Begun as a Green Building Consultants (GBC), our family-owned business evolved due a passion for elements from nature's beauty -- specifically, living green environments and tranquil water features. Over the years, we have worked with some of the most talented architects, designers, and contractors in the nation to create beautiful water features, exquisite green walls, and tranquil water gardens. The common denominators for each project has been high quality, low-maintenance, and worry-free operation.
In the early 2000s, we began to see an increasing need for elements of nature in people's lives. This need accelerated during the pandemic as people were trapped in their homes and isolated from people and nature. The need for elements of nature is beyond merely aesthetics, it is essential for good mental health. Scientists have conducted countless studies confirming the benefits of turning off your phone, taking off your shoes, and getting fully immersed in nature -- but people don't need studies -- they know it instinctually.
For many years, our team of dedicated professionals have been involved with many projects for private residences, hotels, resorts, multi-family and senior living properties – and with each project we have recommended beautiful elements of nature.
We have been involved in the developed of innovative products like the X22 air sterilizers and the NanoTech water filters. The creative spark behind each has been a desire to improve the quality of life for our friends, family and customers.
X22 air products protect people by destroying airborne viruses, bacteria, and allergens with advanced ultraviolet and silver technology. NanoTech water products protect people by doing a 200x better job removing contaminants, in fact, eliminating 99.9998% of all viruses, bacteria and parasites to making even polluted water safe to drink.
Every person on this plant deserves clean air and pure water – and we all need a little bit of natural beauty in our daily lives.
Along with our partners, we offer beautiful water features and green environment products that add elements of nature to people's lives.
Growing up in a family of creative thinkers and does, we were each expected to eventually create art or invent new ways of doing things. In my hometown of Jackson, Michigan, we enjoyed going on family picnics within view of the Cascades, a multi-tiered water feature and gardens perched on a hill. The family who originally built this marvelous water feature eventually donated it the town so that everyone could enjoy it. This made a big impression on me.
After college, I moved to Chicago and went to work for one of the nation's leading manufacturers of contemporary aquariums and water features. In the 1990s, we saw the need for establishing the Custom Design Group to create the types of water featuress that innovative architects and custom builders had been demanding.
In early 2000s, I started a business from my garage that included designing and selling carniverous plant terrariums to nurseries and specialty retailers around the nation. That business evolved into what GBC is today.
---P.D. Keeler, Co-Founder & Director
Hopefully, everything we do improves the quality of people's lives.
We design, make and promote innovative products that fall into two basic categories:
1. Protecting people's where they live and work
2. Adding natural beauty into people's lives
Whether how and where people live and work -- we strive to improve their quality of life and some beauty to their everyday.
---P.D. Keeler, Co-Founder & Director
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