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| Dorothy Schwarz |
MILWAUKEE, WI –
Transwestern Sustainability Services announced it has been recognized by the
Wisconsin Sustainable Business Council as a Green Master, the highest honor
bestowed by the council.
The title is awarded to
the top 20 percent of leaders in the state of Wisconsin that demonstrate
continuous improvement and commitment to sustainability areas including energy,
water, waste and social actions. Transwestern is the only commercial real
estate firm to be recognized.
“Not only do we advise
clients on how to build efficiencies into their operations, we live it
ourselves,” said Dorothy Schwarz,
vice president of operations. “Transwestern is proud to be recognized as a
Green Master and continue cutting operating expenses through sustainable
measures both internally and for our clients.”
Throughout 2016,
Transwestern Sustainability Services has benchmarked the more than 400
buildings Transwestern manages nationwide, promoted internal energy and water
conservation programs, certified 11 LEED® projects with eight more in progress,
and participated in the Milwaukee Better Buildings Challenge, a program that
provides energy management tools to Class B and C buildings.
Additionally, Transwestern utilizes natural
light as its primary lighting source, centralized trash collection, robust
recycling, electronic file storage, auto shutoffs on office equipment and
teleconferencing to reduce travel.
On a national level,
Transwestern has been honored as an ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year recipient
for 13 consecutive years and is a Platinum member of the U.S. Green Building
Council.
For a
complete copy of the company’s news release, please contact:
Gretchen Muller
Taylor Johnson Public Relations
312.267.4511
gmuller@taylorjohnson.com
@Transwestern
@TWGreenBldgs
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