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December 7, 2010
THE POINT OF VIEWLACLEDE GAS BUILDING –30th FLOOR
3Degrees/St. Louis Earth Day Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Moonrise HotelAmeren Focus St. Louis Partnership for Downtown St. LouisArcturis Gallop Johnson & Neuman SCI EngineeringAT&T Geotechnology SWT DesignBethesda Health Group Graybar Electric St. Louis CardinalsBoeing HOK St. Louis Community CollegeBrown Shoe Company The Hauser Group St. Louis County Economic CouncilBryan Cave Habitat for Humanity – St. Louis St. Louis RCGABurns & McDonnell IAMCP-St. Louis St. Louis UniversityBunge North America Laclede Gas Southwestern Illinois CollegeCassidy Turley Lewis and Clark Community College Special School District of St. Louis CountyChristner Mackey Mitchell Stan Gellman Graphic DesignColor Art Integrated Interiors Madison County Treasurer’s Office TarltonCommerce Bank Maritz Tower Grove ParkDeloitte Markwort Sporting Goods Company UMB BankEDC of St Charles County McKendree University The Vandiver Group
East-West Gateway Council Metro Walsh & Associates
Emmis Communications Microsoft Certified Partners Assn. Wells Fargo Advisors
Express Scripts Millipore
Farnsworth Group Missouri Botanical Garden
Inaugural Class - 2010
Awards Presentations• Certificate of Achievement Awards
• Circle of Excellence Awards
• Certificate of Merit - Tenants Oak Category Acorn Category
•Certificate of Merit – Owners Oak Category Acorn Category
Ameren Corporation
Participates in Sustainable Supply Chain Alliance with U.S. utility companies
Redesigned Illinois customer bills to one page, saving 7.5 million sheets
Donated and recycled office furniture during renovations
AT&T Missouri
Commitment to transition 15% of fleet to electric and natural gas vehicles
St. Louis fleet includes the Newton, largest electric vehicle truck
Installed teleprescence in St. Louis office to reduce travel
Bethesda Heath Group
Replaced incandescent bulbs in dining rooms with LED bulbs Calcualted carbon foot print of company vehicles Flexible, staggered nursing shifts reduced employee commutes to work and company carbon footprint
Bryan Cave LLP
Donated 26 tractor trailers of furniture to Operation Food Search
Replaced paper cups with reusable tumblers
Use of 30% recycled content paper
Organized St. Louis Office Green Team
Logo here
Bunge North America
Recycle container at every workstation
Diverted 72% of all waste through recycling
Installed motion light switches Eliminated bottled water
Cassidy Turley
Measured individual carbon footprint of employees
Developed cost-benefit analysis for purchasing of recycled paper
Manages sustainability initiatives for client properties
Commerce Bank
Reduced paper by transitioning customers to e-statements and electronic distribution of corporate reports
Installed 1,700 light sensors and pilot project of light-harvesting ballasts
Installed software to remotely control power state of all connected PC’s
Computed carbon footprint of auto and air travel
Deloitte
Engaged property manager and other tenants on sustainability initiatives
Registered carbon footprint for office Surprise lighting audits yielded energy
savings Installed telesuites in all national offices
East-West GatewayCouncil of Governments
Watershed planning functions encourage municipalities to improve stormwatermanagement
Directing Sustainable Communities grant from U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Emmis Communications
Energy audit revealed $85,000 in savings
Implemented co-mingled recycling
KSHE Great Green Yard Giveaway provided examples of sustainable landscaping
Farnsworth Group
Worked with City of Webster Groves to place cardboard recycling dumpster in Old Webster downtown district
Installed cardboard recycling dumpster at office location
Replaced all can lights to CFL Completed carbon footprint for
fleet vehicles
Focus St. Louis
Developed Sustainability Road Map for area municipalities to adopt sustainability policies
Organizer of Sustainable Communities Workshops with Sustainable St. Louis
Purchased reuseable plates and cups for kitchen
Gallop, Johnson & Neuman
Worked with building management to add can and bottle recycling “Lights out” policy for empty offices after 6pm Provided all employees with coffee mugs and water glasses to reduce disposables
Geotechnology, Inc.
