Renewal by Andersen is at The Great Minnesota Get Together, also known as the Minnesota State Fair, where almost every food item imaginable can be found on a stick! Renewal by Andersen is not on a stick, but you can still get a close up view of their environmentally friendly windows. Pictured here is their [...]
Today’s economic times pose new challenges for us all. Companies best positioned to survive are those who have anticipated and prepared for leaner times and who are flexible and willing to do things differently.
McKelvey Homes, based in Chesterfield, MO, near St. Louis, knows what it takes to weather a storm. The company has been [...]
When the neighboring Xcel Energy power plant notified Andersen Corporation in 2005 that the company needed to find a new source of steam energy for its Bayport facility, Andersen met the challenge while adhering to their principals of environmental stewardship. Today, Andersen’s unique new steam plant allows the use of virtually all renewable energy with [...]
Top 8 Ways to Beat the Heat.
Hot summer days don’t have to mean greater energy consumption and expense. In addition to the ideas below, if we acclimate our bodies to the summer heat by avoiding big temperature swings, we can rely less on AC to cool us down.
Turn up the Dial. Each degree above 78 [...]
The largest earth sheltered home in the United States is currently under construction in Northern Michigan. Homeowner Bessheen Baker is passionate about sustainable living, and has hired “The Hybrid Home Guy” Adam Bearup to ensure successful completion of the compound.
The 12,000-square-foot complex consists of multiple buildings, including the main house, a greenhouse, guest quarters, and [...]
Andersen Corporation has proudly participated in the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) SmartWay Transport program since 2008. The program’s motto states, it’s “the smart way to save fuel, money, and the environment.” SmartWay’s website boasts that this program “is an innovative collaboration between the EPA and the freight sector designed to improve energy efficiency, reduce greenhouse gas [...]
Andersen Corporation’s 100 Series product line has received the 2010 Top 100 Best New Building Products of the Year award from Hanley Wood. Hanley Wood’s Building Products magazine and its ebuild website provide details on the winners. Sustainability is a key buzzword among the products featured in this year’s awards.
Andersen Corporation’s new streamlined and versatile [...]
Leaders at Andersen Corporation launched an internal effort in 2008 to reduce, reuse and recycle everything possible in the office area of the business. Andersen Corporation Vice President of Corporate Sustainability and Quality, J Glasnapp, dubbed the program ECO3 and launched an employee communications initiative around it.
The company carefully measures these activities and, since the [...]
Securing certification for Andersen windows and doors is an important way to show our commitment to sustainability. Third-party certification programs from a neutral, objective source helps consumers easily identify products that have been manufactured in an environmentally responsible way. That’s why Andersen has produced Hallmark-certified products since the 1970s.
The Hallmark Certification Program began in the [...]
It’s the most sustainable building in America to date. This morning, representatives from Andersen Corporation, Hoffman LLC, the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), and the Holy Wisdom community formally certified Holy Wisdom Monastery in Middleton, Wisconsin as a LEED structure.
Holy Wisdom Monastery was formally certified as a LEED structure on June 24. Pictured [...]
