1. State-of-the-art, efficient facilities incorporating Leadership in Energy and Environmental
Design (LEED) principles in new construction.
2. We embrace and comply with the Energy Star Program and have been the recipient of Energy Star Awards for conservation.
3. We capture used waste oil and burn it to heat our facilities.
4. We use energy-saving light fixtures and reduce our lot lighting to security lighting over night.
5. We recycle and reuse water from our car washes at certain locations.
6. We’re introducing the latest technology in waterborne paints to our body shops.
7. We recycle antifreeze, cleaning and solvents.
8. We recycle tires, batteries and scrap metal.
9. We crush used oil filters to prevent even small amounts of oil from being land filled. We then burn the oil to heat our shops.
10. We capture and recycle refrigerant to prevent it from escaping into the atmosphere.
11. We utilize low-water landscaping at many locations.
12. We capture and retain all surface water drainage on our campuses (at many facilities we have turned these into eco-friendly fountains).
13. We control the temperature of our shops, showrooms and hot water heaters to conserve energy.
14. All of our campuses are smoke free.
15. We actively support and encourage our manufacturer partners in the production and sale of flex fuel, hybrid and other alternative energy products.