BEST Business Center Awards Mazzetti Nash Lipsey Burch as First to Earn 'Portland Climate Champion' Award.Engineering Firm is the First to Earn This Recognition for Taking Comprehensive Actions to Reduce Their Carbon Emissions PORTLAND, Ore. -- Some businesses go above and beyond with recycling, and others go even further to reduce their carbon emissions. The Portland office of engineering and consulting firm Noun 1. consulting firm - a firm of experts providing professional advice to an organization for a fee consulting company business firm, firm, house - the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a Mazzetti Nash Lipsey Burch (M+NLB (Network Load Balancing) A clustering technology developed by Microsoft for Windows 2000 Advanced Server. This software-scaling technology spreads client requests among a group of servers linked together to support a particular application. ) is the first Portland business to receive the BEST Business Center's new "Portland Climate Champion" recognition. To earn this honor, M+NLB staff completed the Portland Climate Champions application and demonstrated their carbon reduction efforts during an onsite verification visit with the BEST Business Center's sustainability advisors. "Congratulations to the Portland office of Mazzetti Nash Lipsey Burch on becoming our very first Portland Climate Champion," said Mayor Sam Adams. "We appreciate their leadership in taking a comprehensive approach to reducing their carbon emissions. Their initiative serves as a model for Portland's business community and their efforts support the City of Portland's goals towards dramatically reducing carbon emissions, as outlined in the City's Climate Action Plan." To achieve Portland Climate Champion status, M+NLB improved the energy efficiency of their business operations Business operations are those activities involved in the running of a business for the purpose of producing value for the stakeholders. Compare business processes. The outcome of business operations is the harvesting of value from assets , provided alternative transportation options for employees, and implemented a robust waste reduction and recycling program. "Several years ago, we decided that it was not enough to design green buildings; we need to go beyond green buildings, and actually help envision and extend the bleeding edge A pun on "leading edge." It implies that using the latest technology is often risky because it has not been tested with enough users and may not perform as expected. Introducing an advanced product or service is also risky because the user community may not be ready for it or really want . I have always felt a moral duty to 'walk the talk,' so when people on my staff came to me wanting to green our offices, I didn't think twice. I am so proud to be able to work with a group of people who take it upon themselves to step up, take responsibility, and make good things happen," said Walt Vernon, M+NLB CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "Now, we are going to figure out how to do better here, and how to take what we've learned here and extend it to our other offices around the country, their cities, and our clients as part of our Climate Change Consulting group." Portland's BEST Business Center streamlines access to financial incentives and technical assistance for greening business operations. These services are tailored to help each business conserve resources, improve efficiency, save money and provide a healthy and quality workspace for employees. The BEST Business Center created Portland Climate Champions to recognize businesses in Portland that have taken comprehensive, concrete actions to reduce their carbon emissions. The Climate Champion designation is valid for two years. About Mazzetti Nash Lipsey Burch Founded in 1962, M+NLB is a full-service mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and technology consulting and design firm, also providing value-added commissioning and medical/laboratory equipment planning and procurement services. In addition to Portland, it has offices in San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden , Irvine and Sacramento, Calif.; Nashville, Tenn.; Baton Rouge Baton Rouge (băt`ən r  zh) [Fr.,=red stick], city (1990 pop. 219,531), state capital and seat of East Baton Rouge parish, SE La. ,
La., Denver and Houston. M+NLB was one of the first engineering firms in
the U.S. to add a climate change consulting practice to their list of
client services, offering advice on measuring, reducing and monetizing
client greenhouse gas greenhouse gasn. Any of the atmospheric gases that contribute to the greenhouse effect. greenhouse gas emissions. M+NLB is also a three-time winner of Practice Greenhealth's Champion for Change Award. About the BEST Business Center The BEST Business Center provides free tools and advice to help businesses in Portland, Oregon become more profitable and sustainable. It is a partnership of city and regional government programs and energy utilities, including the City of Portland
Portland General Electric (PGE) (NYSE: POR) is an electrical utility, formerly owned by the Houston-based Enron Corporation (but now independent), that distributes electricity to . www.bestbusinesscenter.org |
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