Company Profiles
AE Works Ltd.
209 Sandusky Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15212
President and CEO, Founder: Michael Cherock, PE
ECO Chair: JoAnn Rizzo
Building Design and Consultant: Architecture, Interior Design, Building Systems Engineering, Security Risk Management and Project Services
Named on ENR Mid-Atlantic’s 2019 Top Design Firms List for three consecutive years, AE Works is an established and award-winning building design and consulting firm that has received awards for growth, social impact and design. With a mission to transform the lives of people and organizations by creating stunningly beautiful, highly functional, and safer spaces, AE Works integrates the practices of architecture, engineering, project services and security risk management to develop innovative, creative and collaborative solutions to real estate challenges. Experience spans commercial, government, healthcare, science and technology, higher education and public safety and security markets. AE Works is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with additional office locations in State College, PA and Arlington, VA.
Sustainability
Partnering with our clients and communities, AE Works continually seeks to be an active participant in efforts to improve our world. We do this by working beyond our professional practice and engaging as stakeholders in change movements we believe in. To measure this impact and demonstrate the firm’s commitment to using business for good, AE Works became a Certified B Corporation. As a B Corp, AE Works voluntarily meets a higher standard of transparency, accountability and performance, harnessing the power of business to create positive impact – and community is a big part of that. AE Works’ full B Impact Report is available here: https://bcorporation.net/directory/ae-works
Collectively, thru practice and participation, AE Workers are on a mission to achieve our vision of a world where everyone is relevant.
AUROS Group
243 East Main Street, Carnegie, PA, 15106
Craig E. Stevenson, President
Beth Eckenrode, Principal
Sustainability Technology Firm
AUROS Group, based in Pittsburgh, PA, is a pioneer in the delivery of Evidence-based Performance for the built environment. We believe that prescriptive based approaches to building sustainability, while helpful, are not enough to support building owner’s and project teams. Project stakeholders expect buildings to operate as planned, while effectively returning on an owner’s investment. Our flagship product is AUROS360, which exists to deliver performance in the forms of dramatically improved indoor air and environmental quality and reduced energy consumption.
AUROS360 is the first system of its kind to link planning to operations giving owners and developers transparent control to balance building performance goals, first costs for construction and long term operating costs. AUROS360 optimizes building performance aligning building owner’s fundamental principles to targeted performance metrics for indoor air and environmental quality and energy consumption.
Our pledge, as we challenge old paradigms and inspire project stakeholders in the commercial building industry, is to ensure all partners and collaborators are enabled to do their best work using AUROS360 tools and technologies. A holistic, data-driven approach to building performance is the key to scale aspirational sustainability goals for buildings, communities and cities.
DMI Companies
210 5th Street, Charleroi, PA 15022
Raymond Yeager, President and CEO
Paxton Bucheral, Sustainability and Environmental Compliance Manager
Manufacturer – HVAC Components, Accessories, Ductwork, and Ductwork related products
http://dmicompanies.com/sustainability
As one of the largest HVAC accessory providers in the world, DMI Companies are committed to the sustainable manufacturing of a myriad of products designed to increase the efficiency of heating & cooling systems across the planet. Since 1978, DMI has been devoted to the betterment of the people & places our business touches within the industry, in the neighboring communities, and around the globe.
We proudly strive for social sustainability through our continued support for the local economies and extensive charitable efforts. Our employees are provided the resources needed to grow and develop financially and socially. Broad-spectrum skill development is emphasized while each employee is encouraged to build on their education and social network. We also seek to educate the public on our research & findings, working in conjunction with a variety of local & national organizations.
Financially, we analyze each new product prior to its release, as to ensure we are only producing goods that can be sold in the market in order to offset future costs and curb waste.
Environmentally, through our constant in-house efforts to reduce, reuse, and recycle, we are focused on maintaining ecological balance, with hopes that our efforts will result in a positive outcome for the world. Each product we manufacture represents our commitment to a reduction of waste from cradle to grave, with a long, healthy performance in the meantime.
