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22 ConneCTiCuT Green Guide • Fall 2014 www.CTGreenGuide.com moving projects forward," said Matchett. "Everyone is on board from the top down." For Smith, the dedica- tion to energy efficien- cy is not only impor- tant so that Pratt can reach its own objec- tives, but so others in the industry will follow suit. "If we can have more efficient and less noisy engines across the globe, that would absolutely benefit us all from a sustainability standpoint and a human stand- point," said Smith. Making strides Paper: At its East Hartford campus, Pratt started a closed-loop paper revert program where the paper waste is recycled into paper towels and toilet paper. Since launching last year, Pratt has saved annually almost 1.5 million gallons of water, 380,000 pounds of paper, and 210 metric tons of carbon emissions. Greenhouse Gas: Since 2000, Pratt has reduced factory greenhouse gas by 28 percent, which is equivalent to 41,000 cars being off the road or the energy used to provide 1,500 American homes with a full year's worth of energy. Water: Since introducing closed looping water systems in 2000, Pratt has reduced water usage by more than 65 percent, equivalent to 1,500 Olympic swimming pools or 40 million 10-minute showers. Green Tip: The Green Apple Day of Service, in which Pratt participates, allows businesses to help create healthy environments in Connecticut schools. This year's event is Sept. 27. Pratt supplies waste paper to paper mills, as part of its paper revert process. phoTo | CoNTRiBUTED Subscribe You'll find it in print • Need to grow your busiNess? • research your competitioN? • FiNd hartFord's latest busiNess News aNd ecoNomic treNds? To subscribe call 845-267-3008 or go to www.HartfordBusiness.com Subscribe today and get access to the information that Central Connecticut business people and decision makers use every day. it's in print For more B2B news visit April 21, 2014 Volume 22, Number 22 $3.00 Subscribe online June 5, 2014 Only 7 weeks until C T B E x p o . c o m G r e at e r H a r t f o r d ' s B u s i n e s s n e w s w w w. H a r t f o rd B u s i n e s s . c o m Index ■ Reporter's Notebook: PG. 5 ■ Week in Review: PG. 6 ■ The List: Electric Suppliers PG. 10 ■ Deal Watch: PG. 12 ■ Nonprofit Notebook: PG. 17 ■ Opinion & Commentary: PG. 20 Filling an urgent need Two local business executives are preparing to open their second urgent care center in West Hartford. Read about how they represent a rare breed in a growing industry. PG. 14 Focus: EnErGy Sunny times CT's energy programs spur solar industry growth. PG. 8 State's subsidized housing preps for $700M facelift By Gregory Seay gseay@HartfordBusiness.com C onnecticut landlords and their neediest, frailest resi- dents are preparing for the biggest overhaul of the state's sponsored-housing portfolio ever which, when taxpayers' financial contribution is lever- aged, will approach $700 million. With a freshly prepared capital- spending blueprint in hand, staff from the state Department of Hous- ing and the quasi-public Connecti- cut Housing Financing Authority (CHFA) will begin meeting in com- ing weeks with dozens of public housing authorities and private landlords statewide, officials say. They will explain, authorities say, how and where the state will begin allocating proceeds from its initial batch of issued bonds, the sale of housing tax credits and its offering of technical expertise, starting with the neediest opera- tors and their properties. When completed early next decade, state finance and hous- ing policymakers say, Connecti- cut's inventory of subsidized dwellings will be vastly differ- ent than it is now: All or parts of Continued on page 13 State Housing Department Commissioner Evonne Klein, her deputy, Nick Lundgren, and staff will have their hands full with the makeover of hundreds of dwellings. P h o t o | P a b l o R o b l e s CT poised to lift three-year ban on wind turbines By Brad Kane bkane@HartfordBusiness.com K ey legislative leaders and energy officials have reached a tenta- tive agreement to lift the state's three-year ban on wind turbine development, just in time for a northeast Connecticut project to move forward. And the Kumbaya moment probably will fall on Earth Day. The ban likely will be lifted Tuesday, as the General Assem- bly's Regulation Review Committee is poised to approve wind turbine development regulations that have been at the heart of the three-year moratorium since 2011, according to the commit- tee's leadership. "I don't think [the regulations] will have a problem this time Continued on page 14 t u R b i n e i l l u s t R a t i o n | h e l i o s h a m m e R , V e c t o R s t o c k . c o m Multi-million dollar makeover The region's largest shopping center is undergoing its first significant renovations in years. Read about Westfarms Mall's new look and its future strategy in attracting consumers and top retailers. PG. 3

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