Agency Success Stories: Examples from the Field
Coyote Ridge first prison in U.S. to get top green award
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Reprinted with the permission of the Tri-City Herald, Kristi Pihl and Richard Dickin (Photos) Coyote Ridge Corrections Center is the first prison campus to meet national standards for its green and energy-saving practices, officials say. |
Prison: Going green saves green
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Reprinted with the permission of the Walla Walla Union-Bulletin While the Walla Walla State Penitentiary greenhouse and garden are the showcase of the penitentiary's recent sustainability initiative, administrators say that's only one aspect of a larger, more comprehensive project. |
GA’s Energy Program reduces emissions, cuts costs
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Since 1984, General Administration’s Energy Program has managed projects saving over 184 million kilowatt-hours of electricity, and 14 million therms of natural gas. These statewide projects have helped public agencies and taxpayers avoid over $78 million in utility costs and have helped clients receive over $29 million in utility grants. The energy savings is equivalent to removing nearly 17,000 cars from the road or planting over 34,000 trees. |
Rebate Sparks Energy Saving Changes at DSHS
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Giving computers a solid power nap turned out to be a good way to save a substantial amount of energy and money for the state Department of Social and Health Services. |
New Pathways: Historic Preservation & Sustainability
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In April of 2008, the Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation (DAHP) worked with other agencies, organizations, and businesses to sponsor a workshop on sustainability and historic preservation. The workshop, titled New Pathways: Historic Preservation & Sustainability, attracted over 100 participants to hear leaders and authorities in historic preservation, green building standards, architecture, planning, and building codes. |
Washington’s State Printer Goes Beyond Recycling!
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The Department of Printing (PRT) has a long tradition of applying the original “three R’s” of sustainability in providing printing and related products and services to Washington State government. For years the agency has focused on 1. reducing (using only what is needed), 2. reusing, and 3. recycling. PRT has also “greened” manufacturing processes by replacing petro-chemicals with agriculturally based inks and solvents. |
Relamping at Stafford Creek
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The Stafford Creek Corrections Center is relamping with more energy efficient fluorescent lamps. Over its lifetime, energy savings will amount to more than $10 per lamp, and more than $120,000 for the entire facility. |
Lake Wenatchee Goes Green
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As one of five Centennial 2013 Model Stewardship Parks, Lake Wenatchee State Park is committed to reducing their impact on the environment. In the past two years the park has added energy efficient lighting, hand dryers which eliminate the need for paper towels, recycled toilet paper, low flow toilets, and waterless urinals. |
Reusable Computer Delivery System Piloted at Ecology
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Ecology employees have always pushed the envelope. Lately, they've been pushing the box — the computer box, that is. The efforts of many determined folks to reduce packaging waste have paid off. Computer shipments will now arrive in reusable, returnable packing containers. The new delivery system was unveiled at the Lacey building's Earth Day celebration on April 21. |