alternative energy, conservation and environmental
design since the late 1960's.
Steve is deeply committed to helping create a healthier planet by
positively impacting our built environment through design and construction of
high-performance buildings and, via the mass media, encourage builders,
designers, manufacturers and the general public to embrace sustainable building
practices as a means to implement a strategy of change for our built
environment.
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Location
Corporate offices are in
Roanoke City, which is in southwestern Virginia along
the famous Blue Ridge Parkway. Roanoke is a five-time All-America City, One of America's Most Livable Communities in 2004
and is a 45 minute drive from Virginia Tech in Blacksburg.
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Definitions
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TerraZia:
A term coined by Steve Sunderman
by joining
Terra,
the Latin word for Earth, and
Zia,
the Native American symbol for the sun and a balanced life.
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Sustainable:
Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the
ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
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Earth-Sheltered:
A building or structure where
the exterior is fully or partially covered by earth.
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Green Products:
Building products with minimal toxicity, reusability, energy efficiency,
eco-responsible packaging, recycled content, manufactured with minimal
environmental impact, and minimal artificial materials.
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LEED:
Leadership In Energy and Environmental Design.
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USGBC:
U. S. Green Building Council.
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