2021 | B Corporation
Recognized as a Best for the World B Corp for the Environment & Workers
We earned recognition across 2 categories of the 2021 B Corp Impact Assessment, including Best for Environment, and Best for Workers.
The Green Engineer scored 141.6 out of 200 as our 2021 Overall B Impact Score. (The median score for ordinary businesses is 50.9.)
2021 | An Annual review
14 LEED Certified Buildings in 2021
The Green Engineer provided sustainable design consulting on 14 buildings that achieved LEED certification, 12 in MA, 1 in New York, and 1 in Ohio.
2021 | LEED by rating
1 Platinum, 9 Gold, 2 Silver & 2 Certified LEED Projects in 2021
A total of 1,680,354 SF of LEED-certified construction in 2021.
10 of these projects were under the LEED v4 rating.
2021 | Health & wellness Certifications
1 WELL v2 Pilot Platinum Project in 2021
The Cambridge Savings Bank Operations Center is the first WELL v2 Pilot Platinum certified building in New England.
2021 | energy use savings
20,185 MMBTU/yr saved
The combined total energy savings from our LEED certified projects in 2021.
Average Energy Use Savings: 12.88%
2021 | WATER USE SAVINGS
6,248,105 gallons/yr saved
The combined total water use savings from our LEED certified projects in 2021.
Average Water Use Reduction: 34.84%
2021 | Carbon emissions avoided
12,634 metric tons of carbon dioxide avoided
10,868 metric tons from electricity savings, and 1766 metric tons from natural gas savings from our LEED certified projects in 2021.
2021 | Recycling Rate
34,728 tons of waste diverted & 77% recyling rate average.
From our LEED certified projects in 2021.
2021 | Energy Cost Savings
$651,223 in energy cost savings/yr
The combined total energy cost savings from our LEED certified projects in 2021.
Average Energy Cost Savings: 11.27%
2021 | Charitable Giving
This year we selected 3 nonprofits to receive $6,235 each from our net profits.
In 2021, we donated 15% of our net profits to charitable organizations. Below, we’ve highlighted these 3 organizations and the work they do to protect our environment and advance social equity & justice.
2021 | Charitable Giving
350.org
350.org is an international movement of ordinary people working to end the age of fossil fuels and build a world of community-led renewable energy for all. They work to accelerate the transition to a new, just clean energy economy by supporting community-led energy solutions.
2021 | Charitable Giving
Indigenous Environmental Network
The Indigenous Environmental Network is an alliance of Indigenous Peoples whose shared mission is to protect sacred sites, land, air and water from contamination & exploitation while advancing indigenous rights and practices. Notable campaigns from IEN include legal battles challenging the expansion of the Keystone XL pipeline and other pipeline projects; as well as the release of the Banking on Climate Change Report exposing the 2.7 trillion increase in the financing of the fossil fuel industry by banks after the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement.
2021 | Charitable Giving
Conservation Law Foundation
The Conservation Law Foundation uses the law & science to preserve natural resources in New England. CLF helps to create environmental policy and advocates vigorously to pressure state and federal agencies to enforce these protective measures. A recent notable campaign is their fight to establish protective measures and raise awareness of the plight of the critically endangered North Atlantic Right Whale against staunch resistance from the lobster industry.
