Green Business Practices - Sustainable Business Practices

We believe that being a sustainable company is part of being a good corporate citizen, which is why we have an extensive Sustainability Program in place to help our organization achieve its own sustainability goals. The following are just a few of the ways we are making a real and positive impact on the environment by working to ensure that our offices, jobsites, and work habits are as green as possible:

• Introducing alternative fuel vehicles into our corporate fleet
• Switching to biodiesel or low-sulfur fuels for construction equipment
• Converting all paper to 30 percent, or greater, post-recycled content
• Establishing a recycling program in each office and jobsite
• Encouraging video conferencing for meetings where travel to the destination is less than four hours via automobile
• Rewarding employees who bicycle to work
• Equipping all office lights with timers and/or motion sensors
• Using re-usable mugs, cups, and silverware instead of paper and Styrofoam
• Establishing a goal of recycling a minimum of 60 percent of the waste stream at offices and jobsites
• Providing jobsite trailers with sufficient day lighting

Sundt's commitment to sustainability is clearly demonstrated through many elements of our work - from our employment of more than 175 LEED-accredited professionals to our LEED Gold-certified Sundt Companies' office in Tucson, Ariz., and Sundt Construction's headquarters building in Tempe, Ariz.

Industry certifications provide a valuable 'blueprint' for positively changing the way buildings are designed and built. However, we believe that the definitive measure of sustainability isn't found in a label. We promote and practice sustainability not just for certificates and plaques, but also because finding a smarter, more efficient way of conducting business has been deeply rooted in who we are as a company for well over a century.