It is through our diverse conservational efforts that we hope to afford a socially nurturing, economically stable, and naturally beautiful environment for generations to come.
Giant Eagle, Inc.
101 Kappa Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15238
Laura Shapira Karet, President and CEO
Justin Evans, Vice President of Sustainability and Government
Giant Eagle, Inc., ranked among the top 40 on Forbes magazine’s largest private corporations list, is one of the nation’s largest food, fuel and pharmacy retailers with approximately $8.9 billion in annual sales. Founded in 1931, Giant Eagle, Inc. has grown to be a leading retailer in the region with more than 460 stores throughout western Pennsylvania, Ohio, northern West Virginia, Maryland and Indiana.
Protecting our environment today helps ensure a healthier and cleaner future for generations to come. At Giant Eagle, sustainability is a strategic company-wide priority. We continually encourage out Team Members, customers, business partners and community members to make a personal and professional commitment to sustainability by reducing, reusing and recycling. By doing so, we will continue to reduce waste and protect our planet. Giant Eagle’s ongoing sustainability efforts include our commitments to:
- Green stores: Sixteen Giant Eagle locations have achieved U.S. Green Building Council LEED® certification. Among these stores is the Brunswick, Ohio Giant Eagle, which became the country’s first LEED certified supermarket in 2004.
- Energy Efficiency: Giant Eagle operates a total of 132 supermarkets that have earned the ENERGY STAR® rating. ENERGY STAR® certified buildings use 35% less energy than typical buildings nationwide.
- Alternative Fueling: Giant Eagle is committed to promoting efforts that reduce our carbon footprint, including by investing in alternative fuel options. Giant Eagle operates three Pittsburgh area public electric vehicle charging stations, and recently was awarded assistance from the State of Pennsylvania to install 16 more. Additionally, we continue to transition our delivery fleet vehicles to Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), a cleaner fuel substitute that improves air quality through reduced emissions. We have a total of 121 CNG vehicles, which is approximately 61% of our total distribution fleet. In addition to our public/private CNG station near Crafton, Pennsylvania, we’ve expanded our alternative fuel efforts to include GetGo-branded and private CNG locations.
- Fighting Food Waste: Giant Eagle strives for a zero waste footprint. This starts with a commitment to only merchandise what we believe customers will purchase. For food waste that is created, we have a tiered approach to making use of unsold product– reuse in other areas within the store such as our gourmet department, food donations (driven by longstanding partnerships with the Feeding America network and 412 Food Rescue), animal feed and composting.
More information can be found in Giant Eagle’s 2019 Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability Report at https://gianteaglecsr.com/.
Huckestein Mechanical Services, Inc.
1505 Metropolitan Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15233
Wendy P. Staso, President and CEO
Laura Frenz, Executive Assistant and Sustainability Officer
Huckestein Mechanical Services, Inc. is a certified, PA-COSTARS pre-qualified, woman-owned and operated mechanical and engineering contractor serving Western Pennsylvania, eastern Ohio and Northern West Virginia. We provide service, engineering and design-build solutions to a wide array of customers. Throughout our 60+ year history, we have demonstrated continual excellence and been an industry leader in the energy and design build markets. Our longevity is demonstrated through our current and past project performance, the skills and experience of our resources, and the reputable dealings of our company.
SERVICEPLAN™
Through our SERVICEPLAN™ platform, Huckestein provides HVAC service and maintenance to more than 250 institutional, commercial, and government facilities throughout the tri-state area. Each service technician drives a fully stocked van. We tailor our service options to the customer’s needs, including: preventive maintenance programs; repair or replacement of equipment; and 24-hour emergency response. Our experts develop a results-oriented service strategy to provide the broadest range of reliability-centered predictive, preventive and scheduled maintenance services possible. We also offer a full suite of value enhancements services such as customer web portals, virtual equipment tracking and real-time work order generation.
