285 VHBers completed First Aid, CPR and AED training in 2015-2016 55 VHBers completed OSHA 10-hour training 1 st Summit for Health & Safety brought together VHBers from every office to share best practices and challenges sustainability “Sustainability is central to VHB’s approach to supporting our people, managing our operations, delivering projects, and building communities. We are excited to celebrate our accomplishments across these four pillars, and will continue to challenge ourselves to deliver innovative and sustainable solutions for ourselves and our clients.” - KARI HEWITT Director of Sustainability Highlights VHB was one of the first signers of the Council’s 100% Talent Compact, and is among 170 Massachusetts businesses leading the way to take concrete, measurable steps to eliminate the gender wage gap. VHB is renovating and transforming its Watertown office into a state-of- the-art workspace. Green building principles incorporated into the design and construction include daylighting, low VOC-content, regionally manufactured materials with high recyclable content materials, and minimizing demolition and new construction whenever possible. This renovation project will be an opportunity to relaunch our waste management program to further institutionalize our ongoing recycling and composting efforts. VHB's second largest office took a major step in reducing its environmental footprint by eliminating the use of paper cups, opting for reusable cups and bottles. Aside from exploring ways to reduce waste, the Orlando team also ramped up its composting efforts, collecting approximately 80-90 lbs. of coffee grounds and filters each month. $1,000 a year saved by moving to paper-cup free office in Orlando Kari Hewitt and Michelle Lambert honor Julie O'Connor for supporting VHB's composting efforts. Orlando VHBers participated in the City's 2016 Bike to Work Day. Renovated lobby in Watertown. 50 VHB Sons and Daughters scholarships have been awarded to children of VHBers since 2007 VHBers in Orlando collect compost. operations people VHB strives to minimize environmental impacts from our operations making our offices healthy and inviting places to work and visit. As a generational company we invest in our people—our greatest asset for creating healthy, happy, sustainable communities. VHB recognizes that health and wellness is important to employees and offers a wide range of benefits including preventative screenings, flu shots, the EAP, lunch n' learns, fitness reimbursement, health discounts, company-wide challenges, and the Go365 wellness and rewards program. 115,431,829 steps taken 9,769 miles biked Green Team members and VHB leaders from 15 offices joined together for the event, which included a presentation of awards by President and CEO Mike Carragher; the unveiling of VHB’s first annual Sustainability Report; and a lively discussion panel including Boston-area clients from the institutional, real estate, transportation, and local government markets. “I want to applaud the Green Team for moving the ball forward for us.” - MIKE CARRAGHER President and CEO 50 VHBers attended the first Annual Green Team Summit VHB Sustainability Highlights 2016
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285VHBers completed First Aid, CPR
and AED training in 2015-2016
55VHBers completed
OSHA 10-hour training
1st
Summit for Health & Safety brought together VHBers from every office to share best practices and challenges
sust
aina
bili
ty “Sustainability is central to VHB’s
approach to supporting our
people, managing our operations,
delivering projects, and building
communities.
We are excited to celebrate our
accomplishments across these
four pillars, and will continue
to challenge ourselves to deliver
innovative and sustainable
solutions for ourselves and
our clients.” - KARI HEWITT Director of Sustainability
Highlights
VHB was one of the first signers of the Council’s 100% Talent Compact, and is among 170 Massachusetts businesses leading the way to take concrete, measurable steps to eliminate the gender wage gap.
VHB is renovating and transforming its Watertown office into a state-of-the-art workspace. Green building principles incorporated into the design and construction include daylighting, low VOC-content, regionally manufactured materials with high recyclable content materials, and minimizing demolition and new construction whenever possible.
This renovation project will be an opportunity to relaunch our waste management program to further institutionalize our ongoing recycling and composting efforts.
VHB's second largest office took a major step in reducing its environmental footprint by eliminating the use of paper cups, opting for reusable cups and bottles. Aside from exploring ways to reduce waste, the Orlando team also ramped up its composting efforts, collecting approximately 80-90 lbs. of coffee grounds and filters each month.
$1,000a year saved by moving to
paper-cup free office in Orlando
Kari Hewitt and Michelle Lambert honor Julie O'Connor for supporting VHB's composting efforts.
Orlando VHBers participated in the City's 2016 Bike to Work Day.
Renovated lobby in Watertown.
50VHB Sons and Daughters
scholarships have been awarded to children of VHBers since 2007
VHBers in Orlando collect compost.
operationspeople
VHB strives to minimize environmental impacts from our operations making our offices healthy and inviting places to work and visit.
As a generational company we invest in our people—our greatest asset for creating healthy, happy, sustainable communities.