Moved to digital invoices with new accounting software
Reduced paper usage by 25% Conducted lighting inventory Prepared Indoor Air Quality PlanWorked with landlord to improve
sprinkler system efficiency Implemented co-mingled
recycling
Graybar
Recycling of wood reels across branch offices White roof installed in Clayton office Initiative to drive supplier purchases through
electronic document system Sustainable landscaping in and outside office Spreading sustainability policies from St.
Louis location throughout offices across the country
Habitat for Humanity Saint Louis
2010 Rebuild project in Florissant LEED-certified
ReStore sells and accepts donated building materials
Completed full energy and lighting audit 90% of electricity usage offset through
Pure Power renewable energy credits
International Association of Microsoft Channel Partners
Expanded recycling options and capabilities for clients and employees – “Producers Responsibility Discount”
Installed motion sensor lighting 50% recycled content in office
paper goods Recycle ink and toner cartridges
Lewis and Clark College
Purchased commercial food composter to recycle waste for landscaping
New parking lot with LED lights and solar powered security boxes
China Creek Restoration and Cleanup Organic landscaping of N.O. Nelson
Campus in Edwardsville Green Living Guide published for
campus and community
Markwort SportingGoods Company
Redesigned product packaging to reduce plastic and materials
Sustainability Officer visually communicated Challenge progress
Implemented single-stream recycling Purchased BPA-free canteens for all
employees Added transit benefit for employees Switched to e-mailed invoices
McKendree University
Eliminated incandescent bulbs to CFLs
Uses Green Seal-certified cleaners
Built rain gardens, bioswalesand sustainable landscaping around parking areas
Added transit benefit for employees
Metro
Incorporated sustainability in strategic plan and established cross-functional Sustainability committee
Implemented recycling policy and committed with 10% waste reduction goal
Burning used oil for heat Forming sustainable transportation
partnerships and advancing Transit-Oriented Design districts
Monsanto Company
Single stream recycling campaign diverted 600,000 pounds of material from landfills
Hosted workshop on recycling with U.S. EPA
Mentoring area companies on waste reduction strategies
Moonrise Hotel
Donates soap to Global Soap Project Reduces glass waste with Glass
CrusherDonates excess food to Operation
Food Search and composts food waste
Engages and informs guests on hotel recycling program
Installed cardboard recycling dumpster
SCI Engineering
Completed lighting audit for all offices
Recycled old computers and batteries with “Recycle Works” and EPC, Inc.
No-idling policy for vehicles enforced across all offices
Southwestern Illinois College
Installed bio-swales and raingardens at Granite City campus
Purchased renewable energy credits to offset 5% of usage
Uses teleconferencing for classes and meetings across campus
Special School District of St. Louis County
Technical education curriculum incorporates sustainability education
Students made bike racks out of recycled materials, potholders from paper towels
Direct diesel fired heaters on buses reduced idling and particulate emissions
School cafeteria supplied with reusable trays, containers and utensils
Improved recycling reduced trash hauling by 50%
St. Louis County Economic Council
Implemented single-stream recycling Promoting sustainable economic
development activities with St. Louis County Green and Growing Initiative
Sponsor of Green Challenge Tour Bus
St. Louis RCGA
Reduced use of disposable cups for conferences
Save The Forks Campaign eliminated plasticware in breakroom
Stop the Junk Mail campaign Reducing meeting handouts
through website postings
St. Louis University
Source Reduction Initiative recycles and reuses office materials and supplies
Project Clean Plate and Trim Tracks program promote reduction of food waste
Cafeteria purchases from local growers Organizer of Sustainability Matters
series
Stan Gellman Graphic Design, Inc.
