Page 4 July 21, 2016 South Bay Companies Take the Green Building Challenge absolutely necessary.” The family-owned supplier of printer inks and toners for businesses sells original equipment manufacturer toners, from companies like HP and Brother, and compatible toners made by third parties. His own office uses manufactured toners because they’re cheaper and made from reusable products, Minamihata said. “We provide them so that was an easy one for us,” he said, “and we make sure they’re recycled properly after we’re done with them.” Green Hapas reduces printing and paper usage by creating and storing online documents, and the staff work from home as much as they can. “We also make sure to reach out and help educate local businesses on what to do with their empty toners when they’re done with them,” the Torrance business owner said. He credits the Green Business Challenge and the Leadership Torrance group for connecting him with a new customer, Walser’s art supplies and digital printing in that city, and the owner Jack Walser. “I had a great experience being in the challenge,” Minamihata told me. The challenge will end next month, but the momentum to eliminate wasteful practices will continue. “Absolutely, it’s time to take action,” Daigneault said. To learn more about the Green Building Challenge, contact Renee Daigneault at 310-371-7222 by email at GBC@southbaycities. 24 Hour Service Since 1990 • Lic # 770059 • C-42 C-36 C-34 C20 A during statewide flex alerts. Raytheon reduced water consumption by 58 percent from 2008 to 2015, and sent 80 percent less waste to the landfill through a “Zero Office Waste” program started in 2013, according to the company. Lindsay Palomera at Stream Realty in Torrance said her office used the challenge to make a dozen changes, from switching to eco-friendly cleaning products to tinting exterior windows that keep out the heat. Stream Realty manages the eight-story Pacific Center at 21250 Hawthorne Blvd. with 300,000 square feet of offices and suites. Tenants in the building are offered an opportunity to recycle cardboard, light bulbs and electronics. LED lighting and controls are required for all tenant improvements, and fan motors for heating and cooling the building use a smart technology for lightening the energy load, plus the wear and tear on the HVAC system. “It is important to Stream Realty to uphold our own environmental responsibility and to do our part to allow each tenant in Pacific Center to uphold their environmental responsibility as well,” Palomera said. Green Hapas Recycling owner Erik Minamihata says he realized from entering the challenge that things around the office and in the business needed attention, “such as making sure all of our computers painting and electronics are off before we leave the office. PAINTERS PLUS Another thing we do is that we don’t run our AC (air conditioning) unless it’s INTERIOR • EXTERIOR PLUS IMPROVEMENTS • REPAIRS FREE ESTIMATES LOWEST PRICES • GUARANTEED QUALITY 5 YEAR FREE MAINTENANCE SERVING THE BEACH CITIES FOR OVER 20 YEARS CALL DON 310-798-0450 LIC # 726089 powers authority of 16 South Bay cities dedicated to preserving and improving the quality of life and productivity in the region. Staff members promoted the Green Building Challenge and hit the pavement to inform business owners about the first-year program underwritten by Southern California Edison, the Gas Co., the Energy Network, and the West Basin Municipal Water District and the Golden State Water Co. Program co-coordinator Renee Daigneault said that businesses are generally unaware that assistance programs exist to lower their consumption of energy and water, and that utilities will pay for some or all of the modifications made to a worksite. That includes new equipment. “That’s what we’re there to do, to connect them with the right resources,” she said. “They’re running a business and focused on their core competency. They’re not thinking about the expense of operating their boiler down in the basement.” The challenge is comprised of 70 different actions a business can take with energy, water, waste and transportation. Businesses can log in to view the activities available to them. “We want them to look at all of the things they need to do to be more sustainable,” she said. Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems decided to get involved and the El Segundo plant redoubled its already considerable energy-conservation and waste-reduction efforts. Raytheon had replaced 25,000 light fixtures at the facility by the time the challenge handyman BILL’S By Rob McCarthy South Bay companies and commercial tenants are reaping the rewards of a sustainable-business challenge that asked them to think hard about how their day-today operations affect their communities and the environment. Participants in the Green Building Challenge say they’ve gained a new appreciation for sustainable practices for their employees, customers and communities. The yearlong pilot program was created by the South Bay Cities Council of Governments, and is scheduled to end Aug. 31. A reception for the participants will be held Sept. 28 at the Automobile Driving Museum, which accepted the challenge to do more with fewer nonrenewable resources. “This opportunity was perfect for what I was hoping to accomplish,” said special events director Kobi Albert with the El Segundo auto museum. “Having done extensive research on venues such as Staples Center, The Verizon Center and Olympic venues, I knew there was a huge opportunity here to reduce the operational costs by changing the energy usage and to become a more sustainable and efficient venue.” The Green Building Challenge supports area businesses and points them to rebates and discounted-rate programs through Southern California Edison and the Gas Company. The challenge is less of a competition, and more of a network of 150 participating companies, organizations and cities that want to know more - and maybe do more - good for the planet and their communities. “It’s almost like we needed to join the challenge to energize that spark to make the necessary changes,” said Albert. The museum’s current exhibit through July 31 is about the electric car, and the venue is now using recycled plastic cups, and re-introduced a recycling bin for glass and plastic bottles. The changes aren’t only happening inside either, according to Albert. “We want to change the green spaces in front of the museum to be more sustainable by bringing in drought tolerant plants,” she said. Speaking of water, the number of half-empty water bottles is way down since the venue added a drinking fountain and gave staff and docents reuseable water bottles. “I was surprised by how much we have accomplished in six months as a team.” The South Bay Cities Council is a joint HOME & APARTMENT MAINTENANCE got underway last September. Still, CONTRACTOR QUALITY at Handyman Prices. We cover everything from A-Z. the company saw that more building-energy management could be done. “Green Building Challenge inspired Raytheon to broaden our sustainability programs Bill Henrichon Cell: 310-890-7531 Office: 310-542-3470 at our El Segundo site,” spokeswoman Trudy Sullivan told the Herald. The vice president for Communications and Community Affairs said that Raytheon employees, customers and suppliers share a responsibility for sustainability. It did all right before the challenge began. 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