Sustainability

With a goal of achieving significant cost savings for our clients while operating properties in the most sustainable and environmentally-friendly manner possible, Taylor & Mathis has undertaken the following initiatives at properties we manage:

• Single-stream recycling programs (all waste is recycled except for food products)
• Light bulb recycling
• LEED certification in new building construction (most recently for 10-story office tower at MetWest International in Tampa, FL)
• LEED-EB certification attained for several existing buildings in Florida; others currently in certification process
• Energy Star rating attained for most buildings; others are in process of attaining rating
• Use low environmental impact products in janitorial and pest control operations
• Installation of low-flow plumbing fixtures (either in new construction of during retrofits)
• Currently using private ground water wells as irrigation water source at TownPark project in Atlanta, GA
• Instituted paperless (email-based) work order systems and tenant communication/newsletter mediums
• Utilizing drought tolerant landscape materials in new projects and installing rain gauges on irrigation equipment
• Ongoing coordination with tenants and agencies in promoting use of public transportation, carpooling and vanpooling
• Lighting retrofits (to energy-saving ballasts and lamps) completed at multiple properties
• Thermostat retrofits (replace pneumatic with digital) completed at multiple properties