Paying It Forward

In recognition of our eco-friendly company culture and successfully implementing green practices relative to the 4 R’s (Reduce, Recycle, Re-Use, Re-Buy), in March 2009 Taylor Commercial won the Community Associations Institute Georgia Chapter’s “Going Green” Award.

Also in March 2009 our company was named a TerraPass Carbon Balanced Business partner, having offset the CO2 emissions resulting from our on-site energy use, company vehicles, business travel, and employee commuting.

Through Taylor Commercial’s green material selections and building practices, we also deliver tremendous value to our customers through energy savings, additional tax credits and the confidence that they are providing an eco-friendly environment for their tenants.

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Our green practices include:

  • Three (3) team members became Certified LEED Professionals in 2008
  • Addition of two fuel-efficient vehicles to our fleet to replace two trucks/SUVs (VW Jetta TDI – voted 2009 “Green Car of the Year” by greencar.com)
  • Purchased carbon offsets through TerraPass to become a carbon-balanced business
  • Implemented a document management system (docStar) to support a paperless environment
  • Implemented on-screen takeoff software (OnCenter) to avoid printing sets of plans for takeoffs
  • Created strategic partnerships with “green” suppliers, including Certainteed, GE, Sherwin-Williams, etc.
  • Purchased recycling containers for each employee and established recycling service for office
  • Implemented recycling a program for consumables in cooperation with our vendors, including Dell, HP, and Pitney Bowes
  • Continually purchase recycled office products (copy paper, paper goods, etc.) whenever available
  • Continually replace lighting with more energy-efficient fluorescent fixtures/bulbs
  • Purchased energy-efficient PCs, monitors and printers to replace older, less efficient computer equipment
  • Replaced attic insulation and installed 14 SEER A/C units during office renovation