It's not easy being green. But it does pay off!

I'm sure I've talked about our environmentally friendly programs and practices before.

For those who are unaware, here are some of the actions we take to limit our impact on the environment:
-Online fax (paperless)
-Limiting our paper usage
-Using compact flourescent lights in the office
-Encouraging all of our owners to use CFLs in their properties, both for environmental and economic reasons
-Participating in the Adopt-a-Highway program to keep our highway green spaces as litter-free as possible
-Recycling our printer paper - we use both sides, then when we need to discard altogether we use the 'mixed paper' option at our recycling center
-Recycling everything that can be recycled, and paying attention to recycling numbers (higher numbers are harder to recycle, so they use up more power resources to recycle. This defeats the purpose of recycling, which is to reduce the amount of resources used in production of these items)

What do you do in your daily life to be or go 'green'? We always like to hear new tips.

Carolina Mornings also includes an eco-friendly certification program that our owners can choose to participate in. Certification requires a number of any eco-friendly features.

Some of these many possible features include:
Recycling, Isolene foam in ceiling, cellulose insulation, bamboo flooring, local or recycled lumber, "Trex" recycled decking, recycled and energy efficient doors and windows, recycled paper products, bio-degradable soaps and detergents, compact fluorescent light bulbs, cloth napkins and dish rags, environmentally friendly cleaning products, Energy Star appliances, and No-VOC ICI paint.

Check out our officially certified properties individually for a complete list of the included eco-friendly features. Many of our other property owners also use eco-friendly supplies or appliances, but are simply not certified.

It is not always easy - or cheap - to be environmentally friendly. But we believe that it will pay off, for us and future generations. And of course, as more consumers look for green products any extra effort or monetary value will be worth the cost for those companies who make a genuine effort to be green.