LEED Certification and Loading Docks
Blue Giant and LEED Certification
Blue Giant’s dock equipment solutions can now contribute toward favorable LEED certification. Blue Giant products give customers a rating advantage when up for LEED accreditation from multiple standpoints: use of regional materials, bio-based fuel and recycled content in our construction materials, and optimized energy performance.”
In terms of environmentally friendly materials, Blue Giant offers a biodegradable, vegetable-based oil that performs as well as fossil fuel-based hydraulic oil, and causes no environmental damage.
Blue Giant also uses the world’s first bio-based, high resilience foam in the construction of its dock seals and shelters. Created from soy polyol instead of the traditional petrochemical-based polyol, this environmentally sustainable material combines performance and reliable support with support for the environment.
For cold climates and temperature controlled environments consider using vertical storing docks to reduce the heat loss that normally occurs in pit style docks. For information on vertical storing dock levelers and cold storage click here.