Atlantic Millwork & Cabinetry joins Green Business Bureau
By committing to going green, Atlantic Millwork & Cabinetry is focused on future growth that will make the building materials supplier and distributor more competitive in the residential and commercial housing and building materials marketplace. The company strongly believes sustainability takes into account how everyone might live in harmony with the natural world, protecting it from damage and destruction.
Having been an environmentally conscious company since opening its doors in 1991, Atlantic Millwork & Cabinetry has taken major steps toward increasing commitment to being green and recently joined the Green Business Bureau, a national membership organization that uses an online assessment to certify green businesses.
With the aid of a grant from the Rural Energy for America Program that covered 25 percent of the cost, Atlantic Millwork & Cabinetry commissioned The CNC Solar Company to install a 143 kW DC system on the southern-facing upper roof of its warehouse. The 550-panel system has taken the company nearly off the grid and provides almost 95 percent of the electricity it takes to operate the offices and warehouse.
Atlantic Millwork & Cabinetry has also reinforced its sustainable business values by recycling all paper and cardboard products, donating surplus products such as windows, doors, decking, and more to Habitat for Humanity, and even re-selling/recycling printer toner cartridges whenever possible. The break rooms and bathrooms now also use 100 percent recycled toilet paper and paper towel products.
In keeping with this sustainable business vision, Atlantic Millwork & Cabinetry plans to use the GBB online assessment tool to provide suggestions of products and practices the company can implement to make it more eco-friendly. The intent is to continually focus on implementing green practices throughout the office building, warehouse, and associated facilities. The company embodies the goal to be the most environmentally responsible and ethically engaged SME (small-to-medium enterprise) in the industry.
For more information, go to atlanticmillwork.com.
