ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERSHIP
The Brick Companies is passionate about our commitment to SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY and ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERSHIP. This two-pronged approach to GOOD WORKS allows us to remain focused on inspiring and benefitting others and preserving our planet.
ENVIRONMENTAL AWARDS & PROJECTS
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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​​​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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ENVIRONMENTAL PARTNERS
We believe that every individual and every business has an obligation to do what they can to ensure the health of our environment. We collaborate with organizations that are working hard to ensure a better environment for all of us. Our environmental partners include:
Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay
Annapolis Green
Audubon MD/DC
Back Creek Conservancy
Chesapeake Conservancy
Chesapeake Waterfowl Inc
National Wildlife Federation
Scenic River Land Trust
Severn Riverkeepers
Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
Students for Streams
The Chesapeake Bay Environmental Center
The Chesapeake Bay Foundation
The South River Federation
West Rhode Riverkeepers
Preserving and conserving unique natural spaces that reconnect people to the land
and inspire others to do the same.