Installed energy-efficient lighting on property
Programmable thermostats reduce unnecessary heating and cooling
Designed sustainable awards for St. Louis Green Business Challenge
SWT Design
Holds stormwater on site with green roof, parking lot pavers, and rain garden
“Wormtopia” kitchen composting system
Converted to single stream recycling
Alternative Transportation Incentive System
The Hauser Group
Implemented new policy to rent fuel efficient vehicles
Switched to purchase of 30-50% recycled paper content
Replaced vending machine lighting with LED
Member of St. Louis Regional Clean Air Partnership
The Partnership for Downtown St. Louis
Partnered on downtown raingardenwith HOK to promote sustainable landscaping and design Collaborative effort with Arcturis
and Laclede Gas Company to implement single-stream recycling in building
The Vandiver Group
Completed paper audit and set paper reduction goal of 10% reduction
Purchasing paper with 50% recycled content
Established company-wide sustainability guidelines
Tower Grove Park
Reuse of wood chips and yard waste for mulch
Reuse of horse manure and garden waste for composting and fertilizer
Maintains 7,000 trees, significant carbon storage site for neighborhood
Arcturis
Earned LEED Commercial Interiors Designation
LEED “scavenger hunt” for visitors Staff-wide measurement of carbon
footprint Conducted internal waste audit Employee sustainability guidelines
established Internal recognition for “greenest
employee”
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Certified Green Restaurant for cafeteria Two-bulb stairwell fixtures switch to
LED bulb after 20 minutes Sustainability added to Bank’s strategic
objectivesHigh-efficiency data center installed Installed secure indoor bike parking
space
HOK
Developed Carbon Tracking Tool Implemented Sustainable
Operations Plan Showers and storage available for
bike commutersMonthly tracking of printing usage Advanced Collaboration Room
teleconference facility reduces travel
Mackey Mitchell Architects
Digital Document Delivery System and electronic invoicing substantially reduced paper consumption
Natural Mill composter at office to take food waste
Assists neighboring businesses on sustainability strategies
Donates extra materials, supplies, and products to Teacher Recycling Center
Maritz
Turned a detention basin into a native wetlands area
Utilized undeveloped land by planting crops, harvesting hay, tub grinding yard waste into compost and installing bee hives
Planted native vegetation in island on parking lot
New single stream recycling program allowed donation of 2,500 recycling bins to Meramec Valley School District
Millipore
Wood pallets recycled into energy and mulch
Printer cartridge and cell phone battery recycling generates cash donation for Francis Howell High School graduation night “Lock-In”
Greenhouse gas emission reports received from 10 suppliers
Published Annual Sustainability Report
Missouri Botanical Garden
Office renovation complies with LEED-EBOM standards - certification in 2011
Native plant landscaping expanded to west side of building
Implemented single stream recycling 25kW photovoltaic solar array will
provide 5% of electrical power needs
St. Louis Cardinals
For a Greener Game recycled 264 tons and diversion rate over 27%
Donated 30,000 pounds of food to Operation Food Search
All restroom papers are 100% post consumer recycled content
Hosted a Green Week with e-cycling event
Started retro commissioning project to improve energy efficiency
St. Louis Community College
Human Resources launched “People Admin”— cutting paper by 47%
Green Website launched showing public commitment for sustainability
Paper reduction down 27% during Cosand Center Paper Challenge
Submitting for LEED-Gold for Harrison Center and retro-commissioning buildings
The Boeing Company, St. Louis
Advanced paint booth exhaust recirculation and heat recovery system
Development and testing of sustainable biofuels for commercial and military jet engine aircraft
Green Teams promote recycling internally and are volunteer recyclers at community events
3Degrees/St. Louis Earth Day
Sustainable office construction, paint, lighting and furnishing
Stopped Junk Mail Added composting onsite Established policies for equipment
and purchasing Leading Clayton’s EPA Green
Power Community Challenge Program
Burns & McDonnell
Installed pervious pavers and signage in front of buildingDesigned bioswale for stormwater
treatmentInstalled solar powered motion
sensors for lighting controlEngaged building owner in
completing sustainability measuresImplemented and improved recycling
program
Express Scripts, Inc.
