Seven Robins & Morton Division Offices Receive ABC Green Designation

Seven Robins & Morton division offices recently received Green Contractor Certification by Associated Builders and Contractors. Robins & Morton joins the ranks of 38 firms in the country that fulfilled the environmentally beneficial operational and construction requirements for certification. ABC's Green Contractor Certification program recognizes construction companies that implement green practices and principles in the workplace, including headquarters, branch offices and jobsite office complexes.

Robins & Morton is the only contractor on the list to include all division offices in the rigorous assessment that required demonstrating compliance of 12 prerequisites and 12 of 36 elective items. Some of Robins & Morton's sustainable activities include :

• Implementing water and power savings in office locations
• Holding company-wide Earth Day challenges and events
• Improving air quality in jobsite office trailers
• Publishing and enforcing sustainable jobsite rules on each project site
• Establishing an aggressive recycling program, including electronics recycling
• Purchasing sustainable resources and supplies
• Using non-toxic cleaning products
• Exceeding sustainability training requirements for management and staff

The application review, submission review and onsite assessment were performed by a third-party to validate Robins & Morton's green efforts and to approve its certification.

“We appreciate our employees" commitment to our green goals and their implementation of the improvements that were necessary to officially become a Certified Green Contractor,” Jackie Mustakas, Robins & Morton's corporate sustainability coordinator, stated. “We thank ABC's National Green Building Committee for developing this program and giving our company the opportunity to demonstrate our commitment to sustainable construction and operations. We hope more contractors take the initiative to become certified and to, therefore, improve the green movement of the construction industry as a whole.”

For more information, visit www.GreenConstructionAtWork.com/Certification.