Our Commitment to Sustainability
G/BA Affiliations
- G/BA is a member of USGBC (U.S. Green Building Council)
- G/BA is an ENERGY STAR Service and Product Provider
- G/BA is an Energy Advisor for Wisconsin's Focus on Energy program
- G/BA is a member of the the Wisconsin Green Building Alliance
- G/BA is a Labs21 supporter
- G/BA is a ComEd Smart Ideas Retro-Commissioning provider
Our Office
- Recycling of paper waste (G/BA spearheaded the recycling program for the entire building), dry cell batteries, and printer cartridges
- Water-based ink for printers and copiers and we have gone paperless on more and more projects
- Reuse of packaging materials: boxes, tubes and bubble wrap
- ENERGY STAR labeled computers and printers
- Server virtualization technology has allowed G/BA to reduce the number of physical server computers in the network room, with multiple operating servers running as virtual machines on a single hardware machine, significantly reducing power requirements for network services
- E-Waste: Old printers, computers and copiers are either turned in for recycling, donated, or given to employees
- Purchased digital cameras and rechargeable batteries
- Replaced/recycled all mercury thermometers
- Hybrid vehicles for company cars
- Several of our staff walk or bike to work and are provided a secure location to store their bikes
- Evanston office located less than 100 yards from a public transportation hub servicing PACE, Metra and CTA buses and trains
- Evanston Office Expansion and Renovation
- Reused/repurposed (local) wood
- Lighting
- Existing overhead lighting retrofitted to fluorescent T8s with reflectors
- LED Exit Signs
- Occupancy Sensors
- Open plan with extensive natural daylighting
- Low flow fixtures in kitchens and restrooms
- ENERGY STAR labeled appliances for kitchen
- Green cleaning products and washable plates, bowls, glasses and flatware to discourage the use of disposable paper plates and plastic utensils
- Filtered water provided to discourage the purchase of bottled water
Employees Participating in Environmental Causes
- Dave Grumman - Chairman of Standards, ASHRAE; former editor and co-author of ASHRAE's "Green Guide to Design"; on the editorial board of "High Performing Buildings" magazine; current member and former chairman of the Evanston Energy Commission
- Dan Doyle - Board of Directors, International Institute for Sustainable Laboratories (I2SL)
- Jeff Conner is the Chair of the Professional Development and Education Committee with the Building Commissioning Association (BCA)
- Joel Freeman - Current chairman of Evanston Energy Commission
- Dave Eldridge is a member of the Building Energy Modeling Professional ad hoc subcommittee to the ASHRAE Certification Committee
- John Villani is the Midwest Chapter Director and Secretary of the BCA
- Many members of USGBC, AEE, ASHRAE
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