Program to securely dispose/recycle prescription bottles
Created "pop up" menus on print jobs to remind user of paper costs
Upgraded video teleconference equipment; installed "thin client" PC's, LCD projectors
Held green vendor event at headquarters office
UMB Bank
Joined forces with property manager and tenants to realize cost savings of environmentally friendly options
Encouraged reduction of paper and Styrofoam waste by offering reusable dishes, glasses and utensils donated from employees
Collinsville office seeking LEED-certification
Christner
Convinced landlord to create single stream recycling program for entire building
Use of Newforma digital document software to dramatically reduced paper waste
Outside vendors educated to reduce non-recyclables
Company stationary printed on FSC certified stock
Color Art Integrated Interiors
Implemented a full recycling program Copper to Cardboard
Café and food service policy mandated reusable goods and local foods
Donated unused office furniture to Operation Food Search
Donated scrap materials and warehouse space to Little Bit Foundation
Laclede Gas Company
Combined Heat and Power (CHP) technology in building power plant recovers 650,000 therms of energy annually. Partnership with Home Builders Association for Green Home Certification Program Electronic downloading of service and installation orders to reduce paperwork
Brown Shoe Company
Used eco-friendly products in interior renovation projects
Maker of eco-friendly Naya Shoes using recycled materials
Joined U.S. EPA’s Climate Leader Program
Purchased dishes and glassware-removed Styrofoam in cafeteria
Conducted lighting and equipment audits
Wells Fargo Advisors
Achieved LEED- Silver standard for 93,000 SF facility
Held Green Fair with 35 vendors and 1,500 visitors
Switched to energy efficient bulbs and light sensors in all bathrooms
Diverted 38% of solid waste with single-stream recycling
100% of paper shredded and recycled
Tarlton Corporation
Completed Carbon Footprint Developed a plan to help reduce
energy and increase thermal comfort with industrial fans
Established a formal set of sustainability policies
Purchased Ameren UE Pure Power Wind Power Energy Credits - Gold Level
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EDC of St. Charles County
Pledge signing ceremony with “I Pledged” carbon footprint sticker placed on participants’ doors
Started office-wide recycling program with specially marked canisters
Eliminated plastic water bottles and implemented waste reduction policy requirements for all groups using our conference rooms
Completed energy audit
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Big Difference.
Go Green with the EDC!
Madison County Treasurer’s Office
Established an "Intra-County Network Database" of reusable office products, produce, etc for all employees
With Sheriff’s Office operates a community based Prescription Drug Take-Back Program
Started a Sustainable Speaker Series for the community Recycling/Reuse/Donation of all office furniture to
Operation Food Search
Walsh & Associates, Inc.
Installed a 100kW solar photovoltaic system on roof
New lighting and occupancy sensors throughout warehouse
Installed five HVAC pre-cooling misters to reduce electricity usage
Implemented single stream recycling
Installed hand dryers to reduce paper towel usage
St. Louis Green Business Challenge Advisory Committee - 2010
• Tara Callahan, Bryan Cave• George Fujii, Tarlton• Susannah Fuchs, American Lung Association• Sara Graham, HOK • Daniel Jay, Christner • Steve Poplawski, Bryan Cave• Richard Reilly, Trumpet Builders • Tom Schultz, Laclede Gas Company• Seth Teel, HOK• John Traeger, Gallop, Johnson & Neuman• Mark Vantrease, Ameren
St. Louis Green Business Challenge Staff
• Glenda Abney, Missouri Botanical Garden -EarthWays Center (Resource Advisor)
• Jean Ponzi, Missouri Botanical Garden -EarthWays Center (Resource Advisor)
• Sherri Bailey, St. Louis RCGA
• Eric Schneider, St. Louis RCGA
Who is Ready for the 2011 Challenge?