Better Buildings Project and Partners Map

NAICS 454, Alternative Fuels, Direct Selling

Date of Pledge: May 2013

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The Graham Packaging team identified untapped efficiency gains from automating compressed air and chilled water production based on demand and adding variable frequency drives (VFD) on chiller pumps and cooling tower fans.

At its Modesto, CA plant, Graham implemented a project to automatically start-and-stop idle electric and compressed air loads to improve energy usage.

Participating in 500001 Ready prepared the energy management team for full-on ISO certification.

Graphic Packaging International, LLC designs and produces innovative consumer packaging.

Great Lakes Crystal Technologies (GLCT) has a mission to create a cost-effective source of high-performance diamond materials for advanced (non-gemstone) applications. Their vision is of a future in which advanced crystalline diamond materials bring about broad based benefits in a multitude of applications throughout the world.

Green Coast Enterprises expects to reduce energy use by 20% at the Pythian, an historic New Orleans building constructed in 1909, through an energy-efficient rehabilitation project.

GreenHome Institute is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit with a mission to empower people to make healthier and more sustainable choices in renovation and construction of the places they live. 

GRID Alternatives vision is a transition to clean, renewable energy that includes everyone. Our mission is to make renewable energy technology and job training available to underserved communities.

Groundswell organizes community power to bring economic equity to the energy sector.  We believe that clean energy is a necessity, not a luxury good; we’re all in this together; and it’s not OK to leave our neighbors who are struggling behind. That’s why we offer place-based programs in equitable community solar, energy efficiency, rooftop solar, and affordable wind power.

Gundersen Health System completed a 3-phase renovation on the Consolidated Services Center (warehouse) and office space in West Salem, Wisconsin to add solar, geothermal, and battery storage with the goal of achieving a microgrid configuration.

Hackensack University Medical Center is a 775 bed non-for-profit teaching hospital that serves as the flagship of Hackensack University Health Network.  

Hackensack Meridian Health found 20% energy savings at the Medical Plaza ambulatory care facility due to a Building Automation System (BAS) upgrade, chiller plant optimization,campus-wide steam plant replacement, and strategical local utility partnership. 

HVAC and lighting upgrades to the Hall County, GA Courthouse Annex, plus the establishment of a regular maintenance program, showed 47% energy savings, $30,000 in cost savings, and improved building operations control.

Hannaford joined Efficiency Vermont's Deep Energy Retrofit pilot program - committing to a 50% energy reduction goal at its Brandon, Vermont store - and achieved a 56% reduction in energy use with a cost savings of $135,000.

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HARBEC Inc.—a small, agile manufacturer of precision components, assemblies, and solutions for applications in aerospace, medicine, and other high-end industries—recertified to ISO 50001 in December 2019 and achieved DOE recognition for SEP 50001 at the Platinum level for the third time.

The HARBEC water retention pond project supported the company's goal to be "water neutral," or eliminating the need to use municipally supplied water except for drinking and hand-washing. The retention pond enabled HARBEC to conserve over 830,000 gallons of water, without increasing energy consumption.

Harley-Davidson Motor Company is an American manufacturer of motorcycles based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The company offers touring and custom Harleys through a worldwide network of more than 1,460 dealers.

Harrison Steel Casting Co. is a leader in the production of carbon and low/medium alloy steel castings. The company's products are used in the agriculture, heavy equipment, energy, military, mining, and oil and gas industries.

HSB, part of Munich Re, is a multi-line specialty insurer and provider of inspection, risk management and IoT technology services.

HARTING is a provider of industrial connectivity solutions with a global footprint backed by in-region manufacturing facilities and local teams with deep engineering expertise. 

HASI makes debt and equity investments in sustainable infrastructure projects.

Havertys is a prominent full-service home furnishings retailer with over 100 showrooms in 81 cities across 16 states in the Southern and Midwestern regions.

Havertys' Eastern Distribution Center in Braselton, Georgia is an 810,000-square-foot facility that has achieved an energy savings of 29% through LED retrofits and equipment optimization.

Through a more efficient white TPO roof, LED spot lighting, replacement of the existing HVAC with high-efficiency units, and a new energy management system, this showroom achieves 44% annual energy and cost savings.

Created by the Hawaii State Legislature to make clean energy investments accessible and affordable to Hawaii’s consumers.

Haynes International is one of the world’s largest developers, manufacturers, and distributors of high-performance nickel- and cobalt-based alloys for use in high-temperature and corrosion applications. Haynes International's standard product forms include sheet and plate, bar and billet, seamless and welded pipe and tubing, wire and welding consumables, fittings, and flanges.

Health Care Without Harm is an organization that aims to transform health care worldwide focusing on reducing the environmental impact of the health care sector.

The Helena Housing Authority (HHA) is a non-profit agency established to provide safe and affordable housing to eligible low income residents.

Hemlock Semiconductor (HSC) connects the world through silicon technology. Since 1961, HSC has been a global provider of hyper-pure polysilicon and is the only polysilicon manufacturer headquartered in the United States.

Hempstead Housing Authority received funding from the Community Development Corporation of Long Island (NY) to rehabilitate and increase the energy efficiency of Gladys Gardens, a 30-unit public housing family development built in 1972. The project achieved 40% energy savings.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is a global edge-to-cloud company, engaged in information technology, technology and enterprise products, solutions, and services.

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