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Adam Miller
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Are you Going Green?
« Thread Started on Jun 16, 2007, 6:17pm »

What have you done to Green your facility?

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Re: Are you Going Green?
« Reply #1 on Aug 28, 2007, 1:32pm »

I work a 150,000 sq. ft. governement/commercial property. We have initiated a green cleaning system in which our janitorial staff only uses approved, non-hazardous materials. Also we have looked into retrofitting the building's lighting system, as well as additional ways to reduce power without installing completely new equipment.

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Re: Are you Going Green?
« Reply #2 on May 21, 2008, 11:44am »

An update to my earlier post:

"I work a 150,000 sq. ft. governement/commercial property. We have initiated a green cleaning system in which our janitorial staff only uses approved, non-hazardous materials. Also we have looked into retrofitting the building's lighting system, as well as additional ways to reduce power without installing completely new equipment."

Since then, we have installed timers and motion detectors in areas to make the lighting systems more efficient, as wasting power on unused lighting will no longer be a concern. We have replaced many of the incandescent lights, instead using more CFL's and more high-output, high-efficiency fluorescent tubes. Similarly, we are replacing all of the existing incandescent emergency exit fixtures with low-power LED fixtures.

We are also looking into touch-free restrooms and their benefits. It seems like there is the possiblity to realize a substantial savings through automated controls rather than traditional, manual controls.

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Re: Are you Going Green?
« Reply #3 on Jul 24, 2009, 11:03pm »

"We are also looking into touch-free restrooms and their benefits. It seems like there is the possiblity to realize a substantial savings through automated controls rather than traditional, manual controls."

While some properties are able to save on water use, others are not always able to find the financial savings through a reduction in water use. The water companies maintain a minimum water use on most bills throughout the United States. Many properties will never achieve more than the minimum usage. This is often due to the size of the water meter that is installed on the building. The amount of water that makes up the minimum use is dependent on the size of the meter (1", 3", 6").

The point is, be sure to check on this before investing money into plumbing if the objective is to eventually save money. Otherwise it is very important that we all reduce our water use and do our part to help others. Water is a community resource that affects several areas when there is a depletion. During times of drought, undesirable sacrifices have to be made, but nobody wants to imagine a time when safe water is not readily available.

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