UPMC Health Plan strongly supports environmental sustainability within the healthcare industry and is continually improving its operation to increase energy efficiency. As of 2019, UPMC Health Plan occupies 16 total floors in the U.S. Steel Tower in downtown Pittsburgh. Nine floors are Gold LEED Certified, and seven floors are Silver LEED Certified. LEED Certification is [...]
Earth Day is fast approaching! Are you living green? There are many simple changes you can make to your lifestyle to conserve water, reduce waste, and live a more green life! Take part in our 7-day Sustainability Challenge sponsored by Dollar Bank and try to implement these changes into your life. Day 1: Carry Your [...]
Public Transit: A Green Way to Get Around Town Pittsburgh Earth Day celebrates the city’s transformation from steel-driven industry to innovative hub of technology, higher education, health care, and sustainable living. Integral to the continued development and progress of Pittsburgh is our convenient, reliable, affordable, and environmentally-responsible public transit system. Port Authority of Allegheny County [...]
Located in Downtown Pittsburgh in the historic Kaufmann’s Grand on Fifth building, EVEN Hotel is uniquely committed to sustainability. EVEN Hotel is a prime example of adaptive reuse, the process of utilizing an old building for a new use. Reusing sites prevents the waste that accompanies demolition of a building and construction of a new [...]
Goodwill of Southwestern Pennsylvania’s (SWPA) core principal’s center around sustainability efforts and helping to minimize the waste of resources that can be repurposed or recycled. In everything that Goodwill SWPA does, they strive to be as “green” as possible. Goodwill SWPA’s commitment to sustainability is made obvious through their Class-G rating, a way to measure [...]
At Carmeuse, we define sustainability as “Ensuring the long term prosperity of the company by behaving in a socially and environmentally responsible manner”. This vision is a natural product of our core values which emphasize a long term approach not only the success of the business, but also to the wellbeing of our stakeholders, communities, [...]
From the start of the company, Great Lakes Brewing Co. was focused on sustainability. The founding brothers sought to reuse local 19th century buildings along with only purchasing used restaurant equipment. To this day, Great Lakes Brewing Co. stands upon many sustainability initiatives. Great Lakes’ three primary initiatives include water stewardship, local farming, and waste [...]
The Falk School of Sustainability & Environment at Chatham University has committed to several campus environmental initiatives to improve its sustainability. These include activities centered around: energy and operations; recycling and waste; campus grounds; alternative transportation; and composting. For activities related to energy and operations, Chatham has purchased renewable power directly or through RECS since [...]
UPMC Health Plan has a keen understanding of the link between environmental sustainability and human health. It’s not surprising that clean air, access to clean drinking water, and access to safe recreational green space have a huge impact on the overall health of the community. People who live in polluted areas with little green space [...]
PITT OHIO has exciting plans in the coming years to improve sustainability within its organization. In 2018 PITT OHIO’s Pittsburgh Terminal received its official LEED Gold Certification and the company continues to make green improvements to the facility and property. Most recently, the company added a third wind turbine in Cheswick, PA to power its [...]