No Change Order Design-Build Projects
At Huckestein, we believe that an integrated approach to designing and constructing projects leads to high quality, cost effective, and timely outcomes. The only way we can deliver on these commitments is to be the single point accountable to our customers for the outcome of our work. In the case of mechanical renovation or replacement projects, we take complete responsibility for the mechanical design and installation of every proposed project. Our brand promise is that, under no circumstances will there be change orders within the agreed upon scope of work for any Huckestein project.
Energy Management Strategies
Huckestein has built its reputation on designing and installing HVAC systems and controls using high efficiency equipment and innovative design for air recovery and handling, energy metering, and power monitoring to provide best value. We deliver efficiencies to our clients either through direct contracting or partnerships with Energy Service Company (ESCO) organizations. Over the years, we have delivered more than $20 million in targeted ESCO energy efficient project management services to the greater Pittsburgh area. It is this work that drives economic efficiencies for our local businesses and for the region at-large, using energy audits and comprehensive engineering strategies.
Specialized Services, Diagnostics and Engineering
Our group of highly skilled tradespeople is able to complement our core business offerings with specialty services and diagnostics aimed at meeting your specific needs. Whether it is workspace environmental requirements, equipment diagnostics or a second opinion on new project scope, Huckestein’s experts can deliver. Additionally, our on staff professional engineer adds depth and breadth to our value engineering and design services. This allows our customers to engage with Huckestein throughout the design-build-service continuum.
IKEA Pittsburgh
2001 Park Manor Blvd., Pittsburgh, PA 15205
Ciannie Rodriguez, Store Manager
Rachel Kulin, Communications and Events Specialist
IKEA is the leader in life at home providing furniture and home furnishings that are affordable to the many as well as Swedish food items and casual dining.
Website: http://www.ikea-usa.com/pittsburgh
Sustainability pages:
http://www.ikea.com/ms/en_US/this-is-ikea/people-and-planet/index.html
IKEA’s sustainability goals and highlights include: solar and/or geothermal installations at all US stores, Zero food waste by 2020 goal, switching from wood to cardboard pallets reducing our footprint of CO2 usage by 75,000 tons per year, producing as much renewable energy as we consume by 2020, replanting as much wood as we use by 2020. You can track all of IKEA’s sustainability goals each year by downloading our annual sustainability reports: http://www.ikea.com/ms/en_US/img/ad_content/IKEA_Group_Sustainability_Report_FY16.pdf
LANXESS Corporation
111 RIDC Park West Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15275-1112
Dr. Antonis Papadourakis, President and CEO
Patty Cardin, Director, Government Affairs // Lisa Goldstone, Head of Corporate Communications
LANXESS is a leading specialty chemicals company with the core business of developing, manufacturing and marketing chemical intermediates, additives, specialty chemicals and plastics. Through ARLANXEO, the joint venture with Saudi Aramco, LANXESS is also a leading supplier of synthetic rubber.
The integration of sustainability in our strategy is visible through various initiatives and ratings awarded to us. LANXESS is listed in the leading sustainability indices Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI World) and FTSE4Good. We operate responsibly and sustainably in the broadest sense, striving to combine safety, environmental protection, social responsibility and commercial efficiency in our business operations. This is summed up not least by the sentence “Good for business, good for society.”
Occupational health and safety take top priority to ensure the protection of our employees. We insist on and encourage compliance with safety, environmental and social standards at our sites worldwide. We also support initiatives such as Responsible Care® and the UN Global Compact, and are certified according to international standards such as ISO 9001 and ISO 14001. With our integrated management system, we have created a transparent system and set of rules that unite management and employees across national borders.
We nurture and promote a value-based performance culture and are a constructive and fair partner in dialogue with stakeholder groups in many respects. Our goal is to make a lasting value contribution in the interests of our customers, our partners and society at large with the quality and sustainability of our products – including helping to solve societal challenges.
