Gives Locally - Does your organization donate and/or volunteer for environmental and/or humanitarian organizations within your local community and beyond?
Tora Academy, Habitat for Humanity, Breast Cancer Research, American Heart & Lung Associations, Environmental and Sustainability Conferences. Metropolitan Learning Alliance - A mall campus is available for High School students from five Minneapolis-area school districts offer classed in adult basic education and english as a second language.
Recycles - Does your organization recycle paper, plastic, glass, aluminum, batteries, electronics and fluorescent lights throughout the company, including public areas?
The Mall of America sorts and processes 32,000+ tons of recyclables each year. Our facility has its own dedicated staff to handle and sort recycling of glass, plastic, aluminum, cardboard, plant material composting (and organic waste), food waste, machinery oil, grease, tires, paper, electronics and construction materials. We have specific recycling providers for each category. Our commitment to recycling prevents more than 55% of the waste generated from entering landfills.
Lighting - Does your organization use high-efficiency lighting approved by Energy Star such as, T8s, T5s, LEDs, CFLs (>75%)?
We have 8 acres of skylights which allow about 70% of the natural light to enter the mall. We also use T-8s, CFL and LEDs, currently testing induction and LED lighting.
Energy Reduction - Does your organization incorporate specific practices and equipment to reduce energy usage and waste, e.g. grocery store installs doors on all refrigeration areas, retailers install sky lights to reduce daytime electric lighting, office complex paints rooftop white to reduce the demand for air-conditioning usage, etc
The acres of skylights in the mall help to dramatically reduce the need for daytime lighting and heating in the winter months. The landscaping with trees and plants help to maintain good air quality.
Office Paper - Does your organization use post-consumer recycled paper throughout all office printers, fax machines & copiers?
I'm going to meet with the purchasing agents to see if we can ensure that our office paper is made from post consumer recycled paper
Temperature - Does your organization manage temperature with an efficient programmable thermostat, adjust it to 68 degrees in the winter and 80 degrees in the summer, and reduce it to the greatest energy efficient setting possible during non-labor hours?
We don't have heating elements and thanks partially to 8 acres of natural lighting and hundreds of natural plants, our mall remains a consistent 70 degrees.
Transportation - Does your organization promote the use of and/or offer incentives for employees and visitors to use low or no CO2 transportation?
Discounts for monthly passes on the Light Transit Rail. About 30% of employees use this incentive.
Hibernate Computers - Does your organization hibernate the computer monitors after 5 minutes without use and shut the computers down completely during non-work hours (with the exception of POS and/or unique computer systems that cannot or should not hibernate or shut down)?
We have set our computers in our offices to hibernate at the Energy Star rated levels.
Unwanted Mail - Has your organization removed their name from unwanted: mail, mailing lists, phone book distribution and unwanted catalogs?
Will work with tenant services to see about less phone books and unwanted mail being delivered here.
Conserves Water - Does your organization maintain plumbing to prevent leaks, drips and overall water waste? When replacements are necessary, do you install water conserving low-flow/high-pressure fixtures?
We have low flow high pressure fixtures throughout our restrooms.
Bottled Water - If you offer plastic bottled water in your organization, do you recycle the bottles? Or does your organization offer and promote drinking water for employees and guests that is either packaged in plant-based bottles or filtered?
We do not offer bottled water in our offices.
Buys Locally - Does your organization buy locally whenever possible (within a 100 mile radius)?
Yes, whenever possible our management company buys locally produced goods.
Greener Products - Do you offer and/or buy organic, natural, sustainable, and/or renewable products and continue to look for ways to do so (> 20%)?
Whenever possible we try to purchase from local suppliers and producers and will continue to look for ways to do so.
Promotes Progress - Does your organization encourage the employees, suppliers and others to also publicly communicate their efforts by publishing an eco-profile?
We will be encouraging others to take environmental action and to publish their eco-profiles to provide consumer awareness.
Energy Audit- Has your organization had an energy audit within the past 24 months?
Xcel and private audit companies for various elements of our operations.
Alternative Energy - Does your organization incorporate the use of ultimate efficiency systems and/or alternative, renewable &/or sustainable energy resources e.g. solar, wind energy, geothermal temperature management, etc?
We have acres and acres of "passive solar energy" with all the skylights in the facility which help us maintain a constant 70 degrees and helps us reduce the need for electric lighting during daylight hours.
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