String of Pearls - Queenstown Harbor

String of Pearls honors those who preserve land “forever” in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. The Brick Companies donated 198 acres of Queenstown Harbor property for “conservation easements”, which restricts the land from being developed.  These “pearls” remain in their natural state. 

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Environmental Leader in Golf Award - Queenstown Harbor
Golf courses within hailing distance of the environmentally sensitive Chesapeake Bay typically set the bar fairly high in terms of their stewardship of the land. But even among those stars, Queenstown Harbor and its director of golf and grounds, John R. Anderes, CGCS, stand out, a fact further solidified by the course receiving the 2012 ELGA (Environmental Leader in Golf Award) National Public Course winner.

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Solar Array - Queenstown Harbor
A large ground-mounted energy-producing solar array has been dedicated on the grounds of the Queenstown Harbor Golf Course. This array will provide as much as 30% of the current energy needs, saving approximately $12,000 per year in energy costs and resulting in a return on our investment of as much as 25%. Click here to track our Solar Array’s energy production in real-time.

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Wind Energy
Washington Gas Energy Services (WGES) and The Brick Companies (TBC) have partnered to provide 100% wind energy for all of TBC’s Maryland properties. The purchase of approximately 11.6 million kWh of WGES wind power will help reduce energy costs to our tenants by as much as 30% and is equivalent to taking more than 1,568 cars off the road for one year!

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Carbon Neutrality
Most of TBC’s Maryland properties are “carbon neutral”, meaning that the CO2 released into the atmosphere from our operations is offset by an equivalent amount being removed. Through our energy supply contract with Constellation Energy, we purchase Renewable Energy Credits (RECs) for our carbon offsetting. These RECs are sourced from wind renewable resources located within the United States, and they are Green-e® Energy certified. While we continually look for ways to reduce our energy consumption by things like retrofitting light fixtures to LED, these offsets help us reduce the environmental impact of our electricity use.