Discover more and download the Corporate Responsibility Report at https://lanxess.com/en/corporate/corporate-responsibility/
Leybold (part of the Atlas Copco Group)
Carl Brockmeyer, President & General Manager Leybold North America
Vacuum technology is an elementary component in the production of vital but also of aesthetic things and products. State-of-the-art, innovative vacuum pumps, components, standardized and fully customized vacuum solutions and services from Leybold help to manufacture these products more precisely, economically, innovatively and, last but not least, more sustainably.
Leybold offers a wide range of advanced vacuum solutions for use in manufacturing and analytical processes, as well as for research purposes. The company’s core capabilities centre on the development of application and customer specific systems for the creation of vacuum and extraction of process gases. Leybold´s ability to meet highest requirements of most complex applications gives our customers the competitive edge to succeed. High duty processes in metallurgy, clean-room conditions at worldwide renowned institutes for research and development, or coating applications of minute dimensions – Leybold offers highest performance.
Sustainability
Our operations are guided by our strategy to achieve sustainable, profitable growth. This means innovating with a long-term perspective and minimizing our environmental impact. It means making sure our employees stay safe and healthy and that we stay lean and efficient. It means growing in a way that is ethical, showing respect in all our interactions and with zero tolerance for corruption. Our innovative products and services support our customers’ productivity, reduce cost and help them meet their sustainability ambitions.
More more information, access the Atlas Copco Sustainability webpage and Annual Report including Sustainability Report and Corporate Governance Report:
https://www.atlascopcogroup.com/en/sustainability
Montauk Energy
680 Andersen Drive
Foster Plaza 10, 5th Floor
Pittsburgh, PA 15220
Marty Ryan, President and CEO
Jamie Wallace, Vice President and General Counsel
Montauk is a fully-integrated renewable energy company specializing in the management, recovery, and conversion of landfill methane into renewable natural gas and electric power. We have 13 facilities in 6 states, with corporate headquarters in Pittsburgh. Our landfill methane-derived renewable natural gas production is in excess of 3.8 million Dekatherms annually and our renewable electricity annual sales exceed 300,000 MWh. Montauk’s combined facilities provide enough energy to power over 66,755 US homes, while collectively reducing over 3.8 million metric tons of CO2 equivalent emissions.
Optimus Technologies
6901 Lynn Way
Pittsburgh, PA 15208
Colin Huwyler, CEO
Products and Services: automotive (biodiesel conversion systems for medium and heavy-duty trucks)
Achievements of Interest: Optimus Technologies designs and builds low-cost fuel system technology for medium and heavy-duty diesel engines to run 100% biodiesel. In the U.S., there are approximately 8.3 million medium and heavy-duty vehicles that consume 37 billion gallons of diesel fuel annually and account for 25% of vehicle-generated greenhouse gas emissions. Optimus enables fleets to utilize domestically-produced, renewable fuel, reduce lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions by 80% or more, and lower fuel costs by at least 10%. Optimus is focused on providing clients a seamless transition to renewable fuels that is compatible with existing infrastructures while minimizing disruptions to their daily operations and reducing their operating costs. Optimus’ systems have been operating on 25 City of Pittsburgh garbage trucks for years, offsetting approximately 66,000 gallons of diesel fuel every year. This equates to a lifecycle GHG reduction per year of 1.2 million pounds of CO2!
PITT OHIO
15 27th St Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Charles L. Hammel III, President
Justine Russo, Director Sustainability and Business Intelligence
Transportation solutions provider
http://works.pittohio.com/mypittohio/corporate/about/sustainability/sustainability-report
For PITT OHIO, being sustainable means taking into consideration everything that we as a Company effect. We have implemented a People, Planet, and Profit approach to sustainably grow. This three-tiered approach ensures that we operate in a balanced way. Our goal through our sustainability program is to lower environmental impact, find efficient transportation solutions for customers, be a good corporate citizen and community member, and provide an excellent work environment for employees.
Through our reliable and motivated workforce, we are able to meet the diverse needs of our customers. Employees are given solid compensation, robust benefits, and a clean, safe work environment that fosters open communication where all are treated with dignity and respect. As a result of our employee-focused strategy, our employee engagement metric was 76% in 2016.
