Centum Health Properties works with the environment in mind. All of the properties we develop or own are operated to be LEED certified as well as following the principles and recommendations of Energy Star. Operating in an environmentally friendly way reduces our overall energy consumption, saving vital resources for the future and saving you money today.
We at CHP have always been firm believers that the world at large will become environmentally friendly on a very consistent and predictable basis when we succeed in making the environmentally friendly choice the economically friendly choice. If we lead the efforts to make the environmentally friendly choice also the most economically advantageous choice, we will not have to spend time convincing people to be environmentally friendly. Instead, we can just let people work towards their own self interest. People will begin to make the environmentally friendly choice simply because it is in their own best interest to do so. For example, we decided several years ago to purchase up to 100% Windsource® power from Xcel Energy in the Denver metro area. As prices for electricity sourced from fossil fuels increased, the property utility bills were locked in at a fixed Windsource® price and ended up being lower than it would have been by selecting the less environmentally friendly choice. Xcel Energy is now in a situation in which they are trying to add Windsource® capacity in order to meet demand.
Even the Centum Maintenance vehicles run on propane, natural gas or biodiesel fuels. We find that utilizing alternative fuel sources does not add any appreciable cost to our business, is frequently more stable in pricing than petroleum products and puts fewer pollutants into our air.
