In other areas, the company uses a sprinkler control system so landscape is not watered on rainy days, and cardboard, paper, and plastic waste is bailed and processed to recycling companies.
“The bailing reduced our garbage pickups by 70 percent,” Drea said. “Our next steps in sustainability are to upgrade our lighting systems to LED, convert to programable thermostats, and collect data on water usage to create a baseline for future projects to reduce water consumption.”