Lyman Morse Boatbuilding Receives Governor's Award

We were in the state capital this Friday where we received a Governor's Award for Environmental Excellence. We were recognized because of our participation in the Environmental Leaders of Maine program, which we joined in 2005. Our membership in the program asks us to make certain committments to reduce our environmental impact. Thanks to the hard work by everyone here, we were able to exceed our environmental goals as follows:

reduced energy use by 36;
reduced solid waste by 20%
reduced toxic releases by 39%
reduced hazardous waste by 75%
reduced toxic use by 33%



A big part in helping achieve our goals was the construction of our green building which utilizes energy efficiencies including solar and structural integrated panels, and in-floor radiant heating while also diversifying into renewable energy projects including production of the solar cube.

We also signed another commitment to go beyond compliance for three more years in the Environmental Leaders of Maine, Smart Growth through Smart Production Program. We have made the following voluntary commitments in our Agreement:

To further reduce greenhouse gas emissions from energy usage by 20%
To further reduce the total amount of solid waste by 10%
To further reduce the total amount of hazardous waste shipped off site by 10%
Mentor three companies or organizations
Maintain ourISO 14001 equivalent Environmental Management System, including audits, updates, and improvements as needed.