ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP AND SUSTAINABILITY

We have implemented many long-term energy efficiency and sustainability initiatives highlighted below.

OUR COMMITMENT

• MAKE CAPITAL INVESTMENTS

• INCREASE EFFICIENCY AND SUSTAINABILITY IN OUR BUILDINGS

• REDUCE ENERGY CONSUMPTION

• REDUCE WATER CONSUMPTION

• REDUCE CONTRIBUTIONS TO LANDFILLS

• $20 Million + Investment

  for conversion of 1,500 properties to LED lighting since 2013.

• “On Demand” Controls

  for “just in time” lighting to minimize energy consumption.

• Limit Heating

  in the winter to 50 degrees.

• Limit Cooling

  in the summer to 80 degrees.

• 5,500+ Higher Efficiency HVAC

  replaced since 2012, 500+ planned for 2018.

• Install “Cool Roofs”

  to reduce energy consumption by up to 20%.

• Plant Native Landscape

  to use less water

• Install Retention/Detention Ponds

  to reduce flooding and erosion of stream banks.

• Recycled over 3,000 Tons,

  saving 35,900 trees and diverting 10,400 cubic yards from landfills.*

• Saved 41,650 Trees

  and diverted 8,085 cubic yards from landfills, saved 17 million gallons of water, 10 million kilowatts, and prevented 2 tons of carbon emission in 2019 by selling packaging materials made from 100% recycled paper.*

*As estimated by our third-party vendors using calculations based on industry averages and studies from the U.S. Department of Energy and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.