Well-Being and Going Green

What Can Engineering Firms Do?

An ACEC Life/Health Trust Designed Wellness Forum

Objectives

• Provide information on ways to GO GREEN for HEALTH

• Create an opportunity for champions to share ideas

Purpose

Provide champions a place to interact with each other to ask questions, and share interests, lessons learned, and successes

QuestionsWhat is your workplace doing that

is supporting the environment?What ideas do you have to share

about aligning wellness with “Going Green?”

Do you have any plans this month?How can ACEC better help you?

Earth Day is Coming

Take Earth Action• Earth Day Campaigns

• Recycling• Composting• Riding a bike

• Join in a local event (clean-up) • See calendar from EarthDay.org

• Browse Earth Day volunteer activities at VolunteerMatch.org

WellnessMeets the

Earth

Sunshine

Outdoors

Mindful

Beauty

Attitude is everything We have to care about our environment just as we have to

care about

our health.

Taking care of both

not only helps

us personally

but everyone

around us.

Connectedness to Nature

Resilience Vitality Well-Being

Green Business Practices

• Engineering firms are in a unique position to foster a sense of stewardship

• As a wellness champion, consider how your firm supports ecological sensitivity.

• Such practices may inspire employees to think about the earth (and their health)

Champion Tips Sheet – Going Green In-House Programming

21 THINGS TO DO1. Create a logo/slogan contest for new “green” initiative2. Buy plants or encourage employees to bring in plants3. Contact utility company for free or low cost energy audits4. Hang up posters around your office5. Going Green Jeans Day6. Calculate your environmental impact

7. Replace desk-side trashcans w/recycle bin8. Find a recycling company to compost9. Electronics recycling10. Recycle one-sided, non-confidential paper11. Put a bin in break rooms/near printers

where employees can place empty toners and printer cartridges.

12. Eliminate disposable cups, plates, and cutlery 13. Evaluate your coffee machines. 14. Turn off lights15. Turn off technology and appliances at night16. Reduce heating and cooling costs17. Reduce the wattage of light bulbs18. Encourage your employees to ride their bike to work19. Encourage employees to use stairs instead of elevator 20. Install low-flow faucets and toilets 21. Evaluate your vending machine option

Increase Awareness

Recycle Reduce