Page 17 - Westchester County Economic Development Guide 2013
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gust
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f
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s re
gi
on
”
.
eyond growing profits and sales, many
Westchester businesses have made a solid
commitment to operate in the “greenest”
possible manner. For example, NewYork-
Presbyterian Hospital/Westchester division was the
first hospital to participate in the Westchester Green
Business Challenge, a “friendly” competition open to
all of the county’s 35,000 firms. The Challenge was
designed by county government in partnership with
The Business Council of Westchester, and culminates
each year with a recognition event.
The hospital, which received an achievement
award at the 2012 event, has made commitments to
purchase only Energy Star-rated appliances, including
computers; participate in monthly “unpower hours”
when employees voluntarily unplug all non-critical
fluorescent light bulbs; and replace incandescent
lights with compact fluorescent lights. Other efforts
include cleaning existing HVAC diffusers to maintain
proper operations, and installing high-efficiency
LED exit signs, T5 lighting fixtures and “water sense
certified’ plumbing fixtures.
The same “green” spirit is evident at the Jacob
Burns Film Center Media Arts Lab, where General
Manager Dominick Paletta describes the eco-friendly
steps incorporated into a new 27,000-square-foot
research development program building. “We built
an LEED [Leadership and Energy in Environmental
Design] facility where now we generate 12 percent of
our electricity via solar panels on our roof. There are
also 30 geothermal wells under the parking lot that
help heat and cool the building more efficiently.”
Paletta also stresses that the staff enjoys plenty
of natural light thanks to a design that emphasizes
expanded window space. “The goal was to capture
the greatest possible volume of available, outside
illumination,” he says.
B
Green Initiatives
Join the Green Business Challenge
Developed by Westchester County in
partnership with The Business Council
of Westchester, the Westchester Green
Business Challenge is designed to help
companies move down the path toward
environmental sustainability while
improving performance and saving money.
Learn more online at
business.
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