Albany: (518) 489-5231   •   Saratoga Springs: (518) 306-5502 | info@complexions.com

Albany: (518) 489-5231   •   Saratoga Springs: (518) 306-5502 | info@complexions.com

Complexions Spa

Follow Up To Our LEED Certification

Just checked the LEED on line web page and the status of our project looks really good. Right now we have enough points approved to reach Gold Level! We are in line to be certified for New Construction. I can't tell you how happy I will be when this is officially awarded. As soon as it is made official, we will be the first NEW Construction Gold Level Spa in the Country! Wow! I

Awaiting The Results Of Our LEED Certification

I received an email a few days ago letting us know the status of our LEED certification. Some of the points we applied for we did receive and some needed additional clarification. We had to send it over to the electrical engineer who is working on the project. Many of the points in question pertained to the energy savings. This I feel is one of our strongest areas. We should be in good shape.

Monthly Energy Bill Comparison: Before vs After Going Green

Image via Wikipedia We have been in our new Complexions Spa location at 221 Wolf Road for eleven months now.  Earlier this week, I decided to take a quick look at the actual energy savings - if any - we've enjoyed thus far.  Here is the quick, back-of-the-napkin rundown: In our previous location we had 4200 sf.  In our new location we have 8450sf. Thus far, monthly electric bills at 221 Wolf

Changing The Focus Of Our Spa Services

The Next Steps In Wellness Complexion's has always been a spa that focuses on the wellness side of the services that we offer but now more than ever we are very careful with how we send this message to our guests.  We do not use words like pampering and luxury.  We have started to explain the benefits of our services along with words like affordable, de-stressing, promoting wellness, mental clarity and more. We have

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The Heart of John Wooden’s Pyramid of Success

Heart of the Pyramid Today we had another staff meeting. This time we discussed the three "blocks" of John Wooden's Pyramid of Success that are in the center. He refers to them as the Heart of the Pyramid. The first block refers to condition.  This goes well beyond physical condition.  He is referring to a good mental and moral condition.  "When you are lacking in good mental condition this disrupts the team."  I agree with

How I Plan To Spend The Small-Business Tax Break President Obama Has Proposed To Congress

Image by stevegarfield via Flickr Recently, Paul Krugman wrote in response to President Elect Barack Obama's planned tax-breaks for small businesses that First, Mr. Obama should scrap his proposal for $150 billion in business tax cuts, which would do little to help the economy. Ideally he’d scrap the proposed $150 billion payroll tax cut as well, though I’m aware that it was a campaign promise. Dr. Krugman thinks that I'll just horde

How To Build An Energy Efficient Small Business: Part 1

We closed on the new Complexions building in November of 2007 and immediately began demolishing the existing building. Many - my sons especially - think of demolition as a super-fun activity. If only that were true with Green construction! Long story short - we had to be very very careful every step of the way. First and foremost, we had to have asbestos specially removed by an independent company.  They had to have special

2008 Year End Wrap Up

Complexions Year End Wrap Up & What I learned Calculating year end revenue is kind of like solving a circle (given three points on it ;) After relaxing for the first day of the New Year, I went into work today, anxious to print out our month end numbers and our year end totals. I tell you, if you totally focus in on the negative tone of all the media, you would

Eco-Trends in the Spa Industries

From Suzie's Spa Blog over at SpaFinder: Eco-Embedded Spas: A Deeper Shade of Green: Back in 2005, SpaFinder identified the eco-spa boom, crystallizing the first industry definition, still widely used today. In our 2007 forecast.. I have to agree with Suzie regarding what it means to be a real Green Spa.........I have recently completed a year long  project of building our new facility,  Complexions Spa for Beauty & Wellness.  This was a lengthy and