Our Commitment to the Environment
The MoveIt companies are dedicated to reducing our impact on the natural environment. As our business grows we are constantly looking for ways to contribute to sustainability efforts, like reducing our use of paper, recycling our waste, purchasing hybrid vehicles and working from a low impact structure. We also select partners who share our same ideals, whenever possible. Please send us any suggestions you have to help us achieve these goals.
Corporate Vehicles All of our corporate vehicles are hybrid, to help us contribute to lower carbon emissions and fewer smog-forming pollutants.
Transportation As an applicant of the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s “Smart Way” we work with many trucking companies and owner operators using trucks, tractors and trailers that meet the criteria specified by SmartWay. In 2009 the SmartWay partnership projects that it will eliminate 6 million tons of CO2 and conserve more than 540 million gallons of diesel fuel. (http://www.epa.gov/smartway/)
Paper Reduction
Facilities In 2008 we hired Leed Certified commercial building architect John Shaw to design a new office building. Our goal was to make our new space a work friendly, healthy, environmentally friendly workplace. In February 2009 construction was completed and we moved into our new offices. The building uses many state-of-the-art materials and technologies, making it a clean, healthy, sustainable place to work, and we feel good about that everyday!
Facts About Our Facilities
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Steel frame on concrete slab
8000 square Ft.
Completed February 2009 -
Architect
John F. Shaw, AIA, LEED AP
Iowa City, IA -
Construction Manager
Story Construction, Ames, IA
Recycled Materials
- Firestone Exterior Steel Siding
- Aluminum Clad Composite Tiles – Recycled Milk Jug Plastic
- Hon Initate Workstations - panel fabric 100% recycled
- Entrance Mats – Recycled airplane tire rubber
- Concrete Fly Ash from coal-fired electric production.
Renewable materials
- Cabinets made from recycled Sunflower Hulls
- Birch Wood Doors and Casework
Energy Savings
- Daylight Dimming System by Wattstopper Adjusts the brightness of lights automatically with outside daylight. Natural day lighting – Building designed to reduce dependence on artificial illumination, harvest sunlight. Studies indicate naturally day lit spaces reduce absenteeism, improve productivity. Views to the outdoors provided from each work station, most accessory use areas. Energy Savings of 30%
- Vinyl Clad Pella Impervia Windows Low-E insulating glass with argon gas.
- Geothermal Heating and Cooling Horizontal bore, closed loop system with 9 zones. Water Furnace Envision Heat Pumps. 9 units with 2-6 ton capacity per unit. 300 ft. loops at 15-30 ft.
- GreenHeck Energy Recovery Ventilators Monitors inside and outside air temperatures and exchanges heating and cooling air for optimal energy efficiency.
- Super Insulation 2” rigid insulation and 6” Foam - Enhanced insulation at building envelope - exceeds requirements of Model Energy Code
- Aluminum Solar Shades and Roof Ovehang Engineered to take advantage of passive solar in the winter months and shade during the summer.
- Exlerator High Velocity Hand Dryers 135 degrees, dries in 10-15 seconds
- Gravel Parking Lot Concrete production involves large amounts of energy use, and CO2 emissions. Gravel also allows water to percolate into the water table, rather than run into the storm sewer.
Water Conservation Eljer Aqua-Saver Flushmate Toilets - 39 percent reduction in water use compared to standard toilet.
Healthy
- Concrete Floor Composition of fly ash recovered from coal-fired electric plants. Reduces allergens, durable and can last many lifetimes of carpet. Good conductor for passive solar warmth in winter months.
- Low VOC Finishes All stains and finishes are water based
- Hon Initiate Workstations Low emitting work surfaces made from Nature Core which is made from rapidly renewable materials with reduced environmental impact. Fabric is recycled polyester.
- Steril Aire Ultraviolet lights Installed in each heating and cooling duct to kill mold, viruses and bacteria.
Buy Local In an effort to reduce transportation resources, materials were purchased locally.
- Pella Windows – Pella, IA
- Hon Office Furniture – Burlington, IA
Amazing fact:
This building is almost double the size of our old workspace and our energy expense (water, electric, etc.) is 1/3 less !!
