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From YouTube: NewsMakers: Arlington VA Green Games Awards
Description
The culmination of the 2011-12 inaugural Green Games awards occurred in March at Arlington's Artisphere. More than 100 businesses, non-profits and government agencies were recognized for their year-long participation in the Arlington County-sponsored Green Games competition to reduce waste, energy and water use and set other environmental goals.
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Green
games,
nearly
twenty
percent
of
building
competitors
reported
at
least
ten
percent
decrease
decrease
in
energy
and
water.
Reporter
energy
and
water
savings
combined
represent
over
two
million
dollars
in
avoided
costs.
As
these
savings
equate
to
over
10,000
tons
of
co2
equivalent
avoided
over
one
year,
the.
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Efforts
that
we've
gone
to
do
Darlington
Green
games
have
really
inspired
our
staff.
To
be
more
aware
of
what
types
of
efforts
we
can
do
in
our
office
that
are
green
and
also
promote
our
organization
as
a
whole
we're
an
environmental
nonprofit.
So
it
really
speaks
to
our
mission
of
sustainability
and
using
our
resources
wisely.
So.
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Sustainability
is
a
big
part
of
our
mission.
All
of
our
new
buildings
are
developed
to
a
gold
standard
and,
and
we
also
operate
our
buildings
in
an
efficient
system
away,
and
so
programs,
like
the
green
games.
Programs
like
lead
lead
lead
for
existing
buildings,
are
big
part
of
our
standard
operating
strategy
to
reduce
our
impact
and
also
because
it's
the
smart
business
decision.