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How to Build and Retrofit a Sustainable Home

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Eco-Friendly, Ethically-Sourced Building Materials. RECYCLED STEEL. Recycling metal rather than using virgin ore helps preserve natural resources and saves energy. In fact, creating products from recycled steel utilizes 40% less water and reduces mining wastes by 97%. RECYCLED PLASTIC. RECLAIMED LUMBER.

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Sustainability Marketing: How To Reach Three Kinds of Customers Of Green Products and Services

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Ethics/Caring. Using only recycled raw materials since 1950.”. Ethics/Caring. They might recycle and buy organic, but haven’t scrutinized their own lifestyles much. Forget HVAC headaches—the earth-friendly ventilation system has no moving parts to break down.”. “50-year Social/Racial/Gender Justice.

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Sustainability 101: What is a Sustainable Business

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This is especially true with the growing number of young consumers, most of whom prefer doing business with ethical, green companies. In terms of the three R’s – Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle – reduce is the first and most important of the three for a reason. Waste Reduction. Water Conservation.

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How To Create A Sustainability Plan: Executive Guide To Becoming A Sustainable Business – Step 4

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Can we find ways to recycle or upcycle waste materials (e.g. install recycling bins in the break room)? the product’s reuse and recycling potential). Consider bigger projects like HVAC retrofits or renewable energy installations like solar roofing. Waste Reduction – Reuse & Recycling. Is it hazardous?

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Sustainability Guide for Healthcare Facilities: 5 Ways to Get Started

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As seen with other businesses going green, healthcare facilities implementing sustainable and ethical practices reap many benefits including: Lower utility bills and other operational costs. Proper sorting also improves the efficiency of waste and recycling processing and lowers the costs required for special treatment of hazardous wastes.

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Eco Friendly Building Basics For Small Business

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Businesses can reduce their carbon footprint by running their business in a more eco-friendly building that conserves energy, promotes recycling, reduces waste and enables sustainable business practices. So what is an eco-friendly building? What are the benefits of an eco-friendly building? How do I make my building more eco-friendly?

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Green Realtor® Guide: Marketing Eco-Friendly Homes and Sustainability

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Using remote sensors to detect temperature imbalances, smart thermostats can achieve an even heating and cooling throughout your home as well as turn off the HVAC when you’re away, saving on energy and money. Choosing business cards and other paper materials made from recycled post-consumer content. As the saying goes, “money talks”.