SUSTAINABILITY SUCCESS STORIES
Enhancing Visibility
In FY18, we developed a front-facing dashboard to pro-
vide visibility for all employees on the progress against
our 2020 Sustainability Targets and Objectives. This
also provides the opportunity for sharing best practices
and recognition of office achievements. The dashboard
pulls from different systems in the company, as well as
a newly created Sustainability database which serves as
a repository for sustainability data not collected through
other TRC systems. This upgrade allows us to easily
export data for external reporting purposes, as well. The
data is shown at the company-wide level with the ability
to drill into each office.
Reducing Energy
To meet our 2020 energy reduction target, we assem-
bled a workgroup to investigate energy usage in our
offices. The team compared energy use against national
averages using EnergyStar Portfolio Manager to identify
8 offices with highest usage and greatest opportunity
for improvement. Working with those office managers
we developed targeted opportunities for improvement
with calculated return on investment, which included
programmable thermostats, EnergyStar rated appliance
upgrades, in-house energy audits, and energy-saving
devices for vending machines; many of these improve-
ments were included in FY19 budgets and are expected
to show in next year’s energy reduction numbers. The
findings and recommendations were also shared with
offices that were not targeted for additional savings.
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2018 Sustainability Report
Efficient Office Space
We have initiatives to maximize office space. Even with
a large acquisition that brought in 20,000 sf, we still
had a net square footage reduction of over 33,000 sf in
FY18. This equates to:
■ ■ 215,000 kWh reduction
■ ■ 160 MT CO2e annual emissions reduction
■ ■ Or the equivalent of carbon sequestered by 188 acres
of U.S. forests in one year
Leasing Green
Our Facilities Director championed an effort to develop
guidance for including sustainable considerations
during new lease negotiations. Our Green Lease
Guidance is a tool to consistently evaluate existing
and potential office space leaseholds, considering
TRC’s 2020 Sustainability Objectives and Targets,
Environmental Health & Safety Policy, and general
sustainable business practices. The guidance covers,
among other things, energy-efficient appliances and
fixtures, third-party building certifications, water-efficient
fixtures, recycling programs, employee commuting
distance, and potential alterations to the office space.