Blue Giant joined the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) in February of 2010. The USGBC is a non-profit organization that advocates environmentally friendly building construction and design. One of its initiatives is the LEED building rating system, which the organization website defines as “a third-party certification program and the nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction and operation of high-performance green buildings.”
LEED recognizes performance in five key areas: sustainable site development, water efficiency, energy efficiency, materials selection, and indoor environmental quality. Certification is based on the total point score achieved across these five categories. Getting certified allows builders and developers to take advantage of a growing number of state and local government incentives, and can help boost press interest in their projects.
Blue Giant’s marketing manager, Michael Poeltl, who coordinated the company’s USGBC membership, confirms, “Blue Giant products give customers a rating advantage when up for LEED accreditation from multiple standpoints: use of regional materials, bio-based fuel and Recycled content in our construction materials, and optimized energy performance.”
To combat the negative environmental impact of long-distance transportation, LEED awards points to projects that use locally manufactured materials in their structure and design. Sites within a 500 mile (800 km) radius of the Greater Toronto Area can qualify by using Blue Giant dock equipment. Blue Giant continues to cultivate global partnerships that will enable more manufacturing sites to be opened and the same advantage offered to the company’s thousands of customers worldwide.
In terms of environmentally friendly materials, Blue Giant offers a biodegradable, vegetable-based oil that performs as well as fossil fuel-based hydraulic oil, and inflicts no environmental damage in the event of a spill or leak. Blue Giant also uses the world’s first bio-based, high resilience foam in the construction of its dock seals and shelters. Created from soy polyol instead of the traditional petrochemical-based polyol, this environmentally sustainable material combines performance and reliable support with peace of mind.
Blue Giant’s vertical storing dock levelers contribute to an energy-efficient environment (and positive LEED rating) by limiting the loss of heat or cooling. Studies have shown that when pit levelers are used for cold storage applications, companies lose an average of one ton of refrigerated air per dock door per year. The vertical storing dock leveler allows refrigerated trucks to pull directly up to the loading dock and open their doors into the building, creating an energy-efficient seal. When not in use, the vertical storing dock leveler is parked in an upright position, permitting the overhead doors to close completely and keep building temperatures constant.
Blue Giant practices what it preaches. The company recently replaced the roofing material at its Brampton manufacturing facility with a highly reflective TPO (thermoplastic polyolefin) membrane. The TPO membrane contains no plasticizer or ingredient that can cause it to become brittle and shrink over time. It reflects U.V. rays, keeping the roof surface temperature comparatively cooler and reducing the energy impacts associated with heavy air conditioning use. Reduction in both heating and cooling use translates into a smaller carbon blueprint.
Important information for LEED accreditation using Blue Giant products can be accessed via the link below:
http://www.bluegiant.com/architect/LEED_Loading_Dock_Credits.html
LEED recognizes performance in five key areas: sustainable site development, water efficiency, energy efficiency, materials selection, and indoor environmental quality. Certification is based on the total point score achieved across these five categories. Getting certified allows builders and developers to take advantage of a growing number of state and local government incentives, and can help boost press interest in their projects.
Blue Giant’s marketing manager, Michael Poeltl, who coordinated the company’s USGBC membership, confirms, “Blue Giant products give customers a rating advantage when up for LEED accreditation from multiple standpoints: use of regional materials, bio-based fuel and Recycled content in our construction materials, and optimized energy performance.”
To combat the negative environmental impact of long-distance transportation, LEED awards points to projects that use locally manufactured materials in their structure and design. Sites within a 500 mile (800 km) radius of the Greater Toronto Area can qualify by using Blue Giant dock equipment. Blue Giant continues to cultivate global partnerships that will enable more manufacturing sites to be opened and the same advantage offered to the company’s thousands of customers worldwide.
In terms of environmentally friendly materials, Blue Giant offers a biodegradable, vegetable-based oil that performs as well as fossil fuel-based hydraulic oil, and inflicts no environmental damage in the event of a spill or leak. Blue Giant also uses the world’s first bio-based, high resilience foam in the construction of its dock seals and shelters. Created from soy polyol instead of the traditional petrochemical-based polyol, this environmentally sustainable material combines performance and reliable support with peace of mind.
Blue Giant’s vertical storing dock levelers contribute to an energy-efficient environment (and positive LEED rating) by limiting the loss of heat or cooling. Studies have shown that when pit levelers are used for cold storage applications, companies lose an average of one ton of refrigerated air per dock door per year. The vertical storing dock leveler allows refrigerated trucks to pull directly up to the loading dock and open their doors into the building, creating an energy-efficient seal. When not in use, the vertical storing dock leveler is parked in an upright position, permitting the overhead doors to close completely and keep building temperatures constant.
Blue Giant practices what it preaches. The company recently replaced the roofing material at its Brampton manufacturing facility with a highly reflective TPO (thermoplastic polyolefin) membrane. The TPO membrane contains no plasticizer or ingredient that can cause it to become brittle and shrink over time. It reflects U.V. rays, keeping the roof surface temperature comparatively cooler and reducing the energy impacts associated with heavy air conditioning use. Reduction in both heating and cooling use translates into a smaller carbon blueprint.
Important information for LEED accreditation using Blue Giant products can be accessed via the link below:
http://www.bluegiant.com/architect/LEED_Loading_Dock_Credits.html
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