Hartz Mountain Industries' efforts to reduce their carbon footprint doesn't just keep them ahead of the industrial curve, they make the developer one of the leading solar power producers in N.J.
Hartz constructed 11.87 MW of rooftop and ground-based solar arrays in 2011, representing 0.6% of the national total and 3.8% of N.J.'s total.
In Dec. 2011, Hartz began operation of its largest installation and first ground-based array, an 8.5 MW field in Hamilton, comprised of over 30,000 solar modules. Hartz also installed six rooftop solar panel systems bringing the total number of buildings providing solar power to the company and its tenants through solar paneling to 13.
"Solar power is not a trend, it's a business model that we take very seriously as one of many elements in our sustainability efforts," said Emanuel Stern, president and COO for Hartz. "We are not only being respectful to the environment, we are saving money for ourselves and tenants through the solar roofs and providing power to the state through the Hamilton farm."
For more information about Hartz's solar initiatives, please visit the Green Building and Sustainability Initiative at www.hartzmountain.com.
About Hartz Mountain Industries, Inc.
Headquartered in Secaucus, NJ, Hartz Mountain Industries, Inc. owns and manages one of the largest privately held commercial real estate portfolios in the United States, comprised of approximately 200 properties and totaling more than 38 million sq. ft. in the northern New Jersey/New York area. Just recently, Hartz acquired a four-property apartment portfolio, marking its entrance into the residential market. Hartz strives to remain at the forefront of commercial, industrial, retail, hotel, and most recently, residential development by employing a comprehensive approach to real estate that is facilitated by its full-scale in-house departments for leasing, management, finance, acquisition, architecture, construction, development, planning, marketing, design and property management.
In the past few years, Hartz has led the "green" way through a comprehensive program to reduce waste and energy use, while increasing clean energy production via investments in solar energy. Hartz has been recognized by NJPA Real Estate Journal as the "Best Developer of 2004"; Business News New Jersey (NJBIZ) as one of the best places to work in New Jersey for 2004 and 2005; New Jersey Business and Industry Association (NJBIA) for the "Environmental Quality Award"; two awards for its energy efficiency practices in 2010 from Builders Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) of New Jersey, and NJBIZ recognized President and Chief Operating Officer Emanuel Stern as the "Green Executive of the Year." Mr. Stern also won the 2009 Industry Service Award from the Meadowlands Regional Chamber of Commerce. For more information, visit Hartz's website at www.hartzmountain.com. Tags: