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PAE Consulting Engineers lauded for sustainable practices
Lindsey O'Brien//October 7, 2011//
was recognized this week for actively seeking new ways of approaching sustainability in its offices.
, a program born out of the city of Portland’s Bureau of Planning and Sustainability, awarded the mechanical and engineering firm a gold certification through a new sustainable business evaluation system.
Sustainability at Work provides free advising to local businesses that want to reduce their environmental impacts. The program for three years certified outstanding 鈥淐limate Champions,鈥� but in August switched to a tiered, point-based system. PAE is the first business to receive a gold certification 鈥� the program’s highest of three levels.
PAE earned the recognition due to significant achievements across the board, according to Megan Stein, Sustainability at Work program manager. The firm’s offices are carbon- and water-neutral, for example, and they are pursuing a “zero waste” environment through a comprehensive composting and recycling program.
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