Here are 14 of the coolest offices in the Valley.
These are the places people, employees and visitors alike, talk about. These are the coolest offices in Metro Phoenix. Designed with form and function in mind as well as creating an environment that people want to be in, these office spaces are some of the “coolest” in the Valley. A well-designed office space can be a company’s biggest asset. Employees want to work in an office that was designed with them in mind. A place where they are comfortable, feel connected to their colleagues and are motivated to be the best employee. The coolest offices will grab your attention and keep it until the workday ends.
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Phoenix, SRP will partner on underground water storage.
The Phoenix City Council has approved a 10-year partnership with Salt River Project to help ensure resiliency in the Valley’s water supplies in the future during extreme drought and shortage conditions on the Colorado River… SRP’s Groundwater Savings Facility enable Arizona to maximize the use of its Colorado River entitlement and help the state reach its “safe yield” goal. Through artificial groundwater recharge, water is retained in huge, porous earthen basins and allowed to seep into the natural underground aquifer below.
STARS is a transparent, self-reporting framework for colleges and universities to measure their sustainability performance.
AASHE – the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education introduces the 2018 Sustainable Campus Index of top-performing colleges and universities overall by institution type and in 17 sustainability impact areas, as measured by the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System (STARS). The SCI also highlights innovative and high-impact initiatives from institutions that submitted STARS reports in the most recent reporting year. Check out the index:
Starbucks announced a commitment to design, build and operate 10,000 greener stores globally by 2025.
Starbucks Coffee Company, Seattle, announced its Starbucks Greener Stores framework and a commitment to design, build and operate 10,000 greener stores globally by 2025. The Starbucks Greener Stores framework will be built upon comprehensive performance criteria that help ensure the company’s approach to designing, building and operating its company-owned stores sets a new standard for green retail, the company says… These stores will encompass existing stores, new builds and renovations. The Starbucks Greener Stores framework will also be open-sourced to benefit the broader retail industry.
Pinal officials see green in renewable energy companies
“We’re trying to become the greenest energy producing county in the state,” Kanavel said. “Right now with what we have planned and what we have in operation, we have over 3,000 acres of solar. We’ve already got the ethanol plant (Maricopa), we’ve got the bio gas (Stanfield) and these solar facilities.”…check out some of these headlines:
Sustainability Engineering Group Ranked 4th
Ranking Arizona, the Best of Arizona Business has honored SEG with it’s debut ranking in the TOP 5. It is truly an honor to be named one of the TOP Civil Engineering Businesses in Arizona for 2018. “John Quincy Adams once said, ‘If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader,'” said AZ Big Media Publisher Cheryl Green. “We are recognizing organizations that are doing just that by driving innovation, carrying out visions and producing success in a way that stands out from the competition. All the finalists… are innovators who excel, who are passionate about making Arizona a better place to do business, a better place to live, a better place to play and, most importantly, who help create a better place to stay,” Green said.
LEEDing and Developing Smart Projects.
