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Healthy

Environment

Creating, maintaining, and sustaining
a healthy environment requires a holistic look at energy,
water, and waste usage. In the past, Trihydro has implemented different initiatives in
these focus areas including:

• Installing solar panels to offset energy usage at the Laramie headquarters;
• Tracking the Laramie headquarters energy performance with the EPA’s Energy Star program;
• Measuring our Greenhouse Gas emissions as part of the Climate Registry from 2007 through 2014;

• Encouraging office recycling throughout the company, promoting paper recycling initiatives through
environmental education, setting up office paper shredding receptacles, and donating electronic waste;
• Sponsoring community recycling efforts through corporate sponsorships such as our athletic event
recycling sponsorship with the University of Wyoming; and

• Conducting waste audits in 2015 of the Laramie headquarters buildings to assess the amount
and types of waste generated by Trihydro’s employees with a goal of creating a baseline for future
diversion efforts.

Portfolio Manager

After assessing the above past initiatives, a goal
was set by the committee to track Trihydro’s
energy, waste, and water usage to build on
these efforts. As part of EPA’s ENERGY STAR
program, Trihydro has used the EPA’s Portfolio
Manager platform to track energy usage of the Laramie headquarters buildings. Recently the EPA updated
the system to allow tracking of water and waste usage. Companies can use the program to identify
underperforming buildings, verify efficiency improvements, track waste diversion goals, and potentially
receive EPA recognition for superior performance.

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