'Sustainable' challenge data released
Results of a year-long effort to make several facilities around Stamford more energy-efficient and sustainable were released at a luncheon on Thursday afternoon at UConn Stamford.
The effort, dubbed the Corporate Substantiality Challenge, was a one-year challenge for three area companies to benchmark their water and energy usage and adopt substantiality policies, according to Kristine D'Elisa, the challenge's director. It is the first step in getting other Stamford businesses and property owners to become aware of how to make their facilities more sustainable, she said.
"We hope that this is the first step to getting more if not all businesses inStamford to be energy-efficient and sustainable," said D'Elisa. "This is a significant program and it would be great if more businesses wanted to follow the lead of these property owners."
D'Elisa said that there were nine policies that the companies were encouraged to adopt including; Car pooling and telecommuting, non-smoking, waste reduction, low mercury light bulbs, sustainable purchasing, integrated pesticide management, storm water quality management, implementation of a green cleaning program and an adoption of a light pollution policy. According to D'Elisa, each company successfully completed each policy.
Gerrit Blauvelt, head of property operations at Malkin Properties, which owns and manages First Stamford Place,Compact fluorescent light bulbs convert a led tube considerably higher percentage of their energy into light, which is why they are significantly more energy efficient than traditional filament bulbs. said Malkin Properties' goal was to create a package of energy efficient measures that not only save energy and reduce water usage but also create a healthier work environment and reduce operating costs without compromise.
"Overall planning and communication is key to success in this program," said Blauvelt. "You can do quite a bit without spending money. We ended up saving 15 percent of energy costs and 45 percent on water usage."
According to Blauvelt, First Stamford Place replaced low-efficiency electric motors, installed premium efficiency drive belts for HVAC motors and fans, installed variable frequency drives on the properties chiller plants,While using compact fluorescent light bulbs energy saving light helps conserve energy, it is important that the bulbs are collected and recycled properly to protect our environment installed occupancy sensors in all new tenant spaces, replaced lighting in the complex's common areas, mechanical rooms and garages and installed low-flow fixtures .
Brian Heelan, Senior Vice President and Director of Operations of Albert B. Ashforth Inc., spoke about the results at its 74,Compact fluorescent light bulbs convert a led tube considerably higher percentage of their energy into light, which is why they are significantly more energy efficient than traditional filament bulbs.000-square foot office facility at 707 Summer Street. According to Heelan, the company installed a new high-efficiency cooling tower and an automated temperature control system, as well as energy-efficient lights operated by motion sensors and LED lights in all the stairwells.
"This program makes you stop and think and layout plans for the future of your facility," said Heelan. "You will see savings and benefits down the road, but it may take a while."
Heelan said Albert and Ashforth Inc. also instituted green cleaning policies in the facility, and the building increased recycling to 42 tons a year.
"In collaboration with our cleaning, landscaping, carting and exterminating vendors, we were able to successfully implement green sustainable policies at little or no additional costs," said Heelan.
Tom Lazzaro, director of Facilities Management at Greenwich Hospital, which has a 30,000-square-foot location in Stamford at 2015 West MainStreet, said the hospital facility implemented a number of changes, including creating a clean-air/no smoking policy, a mercury-reduction policy, waste reduction and recycling policies and several energy reduction and conservation strategies.
"The important thing to remember here is that you don't have to do everything at once," said Lazzaro. "You just need to start somewhere. This is a program that I would recommend to any business."
Results of a year-long effort to make several facilities around Stamford more energy-efficient and sustainable were released at a luncheon on Thursday afternoon at UConn Stamford.
The effort, dubbed the Corporate Substantiality Challenge, was a one-year challenge for three area companies to benchmark their water and energy usage and adopt substantiality policies, according to Kristine D'Elisa, the challenge's director. It is the first step in getting other Stamford businesses and property owners to become aware of how to make their facilities more sustainable, she said.
"We hope that this is the first step to getting more if not all businesses inStamford to be energy-efficient and sustainable," said D'Elisa. "This is a significant program and it would be great if more businesses wanted to follow the lead of these property owners."
D'Elisa said that there were nine policies that the companies were encouraged to adopt including; Car pooling and telecommuting, non-smoking, waste reduction, low mercury light bulbs, sustainable purchasing, integrated pesticide management, storm water quality management, implementation of a green cleaning program and an adoption of a light pollution policy. According to D'Elisa, each company successfully completed each policy.
Gerrit Blauvelt, head of property operations at Malkin Properties, which owns and manages First Stamford Place,Compact fluorescent light bulbs convert a led tube considerably higher percentage of their energy into light, which is why they are significantly more energy efficient than traditional filament bulbs. said Malkin Properties' goal was to create a package of energy efficient measures that not only save energy and reduce water usage but also create a healthier work environment and reduce operating costs without compromise.
"Overall planning and communication is key to success in this program," said Blauvelt. "You can do quite a bit without spending money. We ended up saving 15 percent of energy costs and 45 percent on water usage."
According to Blauvelt, First Stamford Place replaced low-efficiency electric motors, installed premium efficiency drive belts for HVAC motors and fans, installed variable frequency drives on the properties chiller plants,While using compact fluorescent light bulbs energy saving light helps conserve energy, it is important that the bulbs are collected and recycled properly to protect our environment installed occupancy sensors in all new tenant spaces, replaced lighting in the complex's common areas, mechanical rooms and garages and installed low-flow fixtures .
Brian Heelan, Senior Vice President and Director of Operations of Albert B. Ashforth Inc., spoke about the results at its 74,Compact fluorescent light bulbs convert a led tube considerably higher percentage of their energy into light, which is why they are significantly more energy efficient than traditional filament bulbs.000-square foot office facility at 707 Summer Street. According to Heelan, the company installed a new high-efficiency cooling tower and an automated temperature control system, as well as energy-efficient lights operated by motion sensors and LED lights in all the stairwells.
"This program makes you stop and think and layout plans for the future of your facility," said Heelan. "You will see savings and benefits down the road, but it may take a while."
Heelan said Albert and Ashforth Inc. also instituted green cleaning policies in the facility, and the building increased recycling to 42 tons a year.
"In collaboration with our cleaning, landscaping, carting and exterminating vendors, we were able to successfully implement green sustainable policies at little or no additional costs," said Heelan.
Tom Lazzaro, director of Facilities Management at Greenwich Hospital, which has a 30,000-square-foot location in Stamford at 2015 West MainStreet, said the hospital facility implemented a number of changes, including creating a clean-air/no smoking policy, a mercury-reduction policy, waste reduction and recycling policies and several energy reduction and conservation strategies.
"The important thing to remember here is that you don't have to do everything at once," said Lazzaro. "You just need to start somewhere. This is a program that I would recommend to any business."
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