Our carbon calculator has provided a focal point for the Company to understand the drivers of carbon and how sustainability has an impact on all areas of the organization. Using specific examples of output from PITT OHIO’s sustainability dashboard, we have a measurement-based program that demonstrates results from our sustainability initiatives. Carbon output per shipment has decreased almost 2% as we become more efficient.
We continue to grow and operate in a financially responsible and stable manner. We’ve invested in renewable energy and innovative, LEED-certified buildings that demonstrably show energy savings and reduce carbon emissions. We have found that sustainability enables us to partner with our communities and operate more efficiently while bringing high performance and high value solutions to market.
Sargent Electric Company
2767 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Rob Smith, President
Laura Neiderhiser, Sustainability Champion
Sargent Electric Company is an electrical, instrumentation, tele-data, and wireless contractor serving the power, utility, industrial, and commercial markets nationwide. Key locations today include Pittsburgh, PA, East Chicago, IN, Terre Haute, IN, Cincinnati, OH, and Saco, Maine. Projects and active bids include sites in Illinois, California, Texas, Ohio, Puerto Rico, Oklahoma, Florida, South Carolina, Hawaii and Georgia. Sargent has been in business for 110 years and has participated in the evolution of all parts of Pittsburgh, our infrastructure, our buildings, our industry and the greater region. Sustainability at Sargent is driven by both our internal focus on optimizing our operations and our external focus on delivering state of the art projects for our customers which incorporate advanced sustainability concepts to optimize their operations. Sustainability is a lens through which we consider all decisions we make for the right balance in our business and in the communities we serve.
Safety is a top priority throughout Sargent and is a key part of our operating culture, our teamwork with our customers, and a service we sell to others. Sargent serves several key markets – Power Generation (Fossil and Renewables), Transmission and Distribution, Industrial, Petrochemical, Oil and Gas, Infrastructure (Transportation and Water), Commercial, Teledata, Wireless, and Services / Emergency Response. Our work includes new construction, modernization programs, replacement programs, revamps/ upgrades, and storm response.
Sargent is regularly delivering projects on a Design-Build basis to meet our customers’ expectations of single source responsibility. These projects include substations, micro-grids, battery storage projects, and small generation projects. We pride ourselves on our safety record, our responsiveness to our customer needs, our productivity, and our ability to deliver our customers’ most challenging projects on-time and on budget. We are also well prepared for the convergence of new smart city technologies, storage, renewables, and smart grid projects to serve our customers future needs as well.
We are proud to have worked on a number of LEED Certified Buildings, Advanced Energy Projects, and contributed to many of our customers state of the art Sustainable projects.
Sci-Tek Consultants, Inc.
655 Rodi Road, Suite 303, Pittsburgh, PA 15235
Charles R. Toran, Jr., President and CEO
Jason Baguet, Senior Civil Engineer, Sustainability Coordinator
Sci-Tek Consultants, Inc. is a certified minority business enterprise specializing in surveying, civil and geotechnical engineering, and environmental consulting services throughout the Mid-Atlantic Region.
We recognize the importance of sustainability in our community and are taking steps to consider the social, economic, and environmental impacts of the daily decisions we make as both a business and as individuals. We recently formed the Sci-Tek Sustainability Committee comprised of a diverse group of staff including engineers, scientists, and human resource and marketing professionals in both our Pittsburgh and Philadelphia offices.
Sci-Tek has provided sustainable solutions for our clients in the education, housing, water and sewer, and transportation industries. Specifically, in the water and sewer industry, Sci-Tek has been contributing to solutions related to regional wet weather issues though preliminary planning, design, and construction projects. We have been involved with projects in several neighborhoods within the City of Pittsburgh limits including Uptown, Oakland, Shadyside, Squirrel Hill, Garfield, Polish Hill, Beechview, the North Side, and the South Side.