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ENVIROMENTALstatement
Portland / Bend / Medford / South Seattle - Renton / North Seattle - Everett / Spokane
United Tile is committed to conducting its business in an environmentally responsible manner. The company has undertaken a number of initiatives and will continue to develop and implement policies and practices consistent with that goal:
1. All United Tile locations are required to follow proven environmentally responsible business practices.
2. Where available, the company has adopted alternative sustainable energy programs that promote clean air and reduce our dependence on fossil fuels.
3. The company actively seeks to represent manufacturers whose products are produced in an environmentally responsible manner. View our Green Products section to see other participating companies.
4. The company is committed to assist regional architects with products and information that helps them earn LEED recognition for projects they are developing. For additional information on the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED program, visit their website: www.usgbc.org
5. All employees are provided with training that alerts them to the importance of following environmentally sensitive practices and encourages them to do so in their personal lives.
Specific examples of the above include:
· Following an environmental audit conducted by the City of Portland’s Office of Sustainable Development, our Portland Office was named a Recycled at Work (formerly BlueWorks) company, recognizing our compliance with the proven practices recommended by this agency. Renton has also been honored for similiar efforts by the City of Renton’s Business Recycling Program.
· We have committed to renewable power programs in every location. We pay a premium for our energy, but are assured 100% of it comes from renewable power sources. These Earth-friendly energy programs reduce the average environmental impact by 20% per month and help support the development of wind farms. United Tile offices participate in the following programs:
Portland – PGE Clean Wind Program
Bend – PP&L Blue Sky Business Partner Program
Renton – Puget Sound Energy Green Power Program
Everett – Snohomish County PUD Planet Power Program
· United Tile has become an EPA Green Power Partner. Electricity can be one of the largest environmental impacts associated with an organization’s operations. Buying green power has been an easy and effective way to reduce the environmental impacts of our electricity use. This has the same benefits as:
* Not driving the average car 746,063 miles.
* Planting 138 acres of trees.
* Avoiding 696325 pounds of carbon dioxide emissions.
· We have become an active member of the Renewable Northwest Project (RNP). RNP actively promotes the expansion of solar, wind, and geothermal energy in the Northwest region.
· United Tile actively seeks to represent companies who have adopted environmentally responsible product processes. Examples include EcoDomo, a leather tile produced in Argentina entirely from used leather, and Terra Green, who produced a ceramic product with approximately 55% of the contents from post-consumer glass products. See the Green Products section of our website for more details.
· United Tile was successful in convincing Laticrete International -- our leading setting materials manufacturer -- to build a plant in the Northwest. Located in Lebanon, Oregon, this facility opened in November, 2007. It is the only facility of its kind that is close enough to Northwest projects to earn LEED points for the use of its products.
1. All United Tile locations are required to follow proven environmentally responsible business practices.
2. Where available, the company has adopted alternative sustainable energy programs that promote clean air and reduce our dependence on fossil fuels.
3. The company actively seeks to represent manufacturers whose products are produced in an environmentally responsible manner. View our Green Products section to see other participating companies.
4. The company is committed to assist regional architects with products and information that helps them earn LEED recognition for projects they are developing. For additional information on the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED program, visit their website: www.usgbc.org
5. All employees are provided with training that alerts them to the importance of following environmentally sensitive practices and encourages them to do so in their personal lives.
Specific examples of the above include:
· Following an environmental audit conducted by the City of Portland’s Office of Sustainable Development, our Portland Office was named a Recycled at Work (formerly BlueWorks) company, recognizing our compliance with the proven practices recommended by this agency. Renton has also been honored for similiar efforts by the City of Renton’s Business Recycling Program.
· We have committed to renewable power programs in every location. We pay a premium for our energy, but are assured 100% of it comes from renewable power sources. These Earth-friendly energy programs reduce the average environmental impact by 20% per month and help support the development of wind farms. United Tile offices participate in the following programs:
Portland – PGE Clean Wind Program
Bend – PP&L Blue Sky Business Partner Program
Renton – Puget Sound Energy Green Power Program
Everett – Snohomish County PUD Planet Power Program
· United Tile has become an EPA Green Power Partner. Electricity can be one of the largest environmental impacts associated with an organization’s operations. Buying green power has been an easy and effective way to reduce the environmental impacts of our electricity use. This has the same benefits as:
* Not driving the average car 746,063 miles.
* Planting 138 acres of trees.
* Avoiding 696325 pounds of carbon dioxide emissions.
· We have become an active member of the Renewable Northwest Project (RNP). RNP actively promotes the expansion of solar, wind, and geothermal energy in the Northwest region.
· United Tile actively seeks to represent companies who have adopted environmentally responsible product processes. Examples include EcoDomo, a leather tile produced in Argentina entirely from used leather, and Terra Green, who produced a ceramic product with approximately 55% of the contents from post-consumer glass products. See the Green Products section of our website for more details.
· United Tile was successful in convincing Laticrete International -- our leading setting materials manufacturer -- to build a plant in the Northwest. Located in Lebanon, Oregon, this facility opened in November, 2007. It is the only facility of its kind that is close enough to Northwest projects to earn LEED points for the use of its products.
· United Tile has become an EPA Green Power Partner. Electricity can be one of the largest environmental impacts associated with an organization’s operations. Buying green power has been an easy and effective way to reduce the environmental impacts of our electricity use. This has the same benefits as:
* Avoiding 696325 pounds of carbon dioxide emissions.
· United Tile was successful in convincing Laticrete International -- our leading setting materials manufacturer -- to build a plant in the Northwest. Located in Lebanon, Oregon, this facility opened in November, 2007. It is the only facility of its kind that is close enough to Northwest projects to earn LEED points for the use of its products.
Additional details regarding United Tile’s environmental practices are available by contacting the company.
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