Heating and Cooling
Our office building is heated and cooled with Geothermal Energy. It is also a very small size, (just what we need), so it doesn't take very much energy to keep the temperature at a comfortable level.
Electricity
Our office only uses energy efficient appliances, LED or compact fluorescent lighting, and conserves electricity by unplugging everything and shutting down systems when not in use. The electricity we do use is a fraction of the electricity most offices use at an average of 6000 kwh a year. We neutralize this small amount with REC's every year currently but we are also working towards investing in enough solar panels to power our office, much like how our data centre is powered, in order to become entirely carbon free in our electricity consumption.
Water
Our office building uses collected rainwater for grey water usage, (flushing the toilet, watering the plants, etc.); we also use low-flow appliances and aerators to reduce water usage. We have installed our own water filtration system to eliminate the need for plastic bottles of any kind, which are both a health and environmental problem.
Building Materials
All the building materials used in the construction of our office building were environmentally friendly as the building was built to be LEED certified. In addition to that, all the wood used in the interior structures and design of our office was FSC certified or recycled and all the paint was low-VOC or no-VOC.
Furniture
We only buy furniture and textiles that are certified eco-friendly, are second hand or are made from recycled goods.
Office Equipment
Our equipment is energy efficient and we buy second hand equipment when possible. We also use our equipment the full length of its life span and dispose of equipment safely and properly when necessary.
Office Supplies
Before we buy anything we ask questions. Where did this come from? Who made it? What did it cost the earth? And what and who will we be supporting by purchasing it? This governs all of Little Web Feet purchases, no matter how small. There are green alternatives out there for just about everything. You just have to find them.
We are a 90% paperless company. However when we absolutely have to print something we only use 100% Post Consumer Waste Recycled paper from a company who buys REC's to offset their electricity. We also only use vegetable based inks and waterless printing services.
Food
The food we buy for the office is organic and fair trade as well as locally produced whenever possible. We compost all our food waste and do not purchase products that come in packaging that is not recycled or recyclable.
Cleaning Products
All the cleaning products we use in the office are 100% biodegradable, non-toxic, and are packaged with recycled and recyclable packaging.
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Environmental Sustainability 
