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Baker Signs Contract with TRIRIGA[R] as Customer and Strategic Partner for TREES[TM] Real Estate Management/Sustainability System.


LAS VEGAS Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States.  & PITTSBURGH -- Michael Baker Corporation Michael Baker Corporation is an engineering and energy management corporation headquartered in the Pittsburgh suburb of Moon Township, Pennsylvania. Its headquarters is located in Airside Business Park, an office park near the Pittsburgh International Airport that the company  (NYSE NYSE

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) is now a TREES[TM] customer and strategic partner with TRIRIGA([R]), the leading provider of real estate life cycle management software and developer of TREES (TRIRIGA Real Estate Environmental Sustainability). TREES, launched in April 2008, is the industry's first and only integrated real estate management/sustainability system to measure, manage and reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas greenhouse gas
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 emissions from buildings. Baker will apply the system internally to assess its real estate portfolio's carbon footprint A carbon footprint is the total amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases emitted over the full life cycle of a product or service.  and make strategic real estate decisions, as well as offer services to clients with the goal of improving long-term environmental, social and economic performance.

"In keeping with our purpose statement of 'creating value by delivering innovative and sustainable solutions for infrastructure and the environment,' we intend to track, monitor and reduce our carbon footprint and increase sustainability in the work we do for clients through the utilization of the TREES software," said Brad Mallory, president and chief executive officer, Michael Baker Corporation. "It's what our employees want; it's what our clients are asking for in the services we provide; and ultimately, it's the right thing to do."

Baker has been an Integrated Workplace Management Systems (IWMS IWMS Integrated Workplace Management System
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) Strategic Alliance Partner with TRIRIGA since October 2004 and has implemented TRIRIGA's solutions for a number of federal and educational institutions, as well as publicly held companies. Baker seeks to leverage its experience with TREES and IWMS to offer expertise to clients in federal agencies and departments of transportation through a Sustainability Center of Expertise. Federal agencies in particular need to implement the right tools and infrastructures now to operate in accordance with Executive Order 13423, which requires a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 30% by 2015. TREES delivers the tools and technology to easily compile, baseline and benchmark environmental performance of real property assets, identify underperforming locations and facilities, and prioritize building retrofits and maintenance projects to comply with the Executive Order.

"Our partnership with Baker will help agencies achieve the mandates of Executive Order 13423 and significantly reduce greenhouse gases," said George Ahn, president and chief executive officer, TRIRIGA. "Technology that measures, manages and reduces the environmental impact of agencies' real property assets delivers both environmental and financial benefits, and we're excited to work with Baker to help agencies get started with TREES."

Michael Baker Corporation (http://www.mbakercorp.com) provides engineering and operations and maintenance services for its clients' most complex challenges worldwide. The firm's primary business areas are aviation, defense, environmental, facilities, geospatial, homeland security Noun 1. Homeland Security - the federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland security
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, municipal & civil, pipelines & utilities, transportation, water, and oil & gas. With more than 4,500 employees in over 50 offices across the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area.  and internationally, Baker is focused on providing services that span the complete life cycle of infrastructure and managed asset projects.

TRIRIGA is an established leader in providing real estate and facilities management The management of a user's computer installation by an outside organization. All operations including systems, programming and the datacenter can be performed by the facilities management organization on the user's premises.  solutions, and has implemented its solutions with over one-third of the Fortune 100, as well as one-third of federal, state and local government organizations. The company offers the industry's most extensive functionality in a fully-integrated solution, including real estate management, project management, facility management, operations management Operations management is an area of business that is concerned with the production of goods and services, and involves the responsibility of ensuring that business operations are efficient and effective. , workplace performance management and environmental sustainability for real estate assets. TREES, TRIRIGA's environmental sustainability offering, is the only solution available today to help companies measure, manage and reduce the carbon footprint of their buildings, which account for 48% of energy consumption. With an outstanding network of consultants, partners, industry experts, and market-leading customers, TRIRIGA delivers exceptional service and proven best practices to help customers meet their business goals. For more information, contact TRIRIGA at (702) 932-4444, or visit www.tririga.com.

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, TREES and TRIRIGA's other marks and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of TRIRIGA in the United States and other countries. All other trademarks are properties of their respective owners.
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