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The Omega Center for Sustainable Living
 Omega holds sustainability as one of its core values. We consider the impact of our actions, advocate for fairness in the treatment of all living things, and make decisions for the common good. Our facilities are managed with an acute awareness of our relationship to environmental sustainability, and we endeavor to do our best to serve as stewards of our unique and irreplaceable Earth and everyone who inhabits it.
In our ongoing effort to live our value of sustainability, we have begun our most ambitious project to date, the Omega Center for Sustainable Living (OCSL). An innovative educational center, the OCSL will be the first of its kind in the United States to combine the most sophisticated green building and wastewater treatment technologies under one roof. It will serve as the heart of Omega's ongoing environmental sustainability initiatives and will include the Eco Machine™ (a water garden and constructed wetland to treat our wastewater), and a classroom for visitors—students, teachers, activists, corporate executives, elected officials—who want to learn more about green building and sustainable living.
The building will be self-sustaining, featuring the latest technology in the sustainaiblity field; it will be heated and cooled by geothermal systems and use solar and photovoltaic power. It is being built to exceed both the LEED Platinum standard and achieve certification as a Living Building. It will be a model of environmental sustainability that can be seen, understood, and replicated locally and globally.
The OCSL will protect our local ecosystem, preserve our freshwater resources, and serve as a community resource, demonstrating sustainability, ecological responsibility, and green alternatives, reminding all of us that if we take care of the Earth, the Earth will take care of us.
Taking on a project of this scope requires not only the visionary and practical skills that our committed team of professionals brings, it also requires a financial commitment. This ambitious project is estimated at $2.7 million. Your gift matters and will help protect the Earth for future generations. Please be a part of this historic environmental sustainability project and donate now.
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