BEST Business Center Awards Mazzetti Nash Lipsey Burch as First to Earn `Portland Climate Champion` Award

Engineering Firm is the First to Earn This Recognition for Taking Comprehensive
Actions to Reduce Their Carbon Emissions
PORTLAND, Ore.--(Business Wire)--
Some businesses go above and beyond with recycling, and others go even further
to reduce their carbon emissions. The Portland office of engineering and
consulting firm Mazzetti Nash Lipsey Burch (M+NLB) is the first Portland
business to receive the BEST Business Center's new "Portland Climate Champion"
recognition. To earn this honor, M+NLB staff completed the Portland Climate
Champions application and demonstrated their carbon reduction efforts during an
onsite verification visit with the BEST Business Center's sustainability
advisors.

"Congratulations to the Portland office of Mazzetti Nash Lipsey Burch on
becoming our very first Portland Climate Champion," said Mayor Sam Adams. "We
appreciate their leadership in taking a comprehensive approach to reducing their
carbon emissions. Their initiative serves as a model for Portland's business
community and their efforts support the City of Portland's goals towards
dramatically reducing carbon emissions, as outlined in the City's Climate Action
Plan."

To achieve Portland Climate Champion status, M+NLB improved the energy
efficiency of their business operations, provided alternative transportation
options for employees, and implemented a robust waste reduction and recycling
program.

"Several years ago, we decided that it was not enough to design green buildings;
we need to go beyond green buildings, and actually help envision and extend the
bleeding edge. I have always felt a moral duty to 'walk the talk,' so when
people on my staff came to me wanting to green our offices, I didn't think
twice. I am so proud to be able to work with a group of people who take it upon
themselves to step up, take responsibility, and make good things happen," said
Walt Vernon, M+NLB CEO. "Now, we are going to figure out how to do better here,
and how to take what we've learned here and extend it to our other offices
around the country, their cities, and our clients as part of our Climate Change
Consulting group."

Portland's BEST Business Center streamlines access to financial incentives and
technical assistance for greening business operations. These services are
tailored to help each business conserve resources, improve efficiency, save
money and provide a healthy and quality workspace for employees. The BEST
Business Center created Portland Climate Champions to recognize businesses in
Portland that have taken comprehensive, concrete actions to reduce their carbon
emissions. The Climate Champion designation is valid for two years.

About Mazzetti Nash Lipsey Burch

Founded in 1962, M+NLB is a full-service mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and
technology consulting and design firm, also providing value-added commissioning
and medical/laboratory equipment planning and procurement services. In addition
to Portland, it has offices in San Francisco, Irvine and Sacramento, Calif.;
Nashville, Tenn.; Baton Rouge, La., Denver and Houston. M+NLB was one of the
first engineering firms in the U.S. to add a climate change consulting practice
to their list of client services, offering advice on measuring, reducing and
monetizing client greenhouse gas emissions. M+NLB is also a three-time winner of
Practice Greenhealth's Champion for Change Award.

About the BEST Business Center

The BEST Business Center provides free tools and advice to help businesses in
Portland, Oregon become more profitable and sustainable. It is a partnership of
city and regional government programs and energy utilities, including the City
of Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability, City of Portland Water
Bureau, Metro, Pacific Power, Portland Development Commission and Portland
General Electric. www.bestbusinesscenter.org

Mazzetti Nash Lipsey Burch
Emily Toliver, 415-364-7257
emilyt@mazzetti.com

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