Find profiles on companies and organizations from throughout the region that are thinking green and leading the way toward a healthier planet.
Meet the WBJ’s Central Mass. Green Award Winners:
Biomedical
Boston Scientific’s Endosurgery Headquarters, Marlborough
Boston Scientific undertook an extensive renovation at its endosurgery facility in Marlborough, resulting in LEED certification in March.
Education
Upgrades to the heating/cooling system at the high school will result in reduced C02 emissions â 1,380 tons over the next 20 years.
Financial Services
Fidelity Bank, Leominster
Fidelity has built its corporate center in Leominster with the environment in mind and has similar plans for a new branch in Worcester.
Health Care
The Dana-Farber/Brigham & Women’s Cancer Center, Milford
The cancer center at Milford Regional Medical Center is concerned not only with the health of the patient, but with the health of the planet.
Information Technology
Servers and data centers can be a power drain. That’s why EMC totally revamped its 19,500-square-foot data center in Westborough to be more energy conscious.
Manufacturing
Quabaug Corp., North Brookfield
Quabaug’s commitment to energy efficiency and recycling have resulted in cost savings and new business ventures.
Nonprofit
Alternatives Unlimited, Whitinsville
Alternatives has used all the tricks in the green playbook on the rehabilitation of the historic Whitin Mill: solar power, hydro and geothermal.
Public Sector
Regional Courthouse, Worcester
A project that does justice to the land on which it stands.
The rehabilitation of the former Parkhill Manufacturing/Anwelt Shoe factory into a modern green building has included the use of a variety of renewable energy sources.
