Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Earth Day Marks Milestones for Smith Associates Corporate Sustainability Initiatives


Houston, TX (PRWEB) April 18, 2012

In celebration of Earth Day, Smith & Associates, the greatest independent distributor of electronic parts, is announcing benefits of its corporate green initiatives. In 2011, Smith intensified its commitment to turning into entirely sustainable and carbon-neutral. As element of that commitment, Smith elected to participate in Houstons Green Office Challenge. Nowadays, Smith will be showcasing the results of its organization-wide initiatives at the citys inaugural Green Office Challenge awards ceremony, hosted by Mayor Annise Parker at Houstons Green Constructing Resource Center.

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In 2011, Smith finished a main renovation of its Houston headquarters. Smith's "greenovation," an environmentally primarily based, power-efficient renovation, integrated structural and corporate modifications. Smith installed a rooftop, solar photovoltaic electric technique to give renewable energy to its headquarters creating a solar thermal system for heating water and a solar panel-covered parking construction that supplies electric auto charging. Other renovations included replacing the buildings preceding roof with an energy-effective cool roof, the installation of energy-efficient, LED and motion sensing lighting, and the installation of sophisticated rain sensors and sprinkler program scheduling. Since September, within the 1st sixth months of participating in the Green Office Challenge, Smith has exceeded several of the environmental targets it set for that period, which includes: &#13

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