VHB recognizes that health and wellness is important to employees and offers a wide range of benefits including preventative screenings, flu shots, the EAP, lunch n' learns, fitness reimbursement, health discounts, company-wide challenges, and the Go365 wellness and rewards program.
115,431,829 steps taken
9,769miles biked
Green Team members and VHB leaders from 15 offices joined together for the event, which included a presentation of awards by President and CEO Mike Carragher; the unveiling of VHB’s first annual Sustainability Report; and a lively discussion panel including Boston-area clients from the institutional, real estate, transportation, and local government markets.
“I want to applaud the
Green Team for moving
the ball forward for us.”
- MIKE CARRAGHER President and CEO
50VHBers attended the first
Annual Green Team Summit
VHB Sustainability Highlights 2016
Turning Waste into Energy for Stop & ShopStop & Shop celebrated the opening of its Green Energy Facility in Freetown, MA—the first permitting project of its kind in the state. VHB provided site/civil, permitting, air quality, and noise analysis services to the Stop & Shop team. VHB has also assisted Ahold USA, Stop & Shop’s parent company, with its commitment to green buildings through USGBC’s LEED Volume Program for Retail.
“It was exciting to see several of the girls perk up when
I explained the many opportunities in the transportation
industry. Best of all, colleagues reported that the girls have
been applying what they learned.”
- KARA PEACH Transportation Planner
RVAgreen Wins 1st Place at Climate Protection AwardsThe Richmond Sustainability and Energy Management Program, RVAgreen, won first place for the Large City Category in the 2016 Mayors’ Climate Protection Awards. VHB worked with the City of Richmond to define and articulate the community’s sustainability goals, conduct a baseline assessment, and design and facilitate the community engagement processes.
Making Complete Streets Projects Second NatureVHB joined the National Complete Streets Coalition as a Steering Committee member. In this position, we work closely with other member organizations to advance mobility, enhance communities, and balance development and infrastructure needs with environmental stewardship.
Welcoming Interns to VHB's STEM ProgramTo promote their Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) program, VHB's Orlando office welcomed the Altamonte Springs Science Incubator summer interns. Students learned the various aspects and uses of STEM, including how all of our service lines work together to produce a final product. VHBers also provided career advice to the 16- and 17-year-olds who were considering their future study paths in college.
Mentoring with WTS Transportation YOUKara Peach inspired high school students to seek a career in transportation. Kara presented at the WTS North Carolina Triangle Chapter, Transportation YOU mentor program about what makes a healthy community and the overlap between health and transportation.
Supporting Our Local Communities VHB was recognized for making a difference in communities through charitable donations and volunteering. In addition to being named one of the region’s top corporate charitable contributors by the Boston Business Journal (BBJ), VHB also received the Building Impact Award. Through our efforts, VHBers helped generate $3,569 worth of donations, 225 hours of volunteer time and product donations for over 250 nonprofit partners throughout 15 Massachusetts communities.
Assessing Resiliency with the Narragansett IndiansThrough funding from the National Fisheries and Wildlife Foundation, VHB worked with the Narragansett Indian Tribe to conduct a vulnerability assessment of forest health, natural resources, and water resources on 2,000 acres of tribal lands in Rhode Island. This project provided the tribal community with data and resources that will help them develop resiliency to short- and long-term impacts of climate change.
$296Kin charitable donations
supporting approximately
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Interns and Co-OpsVHB understands the importance of career development and fostering young talent. We offer educational and professional opportunities for students through local institutional partners with our Intern and Co-op Programs. 39
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VHB contributes to the development of plans and projects that create healthy and thriving communities. projects communities We take pride in our actions to improve the quality of
life in the communities where we live, work, and play.
VHB Collaborates Around Healthy Community DesignVHB hosted the second of the HCD Symposium series at Tufts University in Massachusetts, in collaboration with Tufts University’s Department of Urban and Environmental Planning and Policy and the Metropolitan Area Planning Council. VHB published a White Paper, as part of the HCD series, “The Economic Promise of Healthy Community Design," and continues to collaborate with partner agencies on HCD solutions.
22supermarkets
awarded certification under LEED® for
New Construction.
Giving Back through VHBcares
Chelsea Glinka and client Dinalyn Spears review tree core samples on Narragansett tribal lands.
Ken Schwartz, Halley Reeves, Massachusetts Department of Health, Chryse Gibson, Oaktree Development LLC, and Barry Keppard, MAPC.
Green Street Retrofit Design, North Street, Pittsfield, MA
Inedible produce for the anaerobic digester at Stop & Shop's Green Energy Facility.
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