MEMPHIS, TN - April 21, 2008 "“ Hnedak Bobo Group (HBG) announced that it is offsetting its carbon emissions with Carbonfund.org, one of the country's leading carbon reduction and offset organizations. As a CarbonFree(TM) Business Partner, HBG is offsetting carbon emissions from its business facility as well as employee air travel and commute.

Through the support of Carbonfund.org's renewable energy and reforestation projects, HBG is offsetting its impact on the environment. Because of the implications of global warming, HBG is assuming a philosophy of sustainability in regards to the firm’s design and business practices.

"We, as architects, must become positive, action-oriented participants in green design by understanding, educating, integrating and practicing the concepts of sustainable design as it pertains to our projects and daily lives," said Greg Hnedak, FAIA, Co-Founder/Partner & Principal of Hnedak Bobo Group. "Carbonfund.org has provided us with a means to support renewable energy and reforestation while promoting energy efficiency and sustainable building design."

"It's crucial for architecture firms to adopt sustainability practices both for themselves and for their projects, because buildings are one of the largest sources of greenhouse gas emissions. With all their initiatives, HBG is setting a great example ," said Eric Carlson, Executive Director of Carbonfund.org. "We're pleased to help HBG go CarbonFree."

About HBG

Established in 1979, HBG is a nationally-recognized architecture, interior design, and project and development management firm headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee. HBG's 125 employee team includes professionals dedicated to serving the entertainment/hospitality, urban mixed-use/residential, and corporate markets. The firm is consistently recognized as a Top 15 U.S. hospitality design firm, as ranked by several industry publications, and was recently recognized as a ‘Best A/E/C Firm to Work For' by Building, Design & Construction magazine and ZweigWhite Consulting, a leading industry group; and as a 'Best Place to Work' for two consecutive years by the Memphis Business Journal.

Representative firm clients include: Gaylord Entertainment, Harrah's Entertainment, Starwood Hotels and Resorts, FedEx, International Paper, Boyle Investment Company, and Memphis Bioworks Foundation.

HBG is proud to join other environmentally conscious corporate and non-profit partners such as Discovery, Volkswagen, Dell, Orbitz, Environmental Defense, and Lancome in Carbonfund.org's worthwhile cause.

About Carbonfund.org

Carbonfund.org is one of the country's leading carbon reduction and offset organizations, making it easy and affordable for individuals, businesses and organizations to reduce their climate impact. Carbon offsets enable individuals and businesses to reduce carbon dioxide emissions they are responsible for in their everyday lives by supporting high-quality verified renewable energy, energy efficiency and reforestation projects. Carbonfund.org works with over 600 corporate and non-profit partners including Discovery, Allstate, Volkswagen, Dell, Orbitz, Environmental Defense, and Lancôme.

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Carbonfund.org (www.carbonfund.org) reduces the threat of climate change by making it easy and affordable for any individual or business to reduce their carbon footprint and support climate-friendly projects. With its easy-to-use calculator, low offset cost per ton of CO2, and certified offset projects, Carbonfund.org is proving that anyone can reduce their impact on climate change easily and efficiently. Carbonfund.org is a nationally recognized 501(c)(3) nonprofit business, and a member of the EPA's Green Power Network, the Chicago Climate Exchange, and Ceres. Carbonfree and "Reduce what you can, offset what you can't" are trademarks of the Carbonfund.org Foundation.

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