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 [...]
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 [...]
Each country relies on different standards that measure environmentally responsible practices. Often, these methods do not correlate with one another. Established in 1947, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO*), a nongovernmental network of national standards institutes from 159 countries, has been at the forefront of a global effort to establish consistent, international standards that set [...]
Seabrook, established in 2004, is a 350-acre development perched on the Pacific coastline in sleepy Grays Harbor County, Washington. The development will eventually accommodate 1,200-1,500 single family homes, rental condos, and other mixed-use buildings.
Paralleling his values of quality of life, ecology, and community, developer Casey Roloff chose to exclusively use Andersen windows and doors [...]
Blue Moon Rising (BMR) is Maryland’s own green residential community. The 14-acre site overlooks Deep Creek Lake, Maryland’s largest inland body of water. BMR will consist of 13 rental units and a learning center, all serving as a vacation retreat.
Developer Lisa Jan’s mission is to “create a community that harnesses the incredible power of mother [...]
